In Robert Davis' genealogy newsletter of 3/15/2006 he copied the below info from Family Chronicle that some of you may find of interest. = = = FROM FAMILY CHRONICLE They are the bane of genealogists and family historians everywhere: undated old photographs of family members. If the date of a photograph were known you could work out if a photograph was of Great-Aunt Hetty or her mother, Great-Grandmother Mackay. Our books, Dating Old Photographs and More Dating Old Photographs have assisted thousands of people with dating their old photographs of unknown date. The books, by showing examples of dated photographs, allow readers to compare undated images in their collections to the ones featured in the books. Now, we are now appealing for people to submit their undated old photographs so that we can date them, usually to within three years, plus or minus. We endeavor to date at least 500 submissions and are planning to publish those photographs that we find interesting in the July/August 2006 issue of Family Chronicle. We will include explanations on why we arrived at the date we did as we believe our readers will be interested in learning how we arrived at our conclusions. The fine print: There is a limit of three undated photographs per submitter. In order to be considered for the July/August 2006 feature in Family Chronicle on dating the old photographs, please send the photograph no later that 30 April 2006. We are not responsible for any lost or missing images sent by e-mail or by regular mail. Unfortunately some photographs are undateable, such as ones featuring national costumes, so we are unable to guarantee results. By E-mail (Strongly preferred): - Images should be scanned at a resolution no less than 200 dpi and sent as a JPEG in an attached file (this is a compressed format that most graphics programs allow you to save in). - Each undated photograph must be sent in a separate e-mail (undated@moorshead.com) <mailto:undated@moorshead.com>. - Please give your attached files unique names. - Photograph descriptions should be limited to 30 words and be included in the e-mail itself. - Please include your contact information including name and address in the e-mail so we may contact you if we have any questions. By Mail (Please do not send originals as we cannot return them): - Copies may be made photographically or on a photocopier, however, we prefer color photocopies as the color copies are easier to examine and more detailed than black and white copies. - On any spare white space adjacent to the image or on the reverse, please include your name, address and e-mail address, and any photograph information, limited to 30 words. - Please mail to our Canadian address: Family Chronicle, Undated Old Photographs, 500-505 Consumers Road, Toronto ON M2J 4V8. Please see: https://familychronicle.com/undated.html