Years ago I scanned the photograph and had not looked at the original in years. It had been even longer since I had looked at the reverse side of the envelope that held the original photograph. There on the back were the names I had written down as my great-aunt told me who the people were. Never hurts to flip things over and look all around. Maybe you really didn’t lose what you thought you lost after all.
Constantly be aware where the nearest political borders are to your ancestor’s place of residence. An aunt met and married her husband in Germany in the 1840s, a few years before immigrating. His naturalization indicated he was from a different German state than she was. A quick look at the map indicated that her place of birth and his were not that far apart–what separated them was a political border. ——————— Genealogy Tip of the Day is sponsored by GenealogyBank—search for your ancestors.
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