Archives for Maureen A. Taylor
Photo Detective: Italian Family Premium
Do you have old photographs of ancestors in foreign lands? If so, identifying those images could help you uncover your family's immigrant origins—just as these two photographs connect the Raiola family in the United States to their Italian kin. The writing on the bottom of Figure 1 reveals that...
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The Future of Photography Premium
New products, Web sites and trends that will influence not only your photographic habits, but also what you do with your heritage images.
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Inherited Mystery Photo Premium
When Vernonica Camarillo's grandfather died, she inherited his Bible, a letter that identified the town of origin of the family as Velky Lomec, Bohemia, and this photograph. She asked older relatives for assistance in identifying this picture. When that failed she published it in the local paper and on a...
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Photo Detective: Identifying a Copy Premium
Pat Strasser owns two identical images of the same man but taken by different photographers. She has two questions: Which one is the copy and who is in the picture? Photographic imprints supply part of the answer. Figure 1 was taken by Orris Hunt, who states on his card that...
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Photo Detective: Grandmother Mix-up Premium
Which grandmother is in this old family photograph? Our expert offers tips for learning the answer.
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Locating Building Photographs Premium
Where can I find a picture of a shop my grandparents owned?
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Photo Detective: Wedding Album Premium
Geri Diehl asks, "Could this be the wedding picture of Elizabeth Goza and William Harrington, who married in 1846?" It is a crayon portrait passed from her grandmother, to her mother and ultimately came to be in her collection. In this image, the photographer or an artist colored the...
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Photo Detective: Neighborly Advice Premium
Expert ideas for telling if this photo shows a readers' ancestor or the guy next door.
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Blanket Backdrop Premium
Helene Armstrong thinks the seated woman is her great-grandmother Margaret E. Jordan Stephens, but if that's true, who are the women standing behind her? A caption on the back reads "Ally, Rose, Mar." The "Mar" probably stands for Margaret, but Armstrong has no idea who the others...
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Mystery Military Man Photo Premium
Deciphering the clues in a military photograph can be challenging—especially if the image was taken overseas. David Dew's mother found this portrait, which had belonged to his great-aunt Helen, while cleaning out a closet. The photo bears the caption "Dad in the war of Tripoli." Dew thinks...
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