Ancestor Links - Photos & Images

This section complements the Genealogy Data and GenBooks2Trees sections with a collection of photos and other historical images presented using the following categories:

1.1  Hayes Ancestors and related families (A to H)
1.2  Hayes Ancestors and related families (I to Z)
2.    Webb Ancestors and related families
3.    Archibald Ancestors and related families
4.1  Dand Ancestors and related families (includes Scottish Clans)
4.2  Hayes & Dand Ancestors and related families (includes Noble Houses & Kings & Queens & Emperors & Saints)
5.1  Cousin Family Lines
5.2  Allied Family Lines
5.3  Notable & Famous Descendants & Cousin Links
5.4  Notable & Famous Ancestors & Cousin Links
6.1  Annual Installments for Notable Anniversaries and Special Events (2009-2024)
6.2  UNESCO World Heritage Sites
6.3  Other Historical Photos & Images grouped by theme
7.    Regional Summaries
8.    Surname Index for Photos & Images

Links are provided below.

Image 3⁺ Generations

The above collection of photos represents three generations of my ancestors -
plus their early ancestry.

1.1  HAYES Ancestors and related families (A to H)

 (Updated & expanded - Q1 2021)

• Hayes Family Line (back to New England c.1680 & Lower Canada 1796)
• Hayes-Horne Family Line (Early New England Ancestors, Magna Carta Links and Royal Ancestors)
• Berry Family Line (back to New England c.1631 & Lower Canada 1795)
• Brigham Family Line (back to England 15th Century & New England 17th Century)
• Brown Family Line (back to England 16th Century & New England c.1640)
• Burr Family Line (back to New England c.1635)
• Clark Family Line (back to England 16th Century & New England c.1639) - plus Ancestor and Cousin Links
• Clough Family Line (back to New England 1635)
• Cooley Family Line (back to New England 17th Century & Lower Canada 1799)
• Cowee Family Line (back to North America 18th Century)
• Craig Family Line (back to Scotland & North America 18th Century)
• Crow Family Line (back to New England c.1637)
• Dalton Family Line (back to England 16th Century & New England c.1635)
• Drake Family Line (back to New England c.1639)
• Eastman Family Line (back to England 16th Century & New England 1638)
• Fellows Family Line (back to New England c.1639)
• Flint Family Line (back to England 16th Century & New England 17th Century)
• Frost Family Line (back to England 16th Century)
• Gates Family Line (back to England 16th Century & New England c.1638)
• Goodwin Family Line (back to England 16th Century & New England 1632)
• Graves Family Line (back to New England c.1659 & Lower Canada 1796)
• Griswold Family Line (back to New England c.1639)

1.2  HAYES Ancestors and related families (I to Z)

 (Updated & expanded - Q1 2021)

• Jones Family Line (back to New England c.1637)
• Kammer Family Line (back to Palatine region of Germany 17th Century)
• Loomis Family Line (back to England 16th Century & New England 1638)
• Mees Family Line (back to Palatine region of Germany 17th Century)
• Moore Family Line (back to New England c.1630)
• Morse Family Line (back to New England 17th Century)
• Newberry Family Line (back to New England c.1634)
• Newell Family Line (back to North America 18th Century)
• Newton Family Line (back to New England c.1638)
• Overton Family Line (back to England 16th Century) - plus Ancestor and Cousin Links
• Partridge Family Line (back to New England c.1644)
• Philbrick Family Line (back to England 16th Century & New England 17th Century)
• Pierce Family Line (back to New England 17th Century)
• Reed Family Line (back to England 16th Century & New England c.1654)
• Rice Family Line (back to England 16th Century & New England c.1639)
• Roberts Family Line (back to New England c.1623)
• Shattuck Family Line (back to New England c.1642)
• Starbuck Family Line (back to New England c.1635)
• Stebbins Family Line (back to England 16th Century & New England c.1633)
• Stone Family Line (back to North America 18th Century)
• Tibbals Family Line (back to New England 1635)
• Treat Family Line (back to England 16th Century & New England 17th Century)
• Vincent Family Line (back to North America 18th Century)
• White Family Line (back to England 16th Century)
• Wolcott Family Line (back to England 16th Century & New England 1630)

2. WEBB Ancestors and related families

(Updated - 2017)

• Webb Family Line (back to Ireland 18th Century & Lower Canada 19th Century)
• Dawson Family Line (back to England 18th Century & Lower Canada 19th Century)
• Huston Family Line (back to Ireland 18th Century & Lower Canada 19th Century)
• Sothergill Family Line (back to Canada 19th Century)
• Stacey Family Line (back to Ireland 18th Century & Lower Canada 19th Century)

3. ARCHIBALD Ancestors and related families

(Updated - 2017)

• Archibald Family Line (Scotland and Canada)
• Bird Family Line (Scotland)
• Burnett Family Line (back to Scotland and the Isle of Man)
• Crowe Family Line (back to the Isle of Man)

