couch_sloth
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For about the last 8 years, I've been collecting old photos of Tulare County, California. I've pretty much lived my entire life in this area, and my mother's family has been here since the 1870s.
I have a lot of fun doing research on the photos... Most of the research has been done online, but I've also: gone to local libraries and museums, emailed local historians, Looked through records at the county courthouse, and built up my own library of local history books.
In some cases, I've taken modern photos of the exact locations.
I've put most of my collection online.
I've also posted some of the photographs to genealogy sites, to help people find images of dead relatives (e.g. familysearch.org, findagrave.com).
I have a lot of fun doing research on the photos... Most of the research has been done online, but I've also: gone to local libraries and museums, emailed local historians, Looked through records at the county courthouse, and built up my own library of local history books.
In some cases, I've taken modern photos of the exact locations.
I've put most of my collection online.
I've also posted some of the photographs to genealogy sites, to help people find images of dead relatives (e.g. familysearch.org, findagrave.com).