History Archives - Family Tree Video

Heatwave: How Our Grandparents Stayed Cool

Heatwave! How did our Grandparents stay cool before air conditioning? See tips from those who experienced it first-hand.

Learn about Early Photographs: Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes, Tintypes, CDVs and Cabinet Cards.

See 1930s slang that were popular during that time.

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

See 5 great Family Tree Gifts from a framing an old family photo to capturing the family history in a Family History Video!

Daguerreotype is one of the earliest forms of photography, popular in the 1840s.

Travel back in time with this 1890s footage of places around the world. France, England, Japan, New York & more!

Travel back in time with thie momvie of 1920s Chicago. Michigan Avenue. The Chicago River. Grant Park.

See 8 great Family History Gifts from framing an old family photo to capturing family stories & history in a Family History Video!

Travel back in time and watch immigrants disembarking onto Ellis Island in this 1903 film by Thomas A. Edison, inc..