An Album of Unknown Photographs

[J.J.]

Hi , It seems alot of people have the same problem as me. Albums full of photographs of unknown people.We know they're of some relation ( why else would we have the photo's ? ) but can't figure out how their related or who they are.I set up a website specifically for photographs like these. Where they can be posted up onto the web along with all known details, in the hope that someone will visit the website and recognise a face!
If your interested in this idea then please get in touch with me
Jackie

Sorry...off topic...but saw Jackie's earlier posting!
Jackie re: your online collection...you should use rootschat to help with some of your searches....such as did any Varley family lived in Milton Grove on any of the censuses? Not often that there is a clue on a photo as to where it was taken...perhaps a female married a fellow from there....This is a great and helpful siite.  All the best...J.J.

[Perro]

hello,

I am having a problem opening the web site is it still active please.

Avril

[PrueM]

Hi Avril,
The Rootschat free webserver has been out of action for some time, see this thread for latest news:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,295778.0.html

Prue

[Perro]

Thanks I will wait, I have a lot of old photos bought in Auction as I cannot resist them it hurts me to see them all alone......

Avril

[Gillg]

Just come across this topic rather late in the day and would add a rider.  Don't assume that everyone in your old album is a family member.  In our album there are quite a few pictures of people connected with the Baptist Church where my gt-grandfather and grandfather were deacons and Sunday School teachers.  Clearly the church played a great part in their lives, but I've only been able to identify most of the "chapel bodies" because I also have a little illustrated booklet dating back to the late 1800s with named photos in it.  Other photos show groups from work - my great-uncle with fellow millworkers barefoot by his loom, etc.

As if it wasn't hard enough to identify family members from several generations ago! 

Gillg

[doverrog]

Let me add my support to Gillgs' warning. I've discovered photos of well known band leaders and local gentry. So keep an eye out.