4.1  DAND Ancestors and related families (includes Scottish Clans)

 (Updated - Q1 2022)

• Dand Family Line (Scotland and Canada)
• Clan Bruce & Bruce Family Line (Scotland)
• Cranstoun Family Line (Scotland)
• Clan Hay & Hay Family Line (Scotland)
• Knox Family Line (Scotland and Switzerland)
• Murray Family Line (Scotland and Canada)
• Primrose Family Line (Scotland)
• Clan Rose & Rose Family Line (Scotland)
• Clan Scott & Scott Family Line (Scotland)
• Clan Sinclair & Sinclair/St. Clair Family Line (Scotland)
• Slight Family Line (England, Scotland and East India)
• Trotter Family Line (Scotland and East India)
• Wigton Family Line (Scotland)
• Wilson Family Line (Scotland)

4.2  Noble Houses & Kings & Queens & Emperors & Saints - HAYES & DAND Ancestors and related families

 (Updated & expanded - Q1 2024)

• Kings & Queens of Scotland - including Saint Margaret, Patroness Saint of Scotland
• Kings & Queens of England
• High Kings of Ireland
• Kings and Princes of Wales
• Kings & Queens of France - including Saint Louis, Patron Saint of France
• Kings of Burgundy - including Saint Adelaide of Burgundy - Patroness Saint of Second Marriages, Princesses, Brides ...
• Kings of Italy
• Kings & Queens of Spain - including Saint Fernando - Patron Saint of Seville & Patron Saint of Engineers
• Kings of Portugal
• Kings & Dukes of Bohemia (Western Czech Republic) - including Saint Ludmila - Patroness Saint of Bohemia
• Kings of Hungary
• Kings & Princes of Poland


• Dukes of Alemannia - Medieval Rulers
• House of Anjou-Chateaudun - Kings, Counts & Viscounts
• Capetian House of Anjou (Cadet branch of Capetian Dynasty) - Kings, Dukes & Counts
• House of Arduinici - Margraves in Italy (Medieval Rulers)
• Astur-Leonese (or Asturian) Dynasty - Medieval Rulers of Northern Spain
• House of Babenberg - Margraves of Austria (Medieval Rulers) - including Saint Leopold, Patron Saint of Austria
• House of Le Bigod - Earls of Norfolk - plus Magna Carta (1215) Links
• House of Bosonids - Italy & France
• House of Brabant (House of Reginar) - Counts & Dukes of Louvain, Counts of Brussels, Dukes of Lower Lotharingia, Dukes of Brabant ... (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg & North-West Germany) (Medieval Rulers)
• Counts of Castile - Medieval rulers in the Iberian Peninsula (Spain)
• House of De Clare - Earls of Clare, Hertford & Gloucester - plus Magna Carta (1215) Links
• Conradiner Dynasty - Franconian Counts and Dukes (Medieval Rulers)
• House of Flanders - Kings, Dukes & Counts
• House of Holland - Counts of Holland (Medieval Rulers)
• House of Hunfridings - Dukes of Swabia
• House of Ivrea (or Anscarids) - Cadet branch - Castilian House of Burgundy - Medieval Rulers of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain) - including Saint Fernando (Ferdinand), Patron Saint of Seville & Patron Saint of Engineers
• House of Jimenez - Medieval Rulers of the Basque Region & Iberian Peninsula (Spain & Portugal)
• House of Lara - Medieval Rulers of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain)
• House of Lorraine - Kings, Dukes & Counts
• House of Marshal - Earls of Pembroke - plus Magna Carta (1215) Links
• House of Obertenghi - Margraves in Italy (Medieval Rulers)
• House of Poitiers-Aquitaine (Ramnulfids) - Counts of Poitou & Dukes of Aquitaine (Western, Central and Southern France) (Medieval Rulers)
• House of De Quincy - Earls of Winchester - plus Magna Carta (1215) Links
• House of Rurik - Medieval Rulers of Kievan (Kyivan) Rus (Ukraine and Western Russia) - including Saint Vladimir
• House of Savoy - Kings, Dukes & Counts
• House of Spencer - Earls Spencer - plus Descendant Family Lines
• House of Udalrichinger - Medieval Rulers
• House of Welf (also Guelf or Guelph) - Branch of House of Este & House of Obertenghi - Holy Roman Emperor, Kings & Queens, and Dukes


• Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty
• Holy Roman Emperors - Ottonian Dynasty
• Holy Roman Emperors - Salian Dynasty
• Holy Roman Emperors - Staufen Dynasty (Hohenstaufen Dynasty)


