Kondoizing is good for your clothes but not for your heirloom photos. But what is a person to do? This episode offers tips for tackling your images, from digital overload to ancestral images. What to do and how to share and store them. Sign up for my newsletter at https://maureentaylor.com/. Links: Show notes at https://maureentaylor.com/spring-cleaning-your-photos/ Like the Photo Detective Facebook Page so you get notified of my Facebook Live videos at https://www.facebook.com/MaureenPhotoDetec...
Mar 20, 2019•42 min•Ep. 33
Joe Bott is passionate about reuniting pictures with families. That’s the premise behind DeadFred, the oldest photo reunion site. We talk about when and why Joe started Dead Fred, and we find out if there is a real Fred. Ways you can use the site: You can search for missing family photos by surname or place You can upload images for others to find You can research photographers Each image file contains all the information that the submitter has about the picture. Have you found one of your famil...
Feb 22, 2019•33 min•Ep. 32
My guest is James Morley, a UK based photo historians who’s created a very cool World War 1 resource called A Street Near You. What is A Street Near You? It explores the local legacy of the First World War. Photos of individuals who died in the war are pinned to a map with data. We discuss how he created the site, and how users can make the most of it. There are currently five sources from which the information is pulled: Lives of the First World War, The Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemet...
Feb 22, 2019•38 min•Ep. 31
Rootstech is the largest genealogy conference in the U.S. if not the world. Seriously! This is one conference you have to prepare for, so in this episode I share tips: What to Wear How to Plan (Hint: Use the app) Sign up for the Virtual Pass Don't miss the Keynotes (or my two lectures) Visit the Exhibit Hall for bargains. Since this episode taped on Valentine's Day it's appropriate to talk about clues in wedding photos. You'll learn what clues hint at marriage and how to find out more. I'm thril...
Feb 14, 2019•44 min•Ep. 30
I love my city. It now shows. I have a new website: https://oldpvd.com. It runs on https://chronocharts.com, an interactive web platform developed by GeneaLabs, bringing historical maps and photos together. Images of buildings are pinned to a historical map based on their date of construction. Historical information is available. You can add your knowledge of a marker in the comments too. I'm thrilled to be offering something new. Photo investigations. These collaborative one-on-one sessions. Lo...
Jan 29, 2019•44 min•Ep. 29
Family tree charts have come a long way from the ones our nineteenth-century ancestors framed. Janet Horvoka of Family Chartmasters joins me to chat about charts. I guarantee after listening you'll want one. I know I do. I'm thrilled to be offering something new. Photo investigations. These collaborative one-on-one sessions. Look at your family photos then you and I meet to discuss your mystery images. And find out how each clue and hint might contribute to your family history. Find out more by ...
Jan 20, 2019•40 min•Ep. 28
Raise your hand if you've taken a DNA test or given one to a family member. Joining me this week is Diahan Southard, Your DNA Guide. She's among the industry leaders teaching us about how to use DNA for family history research. You won't forget one of Diahan's lectures! I'm thrilled to be offering something new. Photo investigations. These collaborative one-on-one sessions. Look at your family photos then you and I meet to discuss your mystery images. And find out how each clue and hint might co...
Dec 20, 2018•33 min•Ep. 27
It's true. Three of the profiles in The Last Muster series are now short documentary films, called A Trio of Revolutionary Voices. Pamela Pacelli Cooper, President of Verissima Productions and her husband Rob Cooper helped make this dream a reality. Your support of our Kickstarter campaign did too. Don't miss this episode of how we turned a non-fiction work into a film. I'm thrilled to be offering something new. Photo investigations. These collaborative one-on-one sessions. Look at your family p...
Dec 18, 2018•36 min•Ep. 26
Randy Fredlund of Vivid-Pix joined me to talk about imaging and how Vivid-pix works. He's the co-founder of the company. It's a magical product. Upload an image and take your pick of the enhanced version you like. You can tweak it further too. I'm thrilled to be offering something new. Photo investigations. These collaborative one-on-one sessions. Look at your family photos then you and I meet to discuss your mystery images. And find out how each clue and hint might contribute to your family his...
Dec 01, 2018•36 min•Ep. 25
You won't believe what Civil War historian, Kurt Luther, has created. Civil War Photo Sleuth is a gathering place for images and information. I'm thrilled to be offering something new. Photo investigations. These collaborative one-on-one sessions. Look at your family photos then you and I meet to discuss your mystery images. And find out how each clue and hint might contribute to your family history. Find out more by going to maureentaylor.com and clicking on family photo investigations . Suppor...
