Photogenealogy articles

Front cover of July 2022 Family Tree magazine

How to preserve your family history photos after scanning

Family Tree Magazine Apr 2024 pp48-52

Learn tips and tactics to help preserve your precious family history photos for the future with Ann Larkham.

Front cover of July 2022 Family Tree magazine

Preparing your family history prints for scanning

Family Tree Magazine Mar 2024 pp52-57

Learn about the kit you need and the knowledge that will help you prepare to scan your family history prints with Ann Larkham.

Front cover of July 2022 Family Tree magazine

Three photos of three brothers

Famzine Issue 2 Winter 2022

Treasured family photographs don’t just capture moments of our ancestors’ lives and elicit wonderful memories, they can inspire research that reveals life stories; they can create opportunities for reconnection; and they can provide the potential to honour our predecessors.

Front cover of July 2022 Family Tree magazine

Photogenealogy: 
Step 5: Your Photo Legacy

Family Tree Magazine Dec 2022 pp22-25

This article in Ann Larkham’s series will explain how to secure your photo legacy using the digital photographs that you have gathered, organised and preserved in Steps 1, 2 & 3.

Front cover of July 2022 Family Tree magazine

Photogenealogy: 
Step 4: Enhancing & sharing your photos

Family Tree Magazine Nov 2022 pp49-51

This article in Ann Larkham’s series will explain how to enhance and share the digital photographs that you have gathered, organised and preserved in Steps 1, 2 & 3.

Front cover of July 2022 Family Tree magazine

Photogenealogy: 
Step 3: Preserving your photos

Family Tree Magazine Oct 2022 pp32-34

This article in Ann Larkham's series will explain how to preserve the digital photographs that you have gathered and organised in Steps 1 & 2.

Front cover of July 2022 Family Tree magazine

Photogenealogy: 
Step 2: Sorting & organising your photos

Family Tree Magazine Sep 2022 pp62-64

This article in Ann Larkham’s series will explain how to organise the digital photographs that were gathered and backed-up during Step 1, and how to sort the gathered physical photographs, for preservation, storing or disposal in Step 3.

Front cover of July 2022 Family Tree magazine

Photogenealogy: 
Step 1: Gather & backup your photos

Family Tree Magazine Aug 2022 pp38-39

Last month’s article by Ann Larkham introduced the five steps of Photogenealogy. This article will focus on the first step: how to gather and back-up your family history photographs. The remaining steps will be explored in the coming months.

Front cover of July 2022 Family Tree magazine

Photogenealogy: 
An Introduction

Family Tree Jul 2022 pp40-47

Genealogist Ann Larkham is passionate about preserving and sharing her family photo collections. In this introductory piece, Ann provides an overview of a set of five steps for you to follow. Over the coming 5 months she will be covering each step in greater detail so that you can follow alongside, and create your own awesome home photo archive too.

Front cover of July 2021 Family Tree magazine

If by chance...

Family Tree Magazine Jul 2021 pp32-36

A sense of genealogical deja vu led to a closer look at the records. On doing so a remarkable coincidence was discovered in a family tree.

Front cover of November 2017 Family Tree magazine

The Unknown Soldier

Family Tree Magazine Nov2017 pp68-71

Thomas John Holding is a hero. A hero no-one alive even knew existed... Then a photo of an unknown soldier found in an old cardboard box, a family story about missing children and the 1911 Census provided the clues that led to a 1,000-mile journey, a family reunion and a fitting memorial.

Front cover of December 2016 Family Tree magazine

FOUND - against the odds

Family Tree Magazine Dec 2016 pp68-70

Rainy afternoons sitting by her nan's cosy fire listening to family tales, sparked a life-long love and fascination with family history, in particular the story of one long lost mysterious cousin... (Warning: you may need a hanky)

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