• Saint Adelaide of Burgundy - Patroness Saint of Second Marriages, Princesses, Brides ...
• Saint Arnoul (Arnulf) of Metz - Patron Saint of Brewers [3rd Great-Grandfather of Charlemagne]
• Saint Fernando (Ferdinand) - Patron Saint of Seville & Patron Saint of Engineers
• Saint Leopold - Patron Saint of Austria
• Saint Louis - Patron Saint of France
• Saint Ludmila - Patroness Saint of Bohemia
• Saint Margaret - Patroness Saint of Scotland
• Saint Olaf (Olav) - Patron Saint of Norway
• Saint Olga (Helena) of Kiev (Kyiv) - Patroness Saint of Widows and Converts
• Saint Vladimir - Patron Saint of Ukraine and Russia


• Noble Houses (Families) - Ancestor and Family Links between Noble Houses (Families)
• Ancestor & Family Links between the Royal Houses of Scotland (Kings & Queens)
• Ancestor & Family Links between Royal Houses (Kings & Emperors & Saints) (an illustrative sample)
• House of Windsor Ancestor Links with Houses of Welf, Este & Obertenghi

5.1  Cousin Family Lines

 (Updated and expanded - Q3 2021)

• Kings & Queens of Great Britain


• House of Habsburg (Holy Roman Emperors)
• Herbert Family (Earls of Carnarvon)
• House of de' Medici (Dukes in Italy)
• House of Wied-Neuwied (Counts & Princes of Wied, Neuwied)


• Lawrence Family Line (back to England & New England 17th Century)
• Walldorf Family Line (Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)

5.2  Allied & Other Family Lines

 (Updated and Expanded - 2012)

• Denton & Jones/Chalmers Family Lines (“Gateway Ancestor” - with Royal Descent)
• Hillis & Milne Family Lines (back to Scotland & Ireland 19th Century & Canada 1920's)
• Miles Family Lines (“Gateway Ancestor” - with Royal Descent)

5.3  Notable & Famous Descendants & Cousin Links

 (Updated - Q2 2024)

• Notable & Famous Descendants of Early New England Settlers

Notable and Famous Descendants include: Founder of Eastman Kodak; Founder of the B.F. Goodrich Company; Founder of American Red Cross; First Woman to Fly Across the Atlantic Ocean; Inventors; Architect; Authors; Poet; Playwright; Actors & Actresses; Colonial and State Governors of Connecticut, Massachusetts & Vermont; Signers of U.S. Declaration of Independence; and Presidents of the United States; Princess Diana; Duke of Cambridge; Duke of Sussex ...
A popular current term for this is “Notable Kin”.
New 2020 - Notable & Famous Descendants of Early New England Settlers with distant Cousin Links to - Lady Diana Frances Spencer "Princess Diana”; H.R.H. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge; & H.R.H. Prince Henry, Duke of Sussex "Prince Harry”.

• Notable & Famous Descendants of Early Pennsylvania Settlers

Notable and Famous Descendants include: Founder of Johns Hopkins Hospital & University; and a President of the United States.
A popular current term for this is “Notable Kin”.

• Notable & Famous Descendants of Early Upper & Lower Canada Settlers

Notable and Famous Descendants include: Co-Founder of Wood, Gundy & Company.
A popular current term for this is “Notable Kin”.

• Notable & Famous Descendants of European Royalty

Notable and Famous Descendants include: Duchess of Cambridge; Duchess of Sussex; Diana, Princess of Wales; Duke of Edinburgh; The Queen Mother; British Prime Minister; Dukes in Italy; Scientist/Naturalist; Actor and Actresses; and President of the United States ...
A popular current term for this is “Notable Kin”.

5.4  Notable & Famous Ancestors & Cousin Links

 (Updated - 2017)

• Notable & Famous Ancestors & Cousin Links of European Royalty

Notable and Famous Ancestors & Cousin Links by Country include:
Switzerland - Lords of Grandson (Grandson Castle); de La Sarraz family (La Sarraz Castle); Counts of Gruyeres (Gruyeres Castle); Lay Abbots of St. Maurice (Abbey); Benefactor of Romainmotier (Abbey); Bishop of Lausanne (Lausanne Cathedral); House of Savoy family (Chateau de Chillon & the North-South trade route over the Grand St. Bernard Mountain Pass) ...
A popular current term for this is “Notable Kin”.

6.1 Annual Installments for Notable Anniversaries and Special Events (2009-2024)

(Updated and expanded - Q2 2024)

• 2024 - Anniversaries - Eruption of Mount Vesuvius and Burial of Pompei 1945, Charlemagne 1210, Eleanor of Aquitaine 820, Mowbray 800, Marco Polo 700, Copernicus 550, Shakespeare 460, New York 400, George Washington Election 235, Rosetta Stone 225, National Gallery London 200, Darwin Book 165, Geneva Convention 160, Toulouse Lautrec 160, Joan of Arc Statue 150, 1st Impressionist Exhibition 150, Churchill 150, Statue of Liberty 140, Eiffel Tower 135, Chaplin 135, Hemingway 125, Bogart 125, 1st Airplane Flight Over Paris 115, NATO 75, 1st Men Walk on Moon 55, Rwanda 30, Euro 25, Paris Olympics
  
