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Laying Out the Clues in Funeral Home Records
Saturday, September 2,
11:00 am
John F. Germany Public Library - Auditorium
Nationally known speaker, author and consultant George G. Morgan will discuss the vast amount of genealogical information to be found in funeral home and mortuary records. This program is sponsored by the Florida Genealogical Society in partnership with the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library.
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Bring Your Burgert to the Library Saturday, September 9, 10:15 am 2 West - Florida History & Genealogy LibraryCelebrate the 100th anniversary of the Burgert Brothers Photographic Studio with us! Learn more about the history of the Burgert Brothers, research your original Burgert Brothers prints, tour the Florida History and Genealogy Library, and scan images in our collection for free. This program is part of the 100th Anniversary Founding of the Burgert Brothers Studio. Funded by the Friends of the John F. Germany Public Library.
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The Burgert Brothers and You: A Look at Family Land Records Saturday, September 9, 11:30 am 2 West - Florida History & Genealogy LibraryResidences and places of business are an important part of family history. Learn how documents like photos, city directories, and Sanborn maps can add to the rich experience of tracking your family land records to the courthouse. Examples will be presented from the Burgert Brothers' family and others. This program is part of the 100th Anniversary Founding of the Burgert Brothers Studio. Funded by the Friends of the John F. Germany Public Library.
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Burgerts & Beyond: New Perspectives on Historic Photographs Wednesday, September 13, 10:30 am USF Tampa Library, 4th Floor -- Grace Allen Room The Burgert Brothers Studio photographs widely exhibited throughout the community have become synonymous with Tampa history. The Burgert Brothers Studio has left us a vivid record of Florida's culture. Join USF Contemporary Art Museum curator Noel Smith and USF Special Collections librarian Andy Huse for a fun romp through Tampa's history featuring new perspectives on these historic photographs. This presentation is part of the celebration for the 100th anniversary of the Burgert Brothers Studio. In partnership with USF Special Collections.
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100th Anniversary - Founding of the Burgert Brothers Studio Saturday, September 16, 2:00 pm 2 East - John F. Germany Public Library Join us for the culmination of our month-long series of events celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the opening of Alfred and Jean Burgert's photographic studio. Five speakers will address different aspects of the Burgert Brothers Photographic Collection and its uses, with the afternoon concluding with a caking cutting. University of South Florida professor Robert Snyder, coauthor of the book Pioneer Commercial Photography: The Burgert Brothers, Tampa, Florida, will open with an exploration of the Burgert family and the development of the brothers' work into a significant community resource. Gary Mormino, University of South Florida Professor Emeritus and a prolific author, will discuss the use of the photographs within newspapers and other publications. Bryan Weinstein, creator of the "Tampa Changing" website, will compare and contrast current photographs with Burgert Brothers images of structures. Delphin Acosta, architectural historian and author, will examine the value of the collection from a residential design perspective. Rodney Kite-Powell, historian and curator of the Tampa Bay History Center, will look at life in the year 1917 through Burgert Brothers photographs. Refreshments will be provided. Funded by the Friends of the John F. Germany Public Library.
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IT'S ALL ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY & GENEALOGY
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Unlocking the Secrets in Old Photographs by Karen Frisch-RipleyFrisch-Ripley talks about the experience of identifying old family photographs as the best teacher; it is a mystery in which you are the detective, and, at the same time, it is a lesson in history of a personal kind. You begin to recognize the qualities of a person rather than just the features when you travel through these old photos. The author explains several diverse methods of analyzing photographs historically. She outlines how you can recognize architecture, clothing, monuments, and other objects in the photos, and where you can find additional assistance in your photographic journey into your past.
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Care and Identification of 19th-century Photographic Prints by James M. ReillyAlthough this book was published in 1986, it offers constructive guidance on preserving old photographs. The author includes the history of early photographic print processes from 1840-1900; identification and forms of deterioration; stability of specific print materials; collection management; proper storage, handling and display. A key feature is the book's practical, detailed system to help individuals identify various photographic and photomechanical print processes.
