History Archives - Family Tree Video

History of Photography: Identifying Old Family Photos

Discover the difference between the Daguerreotype, Ambrotype, Tintype and a Cabinet Card so you can date your old family photos!

Travel back in time. See footage of Chicago in the 1930s. Elevated trains, street cars, the Loop, State Street, Michigan Avenue and more.

Remember when the milkman delivered milk in glass bottles, the mail carrier brought handwritten letters and gas station attendants pumped gas?

See 10 Grandparent Activities. Spend a fun filled day with your grandchildren sharing memories while making memories.

Learn about history through first hand personal experiences. Our Grandparents Stories a Video Library of first hand accounts. Learn more…

The 1940 census provides a snapshot of what life was like in America during the years of the Great Depression and WWII.

See the most popular 1930s radio shows. Do you recognize any? Do you know which ones were your parents or grandparents favorite?

Travel back in time and see footage of New York City in 1911 taken by a Swedish company while on a trip to America.

Check out a list of 20th Century Inventions. How might they have impacted the lives of your parents, grandparents and great grandparents?

Nearly 40% of all Americans can trace at least one ancestor to Ellis Island. Did you have a family member come through Ellis Island?