  
  • 1945th Anniversary of the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius and Burial of the Ancient City of Pompei - 79 AD.
  • 1210th Anniversary of the Death of Charlemagne “Charles The Great”, Holy Roman Emperor (c.748-814).
  • 820th Anniversary of the Death of Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122-1204) - Duchess of Aquitaine, Queen Consort of France, and Queen Consort of England.
  • 800th Anniversary of the Death of William de Mowbray - Magna Carta Surety (1215).
  • 700th Anniversary of the Death of Marco Polo (c.1254-1324) - Venetian Merchant, Explorer and Writer.
  • 550th Anniversary of the Death of Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) - Renaissance Polymath and Astronomer.
  • 460th Anniversary of the Birth of William Shakespeare (1564-1616) - English Playwright, Poet and Actor - “Romeo and Juliet”, “A Midsummer Night's Dream”, “The Merchant of Venice” ...
  • 400th Anniversary of the Establishment of New Amsterdam - later renamed New York City - 1624.
  • 235th Anniversary of the Election of George Washington as the First President of the United States - 1789.
  • 225th Anniversary of the Discovery of the Rosetta Stone - 1799 - inscribed in Ancient Egyptian (with Hieroglyphic and Demotic scripts) and in Ancient Greek - and was the key to deciphering Ancient Egyptian scripts.
  • 200th Anniversary of the Founding of the National Gallery in London, England - 1824.
  • 165th Anniversary of the Completion of Big Ben / The Clock Tower / Elizabeth Tower - 1859 - in London, England.
  • 165th Anniversary of the Publishing of the Book “On the Origin of Species” - 1859 - by Charles Darwin.
  • 160th Anniversary of of the First Geneva Convention - 1864.
  • 160th Anniversary of the Birth of Toulouse Lautrec (1864-1901) - French Painter, Printmaker, Draughtsman, Caricaturist, and Illustrator.
  • 150th Anniversary of the Erection of the Statue of Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc) (c.1412-1431) in Place des Pyramides, Paris - 1874.
  • 150th Anniversary of the First Impressionist Exhibition - 1874 - Monet, Renoir, Degas, Morisot, Pissarro, Sisley Cézanne ...
  • 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (1874-1965) - Prime Minister of the U.K. (1940-1945 & 1951-1955).
  • 140th Anniversary of the France Gifting the Statue of Liberty to the United States - 1884.
  • 135th Anniversary of the Completion of the Eiffel Tower in Paris - 1889.
  • 135th Anniversary of the Birth of Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) - English Comic Actor, Filmmaker, and Composer.
  • 125th Anniversary of the Birth of Earnest Hemingway (1899-1961) - American Author and Journalist - "The Sun Also Rises" ...
  • 125th Anniversary of the Birth of Humphrey DeForest Bogart (1899-1957) - American Actor - "Casablanca"; "The African Queen" ...
  • 115th Anniversary of First Airplane Flight Over Paris and the Eiffel Tower - 1909.
  • 75th Anniversary of Creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) - 1949.
  • 55th Anniversary of the First Men to Walk on the Moon - 1969.
  • 30th Anniversary of the Genocide in Rwanda - 1994.
  • 25th Anniversary of the Introduction of the Euro Currency - 1999.
  • Summer Olympic Games 2024 - to be hosted by Paris - 100 Years since the last Paris Olympics.

• 2023 - Anniversaries - Priory Church of St. Bartholomew The Great 900, Sir Christopher Wren 300, Major Davel 300, Voyage South of Antarctic Circle 250, Boston Tea Party 250, Marie Antoinette 230, Telegraph 185, ICRC 160, Phonograph 145, National Geographic Society 135, Gornergrat Railway 125, First Flight 120, WWI 105, Hollywood Sign/Walt Disney Company/Warner Brothers 100, Gustave Eiffel 100, Villa Le Lac 100, Penicillin 95, Mahatma Gandhi 75, NASA 65, Picasso 50, La Grand-Place (Brussels) 25, Nelson Mandela 10, Coronation of King Charles III
  
