Archives for Maureen A. Taylor
Your Farmer Ancestors: Threshing in South Dakota
There are a lot of comments on my posting on the threshing photos I saw last month at Jamboree. I learned a lot about the threshing process. Thank you! Sharon Pike sent in another picture of threshing wheat. It's of her family in South Dakota. Being...
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Photo Contest Submissions
A big thank you to everyone that submitted photos to our contest. The deadline has now passed and I'm gradually working my way through all the images to pick the winning image. The winner will receive a copy of my book, The Family Photo Detective, and the image...
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Jean-ealogy: Ancestors in Blue Jeans
When I was working on my book Finding the Civil War in Your Family Album, I spent a lot of time looking for all sorts of clothing examples. As one of the photo shows, I found this picture of a man wearing what looks like blue jeans. Today jeans are...
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Westward Bound! Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree
This week I'm off to the Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree and a meeting of the California Genealogical Society. I hope to see you there! Please stop by my booth at the Jamboree to say hello. All this California travel makes me think about western American style clothing worn in...
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Call for Photos! Maureen’s New Book
I'm working on an updated and revised version of Uncovering Your Ancestry Through Family Photographs. To reflect all the new content, it has a new name, The Family Photo Detective:When I was at the NGS Conference in Cincinnati, Genealogy Insider Diane Haddad, Managing Editor Allison Dolan and I sat...
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July/August 2012 Photo Detective: Military Mystery Premium
What can you learn from a WWII veteran's Army photos taken in the South Pacific?
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NGS Photo Spotlight
The owner of last week's photo, Larae Schraeder, sent me some additional information on her family. I love the connection between family history and photography! That's no surprise to all the readers of this space. Last week, I showed details giving evidence that this picture was taken by an itinerant...
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What I Saw at the National Genealogical Society Conference
Thank you to everyone who stopped by my booth at the National Genealogical Society Conference last week! I looked at a lot of photos and many people promised to send in submissions for this column. Larae Schraeder showed me two photos. Here's one of them (I'm still working on the...
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More Family Photos of Ancestral Children
Last week I showcased your photos of ancestral children and this week it's a second installment. This little guy is Sandra Jerome's grandfather, Ralph Frederick Jerome. He was born September 7, 1894 in Jordan, Scott County, Minnesota. He's wearing attire approximate for boys less than 5--a...
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Ancestor Mystery Photos: Unidentified Kids
Thank you for all the pictures of your ancestors' cute kids! These little girls are named Josie Powell and Nannie Wilson. Don't you love their identical outfits? They are in a photo album owned by Gwen Prichard. She's trying to establish a relationship between them. Perhaps their mothers were friends...
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