Genealogy pursuits often give way to historical excursions as researchers try to understand the times in which their ancestors lived. If, as the saying goes, “a picture is worth a thousand words,” then the website Old Pictures (old-picture.com), is worth a million or more.

The description “an educational site with a wide variety of old photographs,” simply doesn’t do this site justice, and seeing truly is believing. Categories like “Defining Moments” and “Themed Collections,” feature truly beautifully clear historical photographs. There’s everything from Native American chiefs to European American inventors, and lots more in between.

You’ll even find a great search engine for the site to take you to photographs of particular interest. Old Pictures is a must-see site for anyone searching for historical clues to their ancestors lives.