The Photo Detective

Join The Photo Detective, Maureen Taylor, each week as she discusses historical photos and how they fit into your family history. From ancestor identification to photo preservation, The Photo Detective Podcast covers it all. Featuring special experts from genealogy, fashion history, photo history, and restoration, it’s a not-to-miss for photo fans, genealogists, and lovers of history.

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The Last Muster

After a dozen years of searching, there are still new photographs popping up. These men and women experienced the Revolutionary War period and lived long enough to be photographed. Do you have one in your collection? Listen in to learn more about The Last Muster project. How did this project start? How many photographs have I found? Were there any surprises along the way? Why aren't there more pictures from certain parts of the country? What's next? I'm thrilled to be offering something new. Pho...

Apr 03, 2017•10 min•Ep. 4

Answering Listener’s Questions

Ask Maureen Facebook Live events are your chance to ask your photo related questions. Think about your number one concern. Is it unidentified images? Preserving photos? Organizing them for the next generation? Or maybe you want to know more about sharing pictures. Go ahead and ask. I'm listening. You can submit your question here. Here are this month's answers to questions from followers. What's the difference between conservation and restoration? When do I need a professional? What is a "Cabine...

Mar 23, 2017•13 min•Ep. 3

Ask Maureen

What to do if you don't have very many old photos of your family? How can you find more photos from your ancestors? Orphan Photos ~ instant ancestors and how to start identifying the photographs even though they are not your ancestors. Tin Types ~ What to do first to identify them? How to put photos on to Ancestry.com and link it to a specific person? Photos on Fabric Locating more information about old Photography Studios I'm thrilled to be offering something new. Photo investigations. These co...

Mar 02, 2017•12 min•Ep. 2

How I Became The Photo Detective

I held my first Facebook Live event on January 26th. In this episode, I answered some questions submitted by my readers. How did I get started as the Photo Detective? How do I tell two people apart in photos? Is it possible to identify a geographic location (state/nation) (with reasonable accuracy) based on clothing? A reader wrote: "My grandmother was wearing the same clothes styles/clothes in the 1970's as she did in the 1930's and 40's. How could the date of her photos be determined based on ...

Jan 30, 2017•13 min•Ep. 1

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