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Uncovering Your Ancestry through Family Photographs by Maureen A. TaylorEveryone keeps old family photographs, whether in frames, albums or shoe boxes. These photos house a treasury of genealogical information, revealing unique details about our ancestors' lives, personalities, and everyday realities. Following this guide's step-by-step instruction, you will learn how to identify different types of family photographs to determine their date, location, and, in some instances, their photographer. Case studies of actual photographs illustrate how other details, such as poses, props, dress, and setting can lead to several new genealogical discoveries. Even if a reader's collection of images is limited, this guide provides methods for locating additional photos through libraries, relatives, and archives. Once these photos are collected and analyzed, readers will also learn how to preserve their family collection for generations to come.
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Preserving Your Family Photographs: How to Organize, Present, and Restore Your Precious Family Images by Maureen A. TaylorMany people have collections of old photos of their ancestors, but they are unaware of how to organize and properly care for these heirlooms. Preserving Your Family Photographs shows you how to organize and store photographs so future generations can enjoy them. Readers will learn how to care for photos, identify different types of damage, achieve basic conservation techniques, buy proper storage materials, organize the family photo archive, and safely display photographs. This book is a strong follow-up to Uncovering Your Ancestry Through Family Photographs.
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Military Photographs & How to Date Them by Neil Storey The military photographs in family albums stand out as different and distinctive, and the sight of an ancestor in uniform stirs thoughts of what he or she did and where they served. Neil Storey offers advice on identifying military uniforms, badges, insignia, ranks, medals, and the equipment worn by England's military personnel from the 1870s to the 1940s. These items can provide a wealth of information about the person or people in the photograph and can lead to many new avenues of research.
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Dating Old Photographs (second edition) by Robert PolsIn an attempt to clear the window between ourselves and the past, this book looks briefly at the early history of photography, then moves on to consider the identification of the photographs we have inherited and the possibilities of dating them. Later sections deal with related photographic items and with copying and caring for early photographs. The author explains the various types of photographs (calotypes, daguerrotypes, ambrotypes, cartes de visite, cabinet prints, tintypes, stereoscopic prints, postcards, and film prints) and provides dating charts created in five-year increments.
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Tracing Your Ancestors through Family Photographs: A Complete Guide for Family and Local Historians by Jayne Shrimpton Using more than 150 old photographs as examples, Shrimpton shows how such images can give a direct insight into the past and into the lives of the individuals who are portrayed in them. This concise but comprehensive guide describes the various types of photographs and explains how they can be dated. The author examines what the clothes and style of dress can tell us about the people in the photographs, their circumstances and background. Different sections look at photographs of special occasions – baptisms, weddings, funerals - and at photographs taken in wartime, on holiday, and at work. There is advice on how to identify the individuals shown and how to find more family photographs through personal connections, archives, and the internet - and how to preserve them for future generations. Although this book concentrates on the United Kingdom, it is an authoritative, accessible guide to old photographs that any family or local historian would find valuable.
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Collecting Old Photographs by Margaret HallerThe author presents a clear explanation of the characteristics of the various kinds of photographs, with an explanation of the processes by which each is produced, along with tips on what to look for in collecting examples of each category encompassing daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, cartes de visite, cabinet cards, glass plates, and Kodak prints. Haller also provides a glossary of more than 1,000 photographic terms, including slang expressions as well as technical terms; a listing of landmark dates in the history of photography to 1906; a list of photographers, photographic inventors, and purveyors of photography to 1900 (with short biographical notes); and much more.
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Dating Old Photographs 1840-1929 by Family ChronicleYou have almost certainly faced the problem: you have an album or box of old photographs but almost all lack any identification. Family Chronicle's special publication cannot help you identify the subject but it can assist you with dating when the picture was taken. A number of books have been published that describe how to date old photographs, but they rely almost entirely on descriptions. This book has more than 650 reproductions of old photographs of known date, covering the period from the 1840s to the 1920s. By comparing your undated pictures to the examples, you will be able to compare clothing and hair fashion, the poses adopted by the subject, the background settings, and establish a date within a couple of years. This work provides convincing evidence that our ancestors were as fashion conscious as we are today and that those fashions changed just as frequently.
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More Dating Old Photographs 1840-1929 by Family ChronicleDue to the overwhelming popularity of the first Dating Old Photographs, Family Chronicle presents a sequel collection jam-packed with 120 pages of different photographs, also from the 1840s to the 1920s. New to this edition are sections dedicated to unusual and hand-colored photographs, as well as a 12-page illustrated introduction by renowned old-photograph expert Maureen Taylor.
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