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Who is Jane McKibben?

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

One couple’s attempt to update their front lawn leads them to unearthing some history from the 1800s. WNDU reports.
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2011/10/06/dnt-tombstone-in-yard.wndu

1909 “Family working in the Tifton Cotton Mill. - SHORPY.COM

Thursday, September 1st, 2011

 

http://www.shorpy.com/node/11138#comments
This story caught me … especially the comment from Joe Manning, of the Lewis Hine Project .. Click on the link and scroll down to the comment titled “The Youngs. 1909″ . This is quite a story .
 

Meet Brett Payne - Photo Sleuth( plus much more) from the Land of The Kiwi

Friday, August 5th, 2011

 

 
On occasion I’m lucky enough to run across a kindred spirit that shares my passion for historical & genealogical photos . One such gentleman I recently came across is Brett Payne of Tauranga New Zealand . Brett’s passions take him much further then my passion for simply photo archiving & reunions . Brett  offers a broad [...]

Leap into The Void

Thursday, July 28th, 2011

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 This one of my favorite . For the longest time I would study it wondering how this gent felt 1 minute after landing . Then I found the story behind the photo. Interesting read
Leap into the Void, 1960Yves Klein (French, 1928–1962); Harry Shunk (German, 1924–2006); Janos Kender (Hungarian, 1937–1983)Gelatin silver print
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Victorian and Edwardian Photographs - Roger Vaughan Personal Collection

Monday, July 25th, 2011

 
( Photograph copied from DeadFred.com)
Roger Vaughan has been involved with Victorian & Edwardian photography for many years and is certainly someone special when it comes to dating old photographs. If you haven’t yet visited his website I suggest you give it a click .
http://www.rogerco.freeserve.co.uk/

Archivist Preserves Ghost Town Using Online Photo Collection

Thursday, July 21st, 2011

Ramona Rose is raising a town from the dead. But she’s not an exorcist; she’s an archivist.
http://www.theprovince.com/Community+gets+reboot+Facebook/5107251/story.html

The National D-Day Memorial - Names of Our Fallen

Monday, July 11th, 2011

 The National D-Day Memorial is looking for names of the fallen soldiers & sailors . Maybe you know someone or know someone who knows someone?
http://www.dday.org/programs/participant-identification-program.html
 
 
 

Priceless photo album plucked from the garbage still seeks a home

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

This a good article . Maybe you can pass it along ? 
 
 http://www.westyellowstonenews.com/news/article_2b97f426-9b81-11e0-b8f6-001cc4c03286.html

Finding the Civil War in Your Family Album

Monday, May 23rd, 2011

https://www.createspace.com/3575395
An incredible view of  America’s history. Maureen Taylor does it once again in her Finding the Civil War in Your Family Album. The Photo Detecive  turns her attention to portraits and pictures taken in the Civil War era to help you find wartime stories in your family photo collection. These images, whether it’s a man in uniform [...]

DeadFred’s Reunion Link

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

 

 
Keeing Up with possible Reunions ?.. Here’s a page Amanda put up that updates daily and will keep the past 30 days possible reunions readable
http://www.deadfred.com/blog/reunions/