When Was This Picture Taken? Family Looking at Old Photos

When Was This Picture Taken? The New PhotoDater Tool Can Tell You

Trying to date an old photo? This new tool from MyHeritage says it can provide one. But can it really tell you when a picture was taken?

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Why Getting to Know an Ancestor’s Location Can Be a Research Game Changer

Why Getting to Know an Ancestor’s Location Can Be a Research Game Changer

Online Genealogy Records Can Disappear: Simple Ways to Protect Your Research

Online Genealogy Records Can Disappear: Simple Ways to Protect Your Research

The 3 Free Scanning Apps That Helped Reveal Long Hidden Details in This Old Photo

The 3 Free Scanning Apps That Helped Reveal Long Hidden Details in This Old Photo

3 Signs You Should Scrap Your Family Tree and Start from Scratch

3 Signs You Should Scrap Your Family Tree and Start from Scratch

These Two Simple Tricks Will Help You Figure Out Cousin Relationships Without a Chart

These Two Simple Tricks Will Help You Figure Out Cousin Relationships Without a Chart

10 Things You Should Know About Every Ancestor in Your Tree 

10 Things You Should Know About Every Ancestor in Your Tree 

3 Quick FamilySearch Tricks to Help You Find Elusive Ancestors

3 Quick FamilySearch Tricks to Help You Find Elusive Ancestors

This Free Web Clipper Makes Adding New Records to Your Family Tree an Easy Task

This Free Web Clipper Makes Adding New Records to Your Family Tree an Easy Task

Are You Making the Direct-Line Mistake in Your Family Tree?

Are You Making the Direct-Line Mistake in Your Family Tree?

Another Person’s Family Tree is Not a Valid Source

Another Person’s Family Tree is Not a Valid Source

In 1752, 11 Calendar Days Were Lost Forever: Here’s What Happened

In 1752, 11 Calendar Days Were Lost Forever: Here’s What Happened

Why Searching for Your Ancestors by Full Name Can Sometimes Be the Worst Way to Find Them

Why Searching for Your Ancestors by Full Name Can Sometimes Be the Worst Way to Find Them

5 Things You NEED to Know Before You Visit a Cemetery this Summer

5 Things You NEED to Know Before You Visit a Cemetery this Summer

Confusing Military Terms from the American Revolution and Civil War Period Explained

Confusing Military Terms from the American Revolution and Civil War Period Explained

How to Find a Cause of Death When You Don’t Have a Death Certificate for Your Ancestor

How to Find a Cause of Death When You Don’t Have a Death Certificate for Your Ancestor

Need Some Research Help? Get 30 Days of Free Genealogy Tips Delivered to Your Inbox

Need Some Research Help? Get 30 Days of Free Genealogy Tips Delivered to Your Inbox

Why You Should Stop Your Research and Reexamine Every Single Genealogy Record You Have

Why You Should Stop Your Research and Reexamine Every Single Genealogy Record You Have

How to Use Your Existing DNA Test to Get a Low-Cost Genetic Health Report

How to Use Your Existing DNA Test to Get a Low-Cost Genetic Health Report

The Hugely Valuable Records Many Family Historians Forget About

The Hugely Valuable Records Many Family Historians Forget About

A Gravesite Can Reveal Remarkable Details About Your Ancestor, IF You Can Find It

A Gravesite Can Reveal Remarkable Details About Your Ancestor, IF You Can Find It

Ancestry Isn’t the Only Site With Record Hints

Ancestry Isn’t the Only Site With Record Hints

How to Easily Move Your Family Tree From (or To) Ancestry, MyHeritage or FindMyPast

How to Easily Move Your Family Tree From (or To) Ancestry, MyHeritage or FindMyPast

Why You Should Start Using Pinterest for Genealogy Right Now (and How to Do It)

Why You Should Start Using Pinterest for Genealogy Right Now (and How to Do It)

Serious About Genealogy? Here are 10 Books to Read This Year

Serious About Genealogy? Here are 10 Books to Read This Year

Why You May Be Reading Your DNA Results All Wrong

Why You May Be Reading Your DNA Results All Wrong

Offline Vital Records are Critical to Your Research, and Ordering Them is Easier Than You Think

Offline Vital Records are Critical to Your Research, and Ordering Them is Easier Than You Think

13 Reasons You Can’t Find the Genealogy Information You’re Looking For

13 Reasons You Can’t Find the Genealogy Information You’re Looking For

Ancestry Has Thousands of “Invisible” Records You Can’t Find With a Search

Ancestry Has Thousands of “Invisible” Records You Can’t Find With a Search

Here’s How to Find Tens of Thousands of Family History Books for Free

Here’s How to Find Tens of Thousands of Family History Books for Free

The Vast Majority of Genealogy Records Still Can’t Be Found Online: Here’s How to Locate Them

The Vast Majority of Genealogy Records Still Can’t Be Found Online: Here’s How to Locate Them

8 Ways to Gather Family History Without Hijacking a Holiday Event

8 Ways to Gather Family History Without Hijacking a Holiday Event

How to Instantly Transcribe Your Genealogy Records for Free

How to Instantly Transcribe Your Genealogy Records for Free