How do i colorize a black and white photo?

I have an old black and white photo of a family member I would like to colorize. how is this done? ? I am new to photoshop.

  Is this a scanned image? If you have a grayscale image you have to do it manually using a brush tool and choosing colors with the color picker.
If the image was originally RGB and converted to B&W then it’s possible to use:
Enhance >> Adjust Color >> Hue/Saturation
There is a colorize checkbox and you can simply adjust the sliders for an overall color change.
 

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