Books

There are many excellent books available 
to help with all aspects of photogenealogy.

At the moment though, there is not one book 
that can guide you through the whole photogenealogy process, 
but I am working on that issue...

3 books called Declutter your data, The DAM book and Cloud storage made easy

Digital asset management

Securing and accessing your digital images is the first step of photogenealogy. I found these books helpful when I first started.

3 books called Dating by design, Tracing your ancestors through family photographs, and Dating old photographs

Photo dating & identification

There are so many useful books available that I shall tell you my favourite authors: Robert Pols, Jayne Shrimpton & Stephen Gill. All have authored several excellent books. Other authors to look out for include Avril Lansdell, Madeleine Ginsburg & John Peacock.

3 books called tracing your seafaring ancestors, Military photographs, and Identifying cap badges

Armed Forces

These books are really useful for helping you to date & identify your armed forces photos.

Graham Bandy presents Armed Forces Advice Hour for the Society of Genealogists.

3 books called How to archive family photos, Personal archiving, and Photo organizing made easy

Organising & archiving

Lost of help and advice in these books about how to organise your family history photos and to safely care for them.

2 books called Planning a future for your family's past ,and A simple guide to creating your photo estate

Legacy

Ideas for passing on your photos to the next genearation

4 books about telling photo stories, digital workflow, studio photographers, and sharing family history online

Others

Useful background information, advice and ideas.

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