I’ve been asked several times recently “where can I find photos of my ancestors.”
I am guessing you have already looked at home, in the attic and asked your relatives.
Here are a few suggestions:
- High School Yearbook (online or at the school library) remember that often the year book uses an initial and not a full name.
- Grade School Pictures – I found that Missouri State Archives had an annual report and some schools were photographed. While not named it could be fun to figure out who is your grandmother
1911 Taberville School
- Professional Groups such as pastors, teachers, railroad workers, etc. This treasure is the Evangelical Pastors in North Dakota 1887. This was in the Church Archives.
Historical Photographs (cmalliance.org)
- Military (search by unit not by name). Example www.civilwarsleuth.com has a massive project to identify Civil War Era Photographs.
- Pintrest
- Flickr
- AncientFaces
- DeadFred – for years this has been a favorite site for folks who have found photos and want to share with the family they belong to.
- Digital Public Library of America – this treasure hosts 43,864,848 images, texts, videos, and sounds from across the United States. Search by subject.
- FamilySearch.org
- Library of Congress
- My Heritage
- National Archives
- New York Public Library Digital Gallery
- Findagrave – more and more people are posting photos along with the gravesite.
- Lost and Found Photos on Facebook sites
- Ebay
- Anybody have steel workers in their family!? This was posted on United Steel Alloy Company’s website.
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