Archives for Maureen A. Taylor

A Piece of Connecticut History

Photo courtesy of Derby (CT) Public Library Could this woman be Nancy Freeman, widow of Roswell Freeman, who was one of Connecticut's "Black Governors"? That's the big question, and this query has a lot of pieces. Janet Woodruff, an archaeologist with the Archaeology Laboratory for African & African...

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Old Photos: Are These Sisters or Family Friends?

A few weeks ago I featured Jim Cat's picture of women seated on the stoop in front of their house. He recently wrote to tell me more about the women in the picture. His grandmother Mary Florence Filichia Catanzaro was born in Chicago on Feb. 18, 1894. Mary...

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Mind-Bending Photo Mystery: Part 2

Last week I wrote about Pam and Art Crawford's family photo dilemma. With both the Crawford and Jones families claiming this couple as their relatives, it's a pixel puzzle. This week I'm tackling the costume clues in the image. Men's ties and collars can help pinpoint a date...

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Researching Your Genealogy in New Haven, Connecticut Premium

Here's your guide to finding your way around the genealogy records available in New Haven, Connecticut.

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Mind-Bending Photo Mystery

Isn't this a nice picture? It seems so innocuous. Yet this picture is BIG photo mystery that has a couple puzzled: I met Pam and Art Crawford at last month's RootsTech conference. Using my iPad as a voice recorder, I interviewed them about this picture. You can listen...

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Smartphone Camera Tip: Viewing Old Negatives

I'm a relatively new smartphone user. While I was waiting for an upgrade, lots of folks got iPhones and other types of smartphones. A few months ago, I finally qualified and picked up a Samsung Galaxy. Some attendees to last month's Who Do You Think You...

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WDYTYA London and a Launch

What a busy week! Last week at this time, I was walking through Shakespeare's birthplace recovering from two action-packed days of looking at photos at Who Do You Think You Are? Live! in London. I have some pictures to share. As soon as I came home a new...

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Who Do You Think You Are? Live!

As you read this, I'm still in the London, England area visiting with friends. Here's a glimpse of me at last year's Who Do You Think You Are? Live! show. It's exhilarating to meet with so many people to discuss their photos. As you can tell from the smile on...

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Clues in Old Photo Postcards, Part 2

Jennifer Bryan sent me a photo-postcard mystery and I featured part one in last week's post.This week I'll share what I learned about the recipient of the postcard, Miss Flossie Howell of Baker City, Ore. Flossie's friend Desca wrote: Hello. Rec'd letter other day ans soon. What are you...

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Clues in Old Photo Postcards

Last week I wrote about orphan photos and how you can reunite them with family. This week I'm featuring one such image that Jennifer Bryan bought. I'm hoping that a descendant will see this two-part story. These three young women—Desca, Mabel and Hazel—sent this real photo-postcard to their friend Flossie...

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