Preserving Cemeteries in Chicago, Illinois
Cemeteries are a vital resource for genealogists and family researchers but as cities and towns grow, what could happen to cemeteries that stand in the way of progress?
Expert Insights
Using Technology to Capture Age Regression and Progression in Photographs
Photography has come a long way since its invention in the 1830s and with the eye of an artist and computers, photographs can be manipulated to show people at various ages and stages of life to represent both for the past (regression) and future (progression).
Living History to Learn About the Past Through an American Revolution Reenactment
Everything that we know about the American Revolution is through hand-written documentation and records from those who lived it because it happened well before there was television or the internet to broadcast news out to the masses. There is also no photographs or video to document this time in American History. Today, we learn about the American Revolution in the classroom…
Restoring Photos to Restore the Memories
Family history often includes a collection of old family photos, videos, and other sorts of media. As we covered in previous blogs about digitizing old photos and videos, there are also services that provide photo restoration. One of these companies is Photograph Restoration Inc. out of Downers Grover, Illinois. Photograph Restoration Inc. is owned and operated by Mark Chamberlain…
All in a Day’s Work: Four Historical Military Occupations You May Not Be Familiar With
Throughout the 242 years since the birth of the United States and the branches of US Army, Navy and Military there have been many military occupations that have become outdated with advancements in technology and general irrelevance at various times. As genealogists conduct family history research, a military occupation is something commonly found for an ancestor. Have you come…
Ancestorville: An Online Community for Finding Old Family Photos
Ancestorville.com is a website that was established around 2000 by the self-proclaimed mayor, Debra Clifford, as an online resource or “town” to search through a database of old family photos and other memorabilia.
Stories From Historian Kevin Boyle
Historians play an important role in many aspects of life today. They study, teach and often have maybe even lived it. From this blog that highlighted various genealogy and history occupations, we briefly described what a Historian is, what they do, and why they may have chosen this occupation. In this blog, I interviewed Kevin Boyle, William Smith Mason…
The History Interpreter – Janet Few
Learning about and remembering history is important for everyone. A person may learn about history in school, watch it on television or listen to the various stories that people have to tell. There are endless amounts of topics that people can specialize and focus on depending on their interests.
Online Security and Keeping Yourself Safe
Online Security is a hot topic and it can affect every aspect of our digital lives. There’s always someone out there trying to steal our information and digital files. It maybe someone or something that hacks into our various online accounts or even trying to gain access to our computers remotely. How do we keep ourselves and our digital assets secure?
Careers in Genealogy
Interest in genealogy has dramatically increased since the year 2000 as the internet grew and became readily available and with TV shows such as Who Do You Think You Are and Genealogy Roadshow. With this increase of interest, there has been an increase of careers in genealogy that can employ anyone with just a little experience and computer knowledge to those with advanced degrees….
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