  
  • 900th Anniversary of the Founding of the Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great - the oldest surviving parish church in London, England.
  • 300th Anniversary of the Death of Sir Christopher Wren (1632-1723) - Architect - St. Paul's Cathedral, Greenwich Hospital, South Front and Fountain Court of Hampton Court Palace ...
  • 300th Anniversary of the Death of Jean-Abraham-Daniel Davel "Major Davel" (1670-1723) - initial leader of movement for Vaudois liberation from Bernese rule (Switzerland).
  • 250th Anniversary of the First Voyage South of the Antarctic Circle by Captain James Cook (1773).
  • 250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party (1773) - Protest against ‘Taxation Without Representation’, 1767 Townshend Revenue Act, 1773 Tea Act ...
  • 230th Anniversary of the Death of Marie Antoinette (1755-1793) - the last Queen of France before the French Revolution.
  • 185th Anniversary of Samuel Morse Demonstrating the Telegraph system (1838) - a revolution for long-distance communication.
  • 160th Anniversary of Founding of International Committee of the Red Cross (1863)
  • 145th Anniversary of Thomas Edison Patenting the Phonograph (1878) - first device to both record sound and play it back.
  • 135th Anniversary of the Founding of the National Geographic Society (1888).
  • 125th Anniversary of the Gornergrat Railway - the World's first fully electric cog railway from Zermatt up to Gornergrat Station (at 3,089 m or 10,135 feet) started in 1898.
  • 120th Anniversary of the First Successful Airplane Flight by the Wright Brothers (1903).
  • 105th Anniversary of the End of World War I (WWI) (1918).
  • 100th Anniversary of the Hollywood Sign, Walt Disney Company, and Warner Brothers (1923).
  • 100th Anniversary of the Death of Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923) - French Civil Engineer - Eiffel Tower, Internal support structure for the Statue of Liberty in New York ...
  • 100th Anniversary of Villa "Le Lac" Corbusier (1923) - designed and built by Le Corbusier (1887-1965).
  • 95th Anniversary of the Discovery of Penicillin by Alexander Fleming (1928).
  • 75th Anniversary of the Death of Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) - lead nonviolent resistance campaign for India's independence from British rule.
  • 65th Anniversary of the Founding of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (1958) - Apollo Moon landing, Space Shuttle, support for International Space Station ...
  • 50th Anniversary of the Death of Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Spanish Painter & Sculptor - created the "Dove of Peace" lithograph for posters for the 1949 World Peace Council ...
  • 25th Anniversary of the 1998 Admission of La Grand-Place, Brussels as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • 10th Anniversary of the Death of Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) - anti-apartheid activist - and 1st President of South Africa.
  • Coronation of H.M. King Charles III, King of the United Kingdom (2023).

• 2022 - Anniversaries - Constantine the Great 1685, Frederick Barbarossa 900, Eleanor of Aquitaine 900, Magellan Expedition 500, Banqueting House 400, Moliere 400, Galileo 380, Inigo Jones 370, Painted Hall 296, Isaac Newton 295, Robert Stevenson 250, Rossini 230, Victor Hugo 220, Rosetta Stone 200, Louis Braille 170, John McCrae 150, Samuel Morse 150, Greyfriars Bobby 150, Yellowstone National Park 150, Charles Darwin 140, Ernest Shackleton 100, Tutankhamun 100, BBC 100, Amelia Earhart 90, Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee, Princess Diana 25, Lavaux Vineyards 15, Death of Queen Elizabeth II
  
  
  • 1685th Anniversary of the Death of Constantine I "the Great", Roman Emperor (Died 337).
  • 900th Anniversary of the Birth of Frederick I "Barbarossa", Holy Roman Emperor (1122-1190).
  • 900th Anniversary of the Birth of Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122-1204) - Duchess of Aquitaine, Queen Consort of England, and Queen Consort of France.
  • 500th Anniversary of the 1522 Completion of the First Recorded Circumnavigation of the Globe.
  • 400th Anniversary of the 1622 Completion of Banqueting House (London).
  • 400th Anniversary of the Birth of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (1622-1673) - known as Moliere - French Playwright, Actor, and Poet - "Tartuffe ou L'Imposteur", "Don Juan ou Le Festin de pierre" ...
  • 380th Anniversary of the Death of Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei (1564-1642) - Astronomer, Physicist and Engineer.
  • 370th Anniversary of the Death of Inigo Jones (1573-1652) - Architect in England.
  • 296th Anniversary of the 1726 Completion of the Painted Hall (Greenwich).
  • 295th Anniversary of the Death of Sir Isaac Newton (1643-1727) - English Mathematician, Physicist, Astronomer, Theologian, and Author.
  • 250th Anniversary of the Birth of Robert Stevenson (1772-1850) - Scottish Civil Engineer and Well Known Designer and Builder of Lighthouses.
  • 230th Anniversary of the Birth of Gioachino Antonio Rossini (1792-1868) - Italian Composer - "The Barber of Seville", "William Tell Overture" ...
  • 220th Anniversary of the Birth of Victor Hugo (1802-1885) - French Poet, Novelist, and Playwright - "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", "Les Miserables" ...
  • 200th Anniversary of the 1822 Deciphering by Jean-Francois Champollion of the Egyptian Hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone.
  • 170th Anniversary of the Death of Louis Braille (1809-1852) - French Teacher of the Blind and Inventor of Braille.
  • 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae (1872-1918) - Canadian Poet, Physician, and Soldier during WWI - poem "In Flanders Fields".
  • 150th Anniversary of the Death of Samuel Morse (1791-1872) - American Painter and Inventor - a Co-Developer of Morse Code.
  • 150th Anniversary of the Death of Greyfriars Bobby (1855-1872) - faithfully spent 14 years guarding the grave of his owner who was buried in Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh.
  • 150th Anniversary of the Establishment in 1872 of Yellowstone National Park - widely believed to be the First National Park in the World.
  • 140th Anniversary of the Death of Charles Darwin (1809-1882) - Scientist, Naturalist, and Natural Historian - Author of "On the Origin of Species".
  • 100th Anniversary of the 1922 Discovery by Howard Carter of the Tomb of Tutankhamun (King Tut) in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt.
  • 100th Anniversary of the Death of Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922)- Antarctic Explorer.
  • 100th Anniversary of the 1922 Founding of the BBC - now the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
  • 90th Anniversary of Amelia Earhart's 1932 Solo Flight Across the Atlantic Ocean.
  • 70th Anniversary of the Reign of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom - Platinum Jubilee.
  • 25th Anniversary of the Death of Princess Diana (1961-1997).
  • 15th Anniversary of the 2007 Admission of the Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • Death of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1926-2022).

