Author: Maureen A. Taylor

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Photo Negatives: How to Scan, Preserve and Store Them Premium

Learn how to care for and scan old photo negatives—and why they deserve a place in your collection.

Finding Photo Clues in Historical Hat Styles

This mystery photo features a lovely assortment of hat styles. Let's take a closer look at the details in this photo, (including the hats!) to see what more we can learn.

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.

Subtle Clues Help Date a Mystery Officer

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

How to Self-Publish Your Family History Book

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

Reverse Genealogy: 5 Reasons to Trace Family Forward in Time Premium

Think tracing your tree back in time is the only way to go? Guess again. We got some unconventional researchers to share their reverse genealogy secrets.

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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.

3 Steps to Identify Unknown People in Old Family Photos

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

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.

Photo Detective: 20th-Century Photos Before Photoshop® Premium

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