{"id":5247,"date":"2016-11-01T04:38:47","date_gmt":"2016-11-01T02:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=5247"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:28:20","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:28:20","slug":"discovering-your-ancestors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2016\/11\/discovering-your-ancestors\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovering Your Ancestors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Knowing your roots and discovering your history is always a fascinating idea. There’s a sense of wonder and mystery as we try to find out who we are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Websites such as Ancestry.com have been garnering a number of clients as more and more people are getting curious in tracing their genealogy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article below and be ready to answer the questions that follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There has been a\u00a0surge\u00a0in genealogy websites in recent years, proving that more and more Americans want to\u00a0trace\u00a0their family history. Records, such as ship registries and marriage and death certificates, are digitally scanned and available online for the\u00a0sleuths, too. And now there’s a new option: photo detectives.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Armed\u00a0with fashion magazines and an eye for detail, photo detectives hunt for clues in old photos. Hair styles, clothes and fashion, and the objects in the pictures help detectives\u00a0pinpoint\u00a0dates, places, and professions. The job also requires an expert’s knowledge in social history. For example, a photo of a woman with unusually short hair in the 19th century could mean that she had scarlet fever. A person sick with the disease often had their head shaved. Or a photo of a baby carriage in the mid-1800s could be an\u00a0announcement\u00a0that the infant had died, instead of recording his birth. The period had a very high infant\u00a0mortality\u00a0rate, and death cards were often sent to family and close friends. These are only some of the facts that photo detectives must have at their fingertips.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photography was invented in the 1830s. The earliest photos usually required a visit to the studio by the whole family, which was a lengthy and formal process. But when Kodak invented the snapshot in the 1880s, family collections grew with shots of birthdays, holidays, and everyday life. Unfortunately, most people didn’t\u00a0consider\u00a0labeling the pictures. The descendents now find it\u00a0troublesome\u00a0to identify the old pictures.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo detectives can help. But customers may not always like the results, as sometimes the answers disagree with family\u00a0lore.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: headsupenglish.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Do you think it’s important to trace your family’s history? Why\/not?
\n2. What do you know about your grandparents? How about your great-grandparents?
\n3. Do you have old photos at home? If yes, are there people in the photos you can’t recognize?
\n4. Would you ever consider hiring a photo detective to tell you more about your family? Why\/not?
\n5. How would you feel if you discovered one of your ancestors was a terrible person?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

B2 – Upper Intermediate Knowing your roots and discovering your history is always a fascinating idea. There’s a sense of wonder and mystery as we try to find out who we are. Websites such as Ancestry.com have been garnering a number of clients as more and more people are getting curious in tracing their genealogy. 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