• 2021 - Anniversaries - King Alfred "the Great" 1150, Duke Vratislaus I of Bohemia 1100, Viking settlement in Canada 1000, Duke Guillaume IX of Aquitaine 950, Switzerland 730, Dante 700, King Robert II of Scotland 650, Vasari 510, Sir Walter Scott 250, Mozart 230, Clara Barton 200, British Columbia 150, Orville Wright 150, Modern Olympic Games 125, Duke of Edinburgh 100, Queen Elizabeth II 95, National Trust for Scotland 90, Princess Diana 60, WWF 60, Ramsar 50, World Wide Web 30, Internet Archive 25, Royal Wedding 10
  
  
  • 1150th Anniversary of the Accession of Alfred "the Great" as King of Wessex in 871 - followed by Accession as King of England in c.886.
  • 1100th Anniversary of the Death of Vratislaus I, Duke of Bohemia (died 921) (Western Czech Republic).
  • 1000th Anniversary of Viking settlement activity at L'Anse aux Meadows, Canada.
  • 950th Anniversary of the Birth of Guillaume IX “the Troubadour” Duke of Aquitaine & VII Count of Poitou (1071-1126) (Western, Central and Southern France).
  • 730th Anniversary of the Swiss Confederation (1291-2021).
  • 700th Anniversary of the Death of Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) - Italian poet, writer & philosopher - "Divine Comedy".
  • 650th Anniversary of the Coronation of Robert II Stewart, King of Scotland - 1st of the Stewart/Stuart Kings & Queens of Scotland and later also of England & Ireland.
  • 510th Anniversary of the Birth of Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574) - Italian painter, architect, engineer, writer, and historian.
  • 250th Anniversary of the Birth of Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), 1st Baronet of Abbotsford - Novelist, Poet, Playwright, & Historian.
  • 230th Anniversary of the Death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) - Composer - symphonies, concertos, operas ...
  • 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Clara Barton (1821-1912) - Founder of the American Red Cross (ARC).
  • 150th Anniversary of British Columbia becoming the 6th Province of Canada (1871).
  • 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Orville Wright (1871-1948) - Inventor & Aviation Pioneer - 1st Successful Airplane Flight.
  • 125th Anniversary of the first Modern Olympics Games (1896-2021).
  • 100th Anniversary of the Birth of H.R.H. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921-2021) - Husband of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom.
  • 95th Anniversary of the Birth of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom.
  • 90th Anniversary of the Formation of the National Trust for Scotland - Properties managed include Fyvie Castle, Castle Fraser, Craigievar Castle ...
  • 60th Anniversary of the Birth of Lady Diana Frances Spencer “Princess Diana” (1961-1997) - former Wife of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales.
  • 60th Anniversary of World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) - International Non-Governmental Organization (INGO).
  • 50th Anniversary of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands - International treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands.
  • 30th Anniversary of the Introduction of the World Wide Web to the general public (1991) - The World Wide Web "WWW" or "the Web" was invented by Sir Tim Berners-Lee in 1989.
  • 25th Anniversary of Founding of the Internet Archive - a digital library with the mission to provide : "Universal Access to All Knowledge".
  • 10th Wedding Anniversary of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge & Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.

• 2020 - Anniversaries - Salisbury Cathedral 800, Saint Louis 750, Dome of Florence Cathedral 600, William Cecil 500, Mayflower Voyage 400, Beethoven 250, Florence Nightingale 200, Saint John Paul II 100, End of WWII 75, UN 75 & UNESCO 75
  
  
  • 800th Anniversary of the Start of Construction of Salisbury Cathedral (1220).
  • 750th Anniversary of the Death of Louis IX "Saint Louis" King of France (died 1270) - Patron Saint of France.
  • 600th Anniversary of the Start of Construction of the Dome of Florence Cathedral (1420) - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore.
  • 500th Anniversary of the Birth of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (born 1520) - chief advisor of Queen Elizabeth I.
  • 400th Anniversary of the Mayflower Voyage (1620) - early Pioneer Settlers sailed from England to Plymouth, Massachusetts.
  • 250th Anniversary of the Birth of Ludwig van Beethoven (born 1770) - composer and pianist.
  • 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Florence Nightingale (born 1820) - founder of modern nursing.
  • 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Pope John Paul II (born 1920) - canonized as Saint John Paul II in 2014.
  • 75th Anniversary of the End of World War II (WWII).
  • 75th Anniversary of the UN & UNESCO - United Nations & United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

