Author: Maureen A. Taylor

Old Christmas Photos: Best of Photo Detective

Photo Detective was a long-running FamilyTreeMagazine.com blog. Here, we've combined the best posts about old Christmas photos.

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Subtle Clues Help Date a Mystery Officer

The background (and a belt buckle) help date this mystery military officer.

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How to Self-Publish Your Family History Book Premium

Itching to write your family history? Learn the pros and cons of the various methods for publishing your genealogy here.

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Fixing Environmental Dangers to Your Family Photos

You’ll learn about helpful records for California research, the best websites to search, and hints for dealing with common obstacles such as long waits for vital records and the San Francisco earthquake and fire.

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3 Steps to Identify Unknown People in Old Family Photos Premium

Compare photo clues to available records to identify the subjects in an old family picture.

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Fixing Environmental Dangers to Your Family Photos Premium

Learn how to preserve your old family photos and protect them from environmental factors like heat and humidity.

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Photo Detective: 20th Century Photos Before Photoshop® Premium

Before photos went digital, our ancestors made plenty of choices about how their photos should look.

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How to Learn About Working Women in Old Family Photos

Did your female ancestors work outside the home? In this article, the photo detective, Maureen Taylor, demonstrates how you can find clues to your great-grandma's occupation in old photographs.

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The Search for a Family Resemblance

There are two other images in Susan Ellerbee’s collection. Both men. Both were taken in the 1880s. The young man is William F. Tucker. She’s hoping that a family resemblance will help her decided which side of the family the man in the tintype hails. Before we get to that. Let’s take a look at […]

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