Tracing your Ancestors Through Family Photographs- a complete guide for family and local historians

Jayne Shrimpton's complete guide to dating, analysing and understanding family photographs uses over 150 old photographs to illustrate how they can give insight into the past, and into the lives of the individuals they portray. Nearly all family and local historians work with photographs, though the wealth of historical and personal information they contain is not always fully appreciated. 

In a concise but comprehensive guide, the author describes the various types of photograph and explains how to date and analyse them according to the clothes and style, shedding light on the circumstances and background of their subject. With sections looking at special occasions – baptisms, weddings, funerals - wartime,  holiday and at work and advice on how to identify the subjects within, how to find more family photographs through personal connections, archives and the internet, and how to preserve them for future generations.

pp 224
Published: 9th January 2014
Last Released: 1st March 2021