Nov 19, 2018•42 min•Ep. 24
Christopher Desmond of MemoryWeb joined me for another episode of my podcast to share their big news. MemoryWeb is now available for Android's and for your desktop. They'll be rolling out improvements to these versions so that functionality will eventually match what's available through their IOS app. I'm thrilled to be offering something new. Photo investigations. These collaborative one-on-one sessions. Look at your family photos then you and I meet to discuss your mystery images. And find out...
Oct 30, 2018•51 min•Ep. 23
A few weeks ago, I interviewed author Paul Collins, The Literary Detective, about his new book, Blood and Ivy: The 1849 Murder that Scandalized Harvard. It has a connection to a photo I found. Really! I'm a huge fan of his. Listen in and find out why. I'm thrilled to be offering something new. Photo investigations. These collaborative one-on-one sessions. Look at your family photos then you and I meet to discuss your mystery images. And find out how each clue and hint might contribute to your fa...
Oct 24, 2018•38 min•Ep. 22
Brenda of the Gravestone Girls was on recently to talk about all things relating to gravestones and their preservation work. We also chat about postmortem images. I'm thrilled to be offering something new. Photo investigations. These collaborative one-on-one sessions. Look at your family photos then you and I meet to discuss your mystery images. And find out how each clue and hint might contribute to your family history. Find out more by going to maureentaylor.com and clicking on family photo in...
Oct 24, 2018•43 min•Ep. 21
If you’re like me, then you have photographs or scans of documents that can use a little touch-up. Vivid-Pix’s Restore software makes that easy. No more complicated solutions. Upload a picture to the software and quickly correct color, contrast, and brightness. I'm thrilled to be offering something new. Photo investigations. These collaborative one-on-one sessions. Look at your family photos then you and I meet to discuss your mystery images. And find out how each clue and hint might contribute ...
Oct 16, 2018•36 min•Ep. 20
A trip to the local outdoor flea market taught me a few things about how non-genealogists feel about pictures. Today my guest is Shannon Uschold of GenerationStory, a free iOS and desktop app to help you save the stories of family artifacts. She released the GenerationStory app in 2015. I'm thrilled to be offering something new. Photo investigations. These collaborative one-on-one sessions. Look at your family photos then you and I meet to discuss your mystery images. And find out how each clue ...
Aug 21, 2018•35 min•Ep. 19
A story about one woman's photo discovery at Goodwill made the news. It made me think about the photo terminology you see online. What's a found photo? What's an orphan photo? I gave these questions a lot of thought and came up with an opinion. Listen in and let me know if you agree. I'm thrilled to be offering something new. Photo investigations. These collaborative one-on-one sessions. Look at your family photos then you and I meet to discuss your mystery images. And find out how each clue and...
Aug 02, 2018•32 min•Ep. 18
My daughter's teary eyes at discovering a tossed photo were the inspiration for a recent blog post, "Let's Stop Trashing Family Photos". It struck a nerve with my readers too. My inbox and FB page were flooded with responses. Listen to their emails in this edition of The Photo Detective. I'm thrilled to be offering something new. Photo investigations. These collaborative one-on-one sessions. Look at your family photos then you and I meet to discuss your mystery images. And find out how each clue...
Jun 21, 2018•40 min•Ep. 17
Just about anything can be listed on eBay. In this episode of The Photo Detective, you'll learn how to search for family materials and how to set up an alert so you'll never miss a "lost" family item. I'm thrilled to be offering something new. Photo investigations. These collaborative one-on-one sessions. Look at your family photos then you and I meet to discuss your mystery images. And find out how each clue and hint might contribute to your family history. Find out more by going to maureentayl...
May 18, 2018•31 min•Ep. 16
If you've ever wondered how to connect all your family photos with your genealogy, then you need to listen to this episode of The Photo Detective Podcast. My guest is Christopher Desmond of Memory Web . Memory Web syncs to Google Drive, Dropbox, Instagram, FamilySearch, Facebook, and Flickr making it easy to transfer your photos to the sites you're using to connect. A new desktop version is about to be released, too. He answers all of these questions as well as how to gather, edit, navigate, and...
Apr 20, 2018•41 min•Ep. 15
https://player.vimeo.com/video/261036540 A listener, Deborah Stock, asked me to talk about how to find family photos. There are photos everywhere from genealogical databases, to books. There is no quick way to search for photos online. It takes time and methodology. TipsTry making a list for each ancestor. Where they lived? Where they worked? Their activities. Then search for pictures based on their lives. Start big: Images.google.com For instance, search for historical images of the town they l...
