| Dear Fellow Genealogist,
Family photos sometimes turn up in places you wouldn't expect. Beyond albums and shoeboxes, images of our ancestors may be hiding in vertical files at archives, in newspapers and other sources we don't always think to check. Sometimes finding an ancestor's photograph is less about knowing what they looked like and more about knowing where someone might have bothered to save their face.
In today's newsletter, we highlight 12 underused sources for finding family photographs. We also share tips for organizing your genealogy research process so those discoveries don't immediately disappear into a pile of notes, plus check out a Q&A on whether you can copyright an idea for a family history book.
Speaking of photographs, if you have a family photo mystery that you would like Maureen A. Taylor, the Photo Detective, to investigate and possibly be featured in Family Tree Magazine, email [email protected] with your photo, any details you know about it, and Photo Detective in the subject line.
Say "cheese"!
— Katharine, Digital Editor of Family Tree Magazine
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