Genealogists and non-genealogists alike love old photographs and many people have photo collections of their ancestors. Preserving Your Family Photographs shows them how to organize and store these photos so that future generations can also enjoy them. Readers will learn how to care for family photos, identify different types of damage, learn basic conservation techniques, buy the proper ...
Scrapbooking Your Family History shows scrapbookers and beginning genealogists how to uncover their ancestry and display it in an attractive, well-organized heritage album. It also covers the basics of genealogy in a friendly, unintimidating format. Readers will learn how to: choose items already in their family's possession for presentation in a scrapbook find and identify family photographs ...
Author Maureen Taylor starts at frame one, reviewing gear and gadgets for both film and digital cameras (including digital video and printers) and giving photographers helpful (and $-saving) tips on what and how to buy. Then its on to taking pictures, with practical advice on improving photo composition, avoiding common errors, lighting, backgrounds, and even how to keep the photographer from ...
Here is an easy-to-follow approach to the fascinating hobby of genealogy. Every family has a story, and this book can help kids uncover the secrets and adventures of their own ancestors. From lists of helpful organizations to sample interview questions, state-of-the-art computer programs to Web sites, this guide will help children become family historians. Each chapter begins with a real anecdote, ...
189pp. 1,738 entry Every Name Index. 1998 (1995). #1595 $29.50 A major Rhode Island source! Ms. Taylor's meticulous abstracting work brings researchers a wealth of fascinating detail on the lives, clothing, ages, marital status, and "moral" conditions of many Rhode Island citizens and strangers who otherwise are unknown. Most people included here do not appear in census, tax, or vital ...
The information in this volume was compiled from the little known Custom House Papers in the Manuscript Department of the Rhode Island Historical Society, and was supplemented by a National Archives microfilm publication containing copies of passenger arrival lists. The Providence lists from 1798 to 1808 are actually extremely rare Alien Registration Lists, kept in compliance with the Alien ...