Hi there! I'm Lisa Lisson, and I'm passionate about helping people like you discover their ancestors and expand their family tree without feeling overwhelmed or uncertain about the next steps.
Your unlabeled family photos aren't a dead end
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Hi, Reader, If you've been doing genealogy research for more than five minutes, you probably have them. A box. A folder. A stack of photographs with faces and zero names. They arrived from an aunt who was cleaning out a closet, or a cousin who "heard you do genealogy," or in my case — literally in the back of a car at Thanksgiving. They're sitting somewhere right now, and every time you look at them, you think: I should do something about these. Here's the thing — you can. And it doesn't require a lucky break or a distant cousin with a perfect memory. It requires a method. I just updated my most-read post on this exact topic: How to Identify Mystery Faces in Old Family Photographs Four methods, in the order you should actually use them — starting with provenance (how the photo got to you in the first place) before you ever open an app. The post has everything you need to start making real progress on that box. >>>> Read: How to Identify Mystery Faces in Old Family Photographs <<<< And if you want to go deeper — my Cracking the Family Photo Code webinar covers the full research process for $37. It's exactly what I'd hand someone who wants to work through their photo collection systematically. Talk soon, Lisa P.S. A quick personal note: This August I’ll be walking the Susan G. Komen 3-Day in Boston — 60 miles over three days — in memory of my mom. I don’t often share personal things here, but this one is close to my heart. If you'd like to learn more or support the fundraiser, here’s the link: http://www.the3day.org/goto/lisalisson . |
Are You My Cousin? Newsletter
Hi there! I'm Lisa Lisson, and I'm passionate about helping people like you discover their ancestors and expand their family tree without feeling overwhelmed or uncertain about the next steps.
Hi, Reader, Where I live, “back to school” is a little complicated. We have traditional-calendar schools, year-round schools, modified year-round schools…basically, somebody is always going back to school. But August still feels like back-to-school season. And for genealogists, it’s a good reminder to ask a question we often overlook: What records did our ancestors leave behind when they went to school? School records can be surprisingly useful especially when you’re trying to place a family...
Hi, Reader, I bet you've done this. You've pulled the census for that ancestor more times than you can count. Same searches, same names, same dead end. Nothing that moves you forward. After years of searching, I finally took down a large section of a genealogy brick wall! Darwin Talbott left Virginia in 1848 and went "west". That's it. Family clues suggested I should start the search in Kentucky. For years I could not find him anywhere in Kentucky or elsewhere. Every name search came up...
Hi, Reader, Sometimes the best thing you can do for your family tree is not add another record. It’s to step back and ask yourself: Do I actually trust what I’ve built? On Tuesday, July 14 at 7:00 PM Eastern, I’m hosting a free live genealogy workshop: Build a Family Tree You Can Trust: The key decisions that matter whether you’re starting today or starting over This workshop is for you if: You’re new to genealogy and want to start the right way You’ve been researching for years but have a...