Blog category: Photographs

Favourite photo

Photo of x2 great grandparents and 2 youngest daughters

The theme for this week’s  #52ancestors challenge is “Favourite photo”.   This is one of my favourites. It shows my great great grandparents and their two youngest daughters. The date is 1875 at the very latest and the photo was taken in Orkney, Scotland. Why is it a favourite? Partly because it is the only photo  |  more…

N is for next generation

We tend to think of family history as people before us but it’s important to record current generations too. The next generation will thank you for it, eventually! How to help the next generation Have you added names to all your family photos? Hardcopy ones, yes maybe? But what about all the digital ones? Here’s  |  more…