Tales of A Mad Genealogist: Ancestors In Living Color!

Sunday, 18 September 2016

Ancestors In Living Color! (#3): Sarah Jane McGinn's Wedding Day

Yesterday, I asked the people over at the Random Acts of Kindness Photo Restoration Facebook group to add some color to my great-great-grandmother Sarah Jane McGinn's wedding photo from February 25, 1897. The photo is a "tintype." Seated in the middle is Sarah with her parents, James F. McGinn and Rachel (Ellsworth) McGinn, beside her. Below is the original:

Now here it is in color:

Whether those were the actual colors or not that day I'll never know but seeing these old photographs with color added to them sure does bring greater life to moments like these.

Special thanks again to the folks over at Random Acts of Kindness Photo Restoration Facebook group for doing this!

Friday, 26 February 2016

Ancestors In Living Color! (#2): Fredrick Joseph Meagher

Today's post features a portrait of my great-great-grandfather Fredrick Joseph Meagher (1876 - 1933). I asked the members of the Random Acts of Kindness Photo Restoration Group if they could colorize the portrait. According to Fredrick's World War I Draft Registration Card, his eyes were blue and his hair was gray.

Here is the original:

And here is the finished result: (I quite like it.)

Photo Credit: Andrew Heaps