Apr 03, 2018•24 min•Ep. 14
In this episode of The Photo Detective, Julianna Szucs of Ancestry.com explains how to search this mega genealogy site. She covers general search strategies, global searches, category searches as well as how to find what you need in individual collections. My personal favorite tip is how to use three different types of wildcard searches. I guarantee this episode will change how you use Ancestry.com. I'm thrilled to be offering something new. Photo investigations. These collaborative one-on-one s...
Mar 06, 2018•39 min•Ep. 13
Tara Bergeson of FamilySearch.org joined me to talk about RootsTech 2018. They have an outstanding line-up of events including a Wednesday night opening of the Expo Hall, a celebration of the Greatest Generation, and "My Family, Mi Herencia", a Luz de Las Naciones production on Saturday evening. The deadline for the Photo & Story Competition is now January 19, 2018. Old photos or new, it doesn't matter as long as you tell the story and then post it online through a blog or a social media sit...
Jan 13, 2018•37 min•Ep. 13
Daniel Horowitz of MyHeritage was my guest this month. We did a demo of one of the really cool features of their instant discoveries option. You upload photos to your MyHeritage.com family tree website and then the matching happens. It sounds complicated and technical but follow along as Daniel and I discuss how to get the most out of your Premium Plus or Complete MyHeritage.com subscription. I love how easy it is to find new family photos in the collections of others who share some of your ance...
Dec 01, 2017•38 min•Ep. 12
I had the opportunity to interview Beth Forester of https://animoto.com where we discussed the power of video and family history. I'm thrilled to be offering something new. Photo investigations. These collaborative one-on-one sessions. Look at your family photos then you and I meet to discuss your mystery images. And find out how each clue and hint might contribute to your family history. Find out more by going to maureentaylor.com and clicking on family photo investigations . Support the show...
Nov 09, 2017•12 min•Ep. 11
In this episode we take a look at how I use Animoto to create family history and house history videos. I give a live photo consult on a picture submitted by a viewer, then I discuss scanning tintypes. I'm thrilled to be offering something new. Photo investigations. These collaborative one-on-one sessions. Look at your family photos then you and I meet to discuss your mystery images. And find out how each clue and hint might contribute to your family history. Find out more by going to maureentayl...
Nov 09, 2017•19 min•Ep. 10
In this episode of Ask Maureen, Maureen Taylor, the Photo Detective, shares: What do you see in a photo? Photo Preservation Tips Next Month I have a big surprise. A new class. It's in response to the survey many of my readers participated in. Listen in on Extreme Genes to a discussion on houses in photos and on their new Patreon site for a discussion of Reverse Genealogy and Photographs. Thank you for listening. Resources Schedule a Photo Consult with Maureen. Join Maureen on Instagram for photo...
Sep 26, 2017•20 min•Ep. 9
In this episode of Ask Maureen, Maureen Taylor, The Photo Detective, shares information about a new resource from Google, in partnership with museums around the world, called We Wear Culture. It is an amazing resource dedicated to 3,000 years of world fashion. Then, as we prepare for the upcoming solar eclipse, Maureen shares a glimpse back to a 1923 Solar Eclipse and gives a few helpful tips on photographing eclipse events. And finally, a peek behind the curtain into the clues you can use to da...
Aug 21, 2017•21 min•Ep. 8
In this episode Maureen unravels threads of a complex photo mystery that involves two orphan photos taken nearly 50 years apart and newspaper clippings spanning 16 years all discovered together in one frame. She also weighs in on the recent Amelia Earhart photo mystery. If you are curious how a photo consult works, this episode of Ask Maureen provides a glimpse behind the curtain to see what Maureen can help you to discover. Amelia Earhart: the photo mystery that recently surfaced and how checki...
Jul 14, 2017•18 min•Ep. 7
In this episode of Ask Maureen, Maureen gives some great tips and points the way to some great resources, including some recent podcast appearances. What do you do with that box of photos with no names? How do you scan originals vs. slide copies? How should you deal with old black paper photo albums? Plus, you are invited to help The Photo Detective by participating in a survey about photo ID problems. Can you help? Instagram ~ Join Maureen on this social media site for Photo Detective Tips Phot...
Jun 20, 2017•16 min•Ep. 6
Lantern Slides ~ What are they and what were they used for? And an example of lantern slides. Metadata - What is metadata? How do we use it for photo organizing and preserving family history? Keep a list of keywords Electronic properties Best practices and good behavior for posting and sharing photos online Watermarking photos Ethical photo sharing I'm thrilled to be offering something new. Photo investigations. These collaborative one-on-one sessions. Look at your family photos then you and I m...
May 26, 2017•15 min•Ep. 5