• 2019 - Anniversaries - Order of St. John 920, Leeds Castle 900, St. Francis Peace Pilgrimage 800, Leonardo da Vinci 500, Rembrandt van Rijn 350, Peace Treaty of Versailles 100, First Men to Walk on the Moon 50
  
  
  • 920th Anniversary of the Knights Hospitaller (c.1099) - now represented by the Order of St. John and the St. John Ambulance ...
  • 900th Anniversary of the first stone castle built on the site of Leeds Castle, England (1119).
  • 800th Anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi’s Pilgrimage of Peace to the Holy Land (1219).
  • 500th Anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) - inventor, artist ...
  • 350th Anniversary of the death of Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) - draughtsman, painter and printmaker.
  • 100th Anniversary of the Peace Treaty of Versailles (1919).
  • 50th Anniversary of the first Men to Walk on the Moon (1969).

• 2018 - Royal Wedding - and Anniversaries - Sainte Chapelle 770, Stonehenge 100, End of WWI 100
  
  
  • Royal Wedding - Windsor, England.
  • 770th Anniversary of Sainte Chapelle (1248-2018).
  • 100th Anniversary of Stonehenge under public ownership.
  • 100th Anniversary of the End of World War I (WWI).

• 2017 - Anniversaries - Canadian Confederation 150, Founding of Montreal 375, Jane Austen 200, Princess Diana 20
  
  
  • 150th Anniversary of the Canadian Confederation (1867-2017).
  • 375th Anniversary of the Founding of Montreal (1642-2017).
  • 200th Anniversary of the death of Jane Austen - English novelist - "Pride and Prejudice", "Sense and Sensibility" ...
  • 20th Anniversary of the death of Princess Diana - 2017 has been marked by numerous celebrations of her life.

• 2016 - Anniversaries - Swiss Confederation 725, Antonio Vivaldi 275, Venice and modern United Italy 150
  
  
  • 725th Anniversary of the Swiss Confederation (1291-2016).
  • 275th Anniversary of the death of Antonio Vivaldi - Italian Baroque composer - "Four Seasons" ...
  • 150th Anniversary of Venice joining modern Unified Italy (1866) - ruled by Victor Emmanuel II, King of Italy - House of Savoy.

• 2015 - Anniversaries - Magna Carta 800, Abbey of Saint-Maurice 1500 and Grand Saint Bernard Hospice 965
  
  
  • 800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta (1215) - a symbol of justice, fairness, and human rights. Basic principles from the Magna Carta - were incorporated in the American Bill of Rights (1791) and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) ...
  • 1500th Anniversary of the Abbey of Saint-Maurice (Switzerland) - long tradition of daily worship and is on the Via Francigena pilgrim route from Canterbury to Rome ...
  • 965th Anniversary of the Grand Saint Bernard Hospice (Switzerland) - long tradition of welcoming and protecting travellers crossing the Alps and is on the Via Francigena pilgrim route from Canterbury to Rome ...

• 2014 - Anniversaries - Bannockburn 2014, Geneva 200, Rwanda 20, WWI 100 and the First Geneva Convention 1864
  
  
  • 700th Anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn (Stirling, Scotland) - and Scottish Clan Gathering 2014.
    
  • 200th Anniversary of Confederate troops landing in Geneva - which led to Geneva joining the Swiss Confederation as the 22nd Canton of Switzerland.
  • 20th Anniversary of the Genocide in Rwanda - Memorial - The Upright Men (Les Hommes Debout).
  • 100th Anniversary of World War I - Memorial - at the Tower of London.
  • 150th Anniversary of the First Geneva Convention - 1864.

• 2013 - Tutankhamun Exhibit; Louvre Museum and Thomas Edison
  
  
  • Tutankhamun (King Tut) (Died c.1323 BC) Exhibit - Geneva, Switzerland (DNA Information).
  • 220th Anniversary of the opening of the Louvre Museum - Paris, France.
  • 135th Anniversary of Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) founding the Edison Electric Light Company - later merged to become General Electric (GE).

• 2012 - Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee - and British Jubilee Celebrations back to Queen Victoria

Celebrations took place in London, England and around the World to commemorate Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's 60 year Reign.

• 2011 - Royal Wedding - London, England - and British Royal Celebrations back to Queen Victoria

Royal Weddings & Anniversaries and Coronations & Jubilees.

• 2010 - Olympic Flame - Vancouver Winter Olympic Games

Leading up to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games – the Olympic Torch Relay started on October 30, 2009 in Victoria, British Columbia – as day one of the 106 day journey through over 1,000 communities across Canada (including historic West Shefford (Bromont), Magog and Saint-Lin-Laurentides, Quebec).

