Photos hide where you would never think to look!

Vera Rock was an active and stalwart member of EWGS for decades. Isn't this a great photo of her??

Let's suppose that this is one of THE best photos of Vera ever taken. Let's further suppose that it's a photo her family has never seen. And the point of my story is that they likely never will.

This photo was one of 200-some photos of EWGS members that were recently indexed and placed with our EWGS historic materials in the Joel E. Ferris Library, Eastern Washington Historical Society.  How many of Vera's descendants will think to look THERE for a photo of her???

Think about it. Your ancestors were involved with clubs, organizations, churches, societies, etc. in the place where they lived. These are not federal or even state records but papers of private organizations. Papers and collections from such organizations end up in local HISTORIC societies. In your research, have you ever thought to inquire of a historical society if they have in their holdings materials from your Great-grandma Ethel's Garden Club? And maybe a picture????/

Think about it.