Thanks Barbara, I sent for the free trial to see if I like it. Judy > > From: "Barbara P. Neal" <bp_neal@earthlink.net> > Date: 2006/03/17 Fri PM 01:31:37 EST > To: POYTHRESS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Undated old family photos > > 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 > > > ==== POYTHRESS Mailing List ==== > Poythress Genealogy Research Web > www.poythress.net > >