Besides not finding our ancestors in
the records, one of the most frustrating challenges we face is having in our
possession photographs and having NO idea as to who is pictured.
This topic came up
recently on a Facebook post in the RootsWeb Genealogists group. “I have some old pictures of people no one remembers who they are and it would be great if I could find some people who could tell me who they are.”
How often have you
asked that question? I sure have! I have some photos from England
Some websites
mentioned which might be helpful for this include:
The above websites focus
on photo collections which might assist your hunt for a match. There are also
other techniques you might employ to facilitate identifying the unidentified!
+ Family Photo Detective: Learn how to find Genealogy
Clues in old photos and solve Family Photo Mysteries (GenealogyBlog)
Additionally, you
will find that archives and other repositories are using Flickr and other
platforms to publicize photos they have and for which they seek assistance in
identifying individuals or landmarks, etc.
These crowd-sourcing efforts have met with resounding success in
identifying previously mystery photos!
Basically if you
search on Flickr + “mystery photograph” you will come up with many similar
entries. You might also read a previous Upfront with NGS blog post Bay Area history exhibit aided by
crowdsourcing which talks about this concept.
So, if you find
yourself with some photos for individuals who you have not been able to
identify, hopefully the above resources might help.
Do you have any additional suggestions to offer your fellow
genealogists?
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