Sharon, On your index, I would scan that into your computer. I have several letters from my Great Grandmother written to her Mother. These letters were written in pencil and very difficult to read. I also have a picture of my Grandpa Coleman on a survey crew. The list on the back of picture was probably written in pencil at one time, but one can barely make out the impressions. I scanned these into my computer (all as pictures) and using a photo editing program I adjust the contrast slightly and work with the clarify feature. I was amazed how easy to read the letters turned out and while I wasn't able to bring out every name on the back of the picture, I was able to make out half, but I am still working with that picture to get the other half. So you might want to try that with your index. Enjoy! Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Hobart" <slhobart@sbcglobal.net> To: <OHGALLIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 9:21 PM Subject: RE: [OHGALLIA-L] Photos We have a small book of about 10 tintype pictures that are unlabeled. Like you, we know they are family we just don't know who. I plan on scanning them in the computer and enlarging them to see if I can compare them to other pictures and get a clue. The first page in the book is an index and there is writing in pencil but it is so faded you can't read it at all you can just see that something is barely written. Does anyone know what year tintypes were in use? I also inherited family pictures (about 50) that range late 1800's to early 1910. My great-aunt had written on everyone one of them on the back who they were and their relation to her mother (which would be my Ggrandmother). So not only did we have names, but we had their relationship to the family also. Pulling this together is what got me started on digging further on the family's genealogy and I've been at it ever since.

That's a very good idea. I didn't even think about trying that. -----Original Message----- From: The Coleman's [mailto:coleman004@charter.net] Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 9:33 PM To: OHGALLIA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [OHGALLIA-L] Photos Sharon, On your index, I would scan that into your computer. I have several letters from my Great Grandmother written to her Mother. These letters were written in pencil and very difficult to read. I also have a picture of my Grandpa Coleman on a survey crew. The list on the back of picture was probably written in pencil at one time, but one can barely make out the impressions. I scanned these into my computer (all as pictures) and using a photo editing program I adjust the contrast slightly and work with the clarify feature. I was amazed how easy to read the letters turned out and while I wasn't able to bring out every name on the back of the picture, I was able to make out half, but I am still working with that picture to get the other half. So you might want to try that with your index. Enjoy! Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Hobart" <slhobart@sbcglobal.net> To: <OHGALLIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 9:21 PM Subject: RE: [OHGALLIA-L] Photos We have a small book of about 10 tintype pictures that are unlabeled. Like you, we know they are family we just don't know who. I plan on scanning them in the computer and enlarging them to see if I can compare them to other pictures and get a clue. The first page in the book is an index and there is writing in pencil but it is so faded you can't read it at all you can just see that something is barely written. Does anyone know what year tintypes were in use? I also inherited family pictures (about 50) that range late 1800's to early 1910. My great-aunt had written on everyone one of them on the back who they were and their relation to her mother (which would be my Ggrandmother). So not only did we have names, but we had their relationship to the family also. Pulling this together is what got me started on digging further on the family's genealogy and I've been at it ever since. ==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== Please remember that your topic must relate to genealogical research in Gallia County, Ohio.