Archives for Maureen A. Taylor
Photo Detective: Mistaken Identity Premium
Family memory and photographic evidence don't always agree. At least that's true in my experience. While many people e-mail me photographs of completely unknown people, some send in images supposedly identified by a relative. Sometimes the information is correct, but often it's a case of mistaken identity. Ken Gibilisco writes...
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Genealogy New Year’s Resolutions Premium
If you are looking for something to do better in the next year, start with your photo collection. Here are six tips to inspire you.
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Genealogy Technology Premium
Genealogists are among the most technologically savvy segments of the population: If there's a new gadget or tool that will simplify our research, we'll snatch it up right away. After all, we were some of the first folks to use digital cameras, scanners, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and the Internet...
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Commission Art of Your Ancestors Premium
Can't find the family history illustration you want for a gift, your family history book or an album? Consider having a pro create a piece or to do the looking for you. These hiring hints will help.
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Photo Detective: Mistaken for Jake Premium
Barbara Jean McNamara's grandmother always referred to the man in this portrait as "Jake." But there are two Jakes in the Baptiste family tree, and McNamara doesn't know which one is pictured here—Jacob Pierre Baptiste (1795-1877) or his son Jacob Pierre Baptiste Jr. (1822-1899). She thinks...
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Photo Detective: The Sign Says… Premium
Barbara Dyer knows this man, who posed wearing fraternal insignia, is her great-grandfather. She also knows he was a Mason and a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) from 1872 to 1883 in Wisconsin, and from 1883 to 1921 in Iowa. The IOOF came to America in...
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Photo Detective: Woman in Mourning Premium
Clues that indicate you have a Civil War-era carte de visite photo of a woman in mourning.
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Photo Detective: Ruffled Up Premium
Dave Woolgar's father left him a legacy of family photos. Though most of images are unidentified, his dad did help him note family relationships on a few. This picture of an elderly woman, for example, is captioned "great-great-grandmother born about 1820 in England." That would make her Woolgar's...
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Preserve Family Photographs Premium
After seeing what last week's muggy weather did to my printer cartridge, I knew it was time to write a column on preserving family photographs. The same conditions that caused my printer to spit out discolored copies can damage your photographs, as well. Mold loves warm, moist conditions. And have...
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Photo Detective: Triple Play Premium
Our photo expert answers questions on 19th-century images.
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