• 2009 - Clan Gathering - Edinburgh, Scotland

In July - the City of Edinburgh hosted the “world’s largest” Clan Gathering celebration for all the Scottish Family Clans with 47,000 people attending from around the world. The main venue was in Holyrood Park beside Holyrood Palace: - 100 Clan Tents, 75 Clan Chiefs, Highland Games, Scottish Food, Scottish Music, Bag Pipe Bands, Scottish Whisky, …
Other events/activities included an emotional Clan Parade up the “Royal Mile” (from Holyrood Palace to Edinburgh Castle – with Pipe Bands, 8,000 participants and 20,000 spectators) - this was followed by an entertaining show on the History of the Clans.

6.2 UNESCO World Heritage Sites

(Updated and expanded - Q1 2024)

• UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Links for Photos & Images of UNESCO World Heritage Sites on this website.
Sites in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Middle East, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State ...

6.3 Other Historical Photos & Images grouped by theme

(Updated - Q1 2021)

• "The Family Tree" & Related Discoveries

An example of some of the clues and the "Gateway Ancestors" that were found on "The Family Tree" - and some of the related research discoveries.

• Early Emigrants to New England, New York, Vermont and Lower Canada

List (with links) of Emigrants from the 1620's onward - including year of arrival and their country of origin if known.

• Mayflower Voyage to New England - 1620

Replica of the famous Mayflower ship - that early European Pioneer Settlers of New England sailed aboard - from England to Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620.

• Mayflower and Other Emigrants from Leiden, the Netherlands (1600's)

Mayflower and Other Early Emigrant Families from Leiden - to New England and New Netherland/New Amsterdam (New York).

• Origin of Annual U.S. Thanksgiving Celebration ?

Annual U.S. Thanksgiving Inherited from the Annual Thanksgiving Celebration in Leiden, the Netherlands ?

• Early Voyages to New England (1600's)

Images of the type of sailing vessels used to cross the Atlantic Ocean in the 1600's.

• Early Emigrants from Amsterdam to New Netherland (1600's)

Early Emigrant Families from Amsterdam - to New Netherland/New Amsterdam (New York) - and the old Dutch West India Company Headquarters.

• Founders Monuments & Bridges in New England

Memorial Monuments and Bridges have been erected in memory of the Founders of various early Towns in New England.

• Early Towns & Communities in North America

The early pioneer settlers built the first homesteads, schools, churches, businesses, towns, roads, bridges ...

• Garrison House, Dover, New Hampshire (c. 1675)

An example of an early New England family home that was also used as a Garrison House for protection against attacks from Native American Indian tribes.

• Palatine Emigrants to New York State (1710)

The Palatines originally came from the Palatinate area of south-west Germany (over 160 years before the modern nation-state of Germany was founded) and emigrated to New York State in 1710.

• Early Settlers, Eastern Townships, Lower Canada (1790's)

An image of an early pioneer settler's home with a description of the challenges that they faced.

• Early Transportation by Stagecoach

As soon as roads were built and well enough developed - horse drawn stagecoaches were used to transport passengers, mail and goods between towns and across regions.

• Montreal, Quebec in the early 1840's

An image of Montreal during an early period of rapid population growth from 27,000 inhabitants in 1832 to 50,000 in 1850.

• Fenian Raids (1866-1871)

The Fenians, Irish nationalists dedicated to driving the British out of Canada from bases in the United States, began sporadic raids over the border in 1866.

• Clan Hay Family Castles in Scotland (external link)

The external link includes a collection of photos - by Charlie Hay - of Scottish Castles and Homes that have been owned by various members of the Clan Hay Family.

• A Medieval Protest

A Medieval form of Protest - Long before modern Social Media - using a Gargoyle.

• Genealogy Documentary Series - Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are? - British (BBC), American (TLC & NBC), Australian (SBS), Irish (RTÉ), and Canadian (CBC) - plus other countries - such as Denmark (DR1), Norway (NRK) and Sweden (SVT) - presented in their respective local languages. Genealogy documentary series - each episode traces the ancestry of a different celebrity.
Discoveries have included direct ancestor links with Early New England, Pennsylvania & Virginia Settlers, Early Settlers of Canadian Provinces (pre 1867 Confederation) and European Royalty ... and include a combination of inspiring, courageous, dramatic and tragic stories - with family links to important historical periods and events.

• DNA Testing for Genealogical Research

DNA test results can provide valuable Genealogical information - as a complement to traditional Genealogical Research.

• Yet To Be Identified Images

This is a collection of old photos - unfortunately like many others - where no or very little information was left behind. This makes it very challenging to try and identify the names of the individuals in the photos.
Please let me know if you are able to identify the names of any of the individuals in this collection.

7. Regional Summaries (North America)

(Updated - 2015)

• Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada

• New England & New York State, United States

8. Surname Index for Photos & Images

(Updated - Q4 2021)

• Surname Index for Photos & Images

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