November 28, 2008

How to Date Old Family Photographs

Great-Grandma's family collection of antique pictures can be a treasure trove for you, the genealogy researcher-especially if you can establish when an antique picture was taken.

Dating a photograph can help you identify the subject(s) (in early photography the subjects were referred to as sitters) and can provide additional information as you piece together your family tree.

There are some basic techniques to begin the process of dating an antique picture. Click Here