A Ten Year Photo Identification Journey

The Photo Detective

How long do you spend working on a photo mystery? It might surprise you to hear that this week’s guest spent more than a decade on her photo problem. The combination of family connections and research can helped her solve several photo problems.

Early on in this journey, she asked me to weigh in on her picture. It resulted in an article in Family Tree Magazine. A few years later another article in Family Tree Magazine was a status update. Recently she sent me her analysis and I was amazed. In addition to the pictures, she explained her process. It made me smile. She listened to my advice and followed techniques that aren’t usually applied to photos. You won’t believe how this came together. In this episode, she talks about what sparked her interest in family history and how her search for family images is ongoing. Her advice: keep reaching out to cousins. They might hold the key.

Related Episodes:

Episode 137: The Walls Can Talk: Finding History in a Hidden Room with David Whitcomb

Episode 132: The Wedding Detectives Charlotte Sibtain and Cole Moreton

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About My Guest:

June Thomazin’s passion for solving her family photo mysteries is a case study on how to tackle even the toughest photo identification project.

About Maureen Taylor:

Maureen is a frequent keynote speaker on photo identification, photograph preservation, and family history at historical and genealogical societies, museums, conferences, libraries, and other organizations across the U.S., London, and Canada. She’s the author of several books and hundreds of articles and her television appearances include The View and The Today Show (where she researched and presented a complete family tree for host Meredith Vieira). She’s been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Better Homes and Gardens, The Boston Globe, Martha Stewart Living, Germany’s top newspaper Der Spiegel, American Spirit, and The New York Times. Maureen was recently a spokesperson and photograph expert for MyHeritage.com, an internationally known family history website, and also writes guidebooks, scholarly articles, and online columns for such media as Smithsonian.com. Learn more at Maureentaylor.c

I'm thrilled to be offering something new. Photo investigations. These collaborative one-on-one sessions. Look at your family photos then you and I meet to discuss your mystery images. And find out how each clue and hint might contribute to your family history. Find out more by going to maureentaylor.com and clicking on family photo investigations.

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