Use these Historical Photo Databases to Find Images of Your Ancestors

22 Online Historical Photo Databases

If you’re lucky, you know what your ancestors looked like from old pictures handed down in the family. But do you know what their house or neighborhood looked like? The businesses, churches and schools that formed the backdrop for their lives? 

Step into your ancestors’ world with the historical photos in these 22 free online archives.

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Learn how to use FamilySearch.org, the world's biggest free genealogy search database, to the fullest in this 4-week Family Tree University course. You'll learn search tricks for targeting the records and collections relevant to your family history, navigate through the wiki, and discover all the records - indexed and unindexed - you can search.

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