C1906 Matheson Family Perth Western Australia

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks – Week 2: Favourite Photo

Well, I decided to move straight onto the second week of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge to try to catch up the eight weeks I have missed.  When I discovered that Week 2 was favourite photo, I knew immediately which photo I wanted to share. . Week 2 – Favourite Photo Back Row:…

Pile of old photos - 19th Century Photographs Who is in the Photo

19th Century Photographs

Finding a photo in your collection is always exciting, however, we don’t always know who is in the photo.  All of us would have photos in our collection that we are unable to identify.   This can be very frustrating.  If we are lucky enough our ancestors have written detailed information on the photo.  However, more…

Orphan Picture, St. Catherine's Convalescent Home, Penn, Wolverhampton, Bennett Clark

Who is in the Photo?

A couple of months ago my mum found a box of old photos.  As the keeper of all things ancestral, she handed them over to me.  What a find!  There were many photos I had never seen before and mostly of my dad.  I had never seen photos of him as a child and the…