I hear the following all the time, but sometimes it can be difficult to believe it:
- have patience
- keep looking
- something may turn up
And sure enough it did–a picture of my third great-grandparents on Famil
ySearch. I’ve researched these people since the early 1980s and this is the first time I have seen a picture of them. I could barely contain my excitement.
But…it does not look like the mental pictures of them I had in my head. But I’ll take it.
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Congratulations! I know what u mean. Sometimes we get surprised in the most usual places.
Congratulations on finally “meeting” your third g-grandparents, Michael. It is sometimes a surprise to see their faces when we imagine them looking some other way. Do you know when this photo was taken? My 2nd great-grandfather has a beard very similar to your grandfather in this photo.
Thanks, did not know there were photos on Familysearch. I have a few greats for which I do not have photos either. I will be searching….
OK, don’t know how to find photos of ancestors w/o uploading my tree. Is there a way to search just using their name? Thanks for any help.
I have an account at FamilySearch, but have only entered in my name and gender. I left the rest of it blank.
John, Please give a few more details
. Where do we look on family search for photos? I have an account. Thanks
For starters, try here:
I’ll work on a longer post for my Rootdig blog.
Thanks!
Michael
Try Google or on FamilySearch Family Tree use the Find link to see if who you are looking for is already entered. You do not need a (free) FamilySearch account for Google but you do to see the FamilySearch Family Tree.
Thanks to everyone who gave me info. on how to find photos on Familysearch. I also wrote them and received a very nice note with all kinds of info. on how to access the the photos and more. So I will give it another whirl. I did come across how to search for photos by going to “Memories” and then “Find.” Only problem there was so many for the surnames I entered and entering the first names AND surname did not help as then I got all people with the first name and other surnames along with the surname I wanted.
It may also be helpful to search for them in the trees and see if any photos are attached. The photo search really only works best with unusual names.