Archives for Maureen A. Taylor
Identifying Old Photos of Children
Genealogists need a sense of humor. You never know what you're going to find. Loretta Gillespie, author of the blog Barking Up the Wrong Tree, submitted this photo of two children. Last week I dated it to the mid to late 1880s. To try to solve this mystery, Loretta sent...
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Sorting Out Children’s Clothing
It's been awhile since I've put out a call for photos from your collections. If you have a photo of a child wearing interesting clothing, please send it to me. I'd love to run a series on what kinds of clothing children wore, and when. This week's photo came from...
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A Double Mystery: Twins in the Family
This cute-as-a-button toddler duo is a big family history problem for Laura Cook. Who are they?The cabinet card was once owned by her paternal grandmother—a trail of ownership that at least eliminates her mother's family from consideration. Laura asked her father if he could remember any twins in his...
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Census Taking in Pictures
My fingers are itching to start searching through the 1940 census. I've read that the National Archives website crashed due to the number of folks online doing the same thing. I'll wait a bit and try again. In the meantime, take a peek at some census-related...
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Secrets to Find Ancestors in Early US Census Records Premium
Don't stress out about finding ancestors in early, head-of-household-only censuses. These tricks will help you transform those tick marks into ancestral families.
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Graduation Caps
It's the last week for hats. It's also your last chance this month to save 10% on Fashionable Folks: Bonnets and Hats 1840-1900. Use HAT10 as the coupon code when ordering from Family Tree Shop. I've blogged about a lady in a fancy hat, a young man in a...
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Hats Off to the Men
First it was work hats, then fancy hats for ladies, but what about everyday hats for men? Go ahead. Take a guess: When do you think this young man posed for this image? My mother has an expression, "what's old is new." It's all about how fashion...
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Hats and Hair
Last week the focus was work hats for men. This week it's all about the ladies. When I go photo shopping, I love to find more than one image of the same person. I have two images of this woman—one in a hat and one without her hat...
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A Month’s Worth of Hats
It's almost spring! So let's celebrate with a look at different styles of hats. Last fall, I finished my book Fashionable Folks: Bonnets and Hats, 1840-1900 and it's available in the Family Tree Shop store with 10% off this month if you use the coupon code HAT10 when you...
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British vs. American: Readers Weigh In
Last week I posted two photos. One was an American and the other a British one. Photo 1Photo 2I asked all of you to vote on which one was which. There is no stumping this audience. The majority voted for photo 1 being the American man...
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