Family photographs are far more than keepsakes tucked into albums or boxes. For genealogists and family historians, they are primary sources—rich with clues, context, and sometimes revelations that no document ever recorded. A single photograph can confirm relationships, suggest dates, reveal migration patterns, and, in some cases, introduce us to family members whose lives were brief and whose paper trail is heartbreakingly thin.   I was reminded of this power through a phot

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