The Photo Detective

By Maureen Taylor

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Join The Photo Detective, Maureen Taylor, each week as she discusses historical photos and how they fit into your family history. From ancestor identification to photo preservation, The Photo Detective Podcast covers it all. Featuring special experts from genealogy, fashion history, photo history, and restoration, it’s a not-to-miss for photo fans, genealogists, and lovers of history.

Episode Date
Digging Into Civil War Pension Files with Brian Rhinehart
Feb 09, 2025
Exploring Project Kin: Barbara Tien's Community for Storytellers and Genealogists
Feb 02, 2025
Fileshadow News. Photos of Famous People. Photo Detecting Clues
Jan 26, 2025
Seth Rockman on Plantation Goods: Unveiling Material History of American Slavery
Jan 12, 2025
The Power of Knitting: History, Healing, and Resilience in Loretta Napoleoni's Book
Jan 05, 2025
Solving Family Photo Mysteries: A Journey with The Photo Detective
Dec 22, 2024
Preserving Everyday History: Kiki Smith's Journey with the Smith College Historic Clothing Collection
Dec 08, 2024
Author Paul Frecker Discusses Cartomania: The Intersection of Photography and Fame
Dec 01, 2024
Through the Lens: Unveiling Family Stories
Nov 24, 2024
Telling Her Story: How to Research and Write Women's Histories with Sharon Carmack
Nov 10, 2024
The Beginner's Guide to Cemetery Sleuthing with Author Erin Moulton
Nov 03, 2024
Genealogy Travel Tips: How to Plan an Effective Ancestral Research Trip
Oct 27, 2024
Trailblazing Women Behind the Camera: A Deep Dive with Katherine Manthorne
Oct 13, 2024
Uncovering History with Kurt Deion: A Journey to Every Presidential Grave
Oct 06, 2024
The Enduring Legacy of Tintypes: From Civil War Soldiers to Contemporary Artists
Sep 29, 2024
Preserving Your Legacy: Insights from Amanda Meeks of Permanent.org
Sep 15, 2024
The Hidden History of Pockets: A Conversation with Hannah Carlson
Sep 08, 2024
Uncovering the Past Through Postcards with Maureen Taylor
Aug 25, 2024
Threads of Life: Unraveling the Rich Tapestry of Sewing with author Clare Hunter
Aug 11, 2024
The Hidden Stories of Tattooing: Dr. Matt Lodder on Tattoos in Photography and Society
Aug 04, 2024
Discovering Civil War Ancestors Through Photography: Tips and Tools for Family Historians
Jul 28, 2024
Uncovering Manchester’s Dark Past: Dr. Dean Kirby on Angel Meadow and the Victorian Slums
Jul 14, 2024
How Storied.com Transforms Family History into Captivating Stories
Jul 07, 2024
How to Manage and Remove Duplicate Photos for Genealogy Projects
Jun 23, 2024
Exploring Ancestry.com’s New Photo and Storytelling Features with Crista Cowan
Jun 09, 2024
Transforming Photo Organization: Insights from Mylio's Founder David Vascovich
Jun 02, 2024
Essential Genealogy Organization Tips: Listener Advice
May 26, 2024
Harnessing AI for Family Photo Tasks with Steve Little and Mark Thompson
May 12, 2024
Navigating the New Era of AI in Genealogy with Steve Little and Mark Thompson
May 05, 2024
Unlocking Family Secrets: Expert Tips on Interviewing Relatives for Genealogy
Apr 28, 2024
Savoring the Story: Andrew Scravani on the Intersection of Food, Photography, and Life
Apr 14, 2024
Digitize Your Past: How ScanMyPhotos.com Transformed Photo Preservation
Apr 07, 2024
Tracing Your Roots: Key Strategies for New Genealogists
Mar 31, 2024
The Power of Relatives at RootsTech with Elizabeth Swanay O’Neal
Mar 24, 2024
Joseph Quaderer Democratizing Biographies with StorySavor.com
Mar 10, 2024
Rediscovered Memories: The Unexpected Return of Family Movies
Feb 18, 2024
Past Preserved: Julian Rebello's Mission to Reunite Lost Heirlooms
Feb 04, 2024
Discovering the World Through Lenses: Dr. Michael Pritchard and the History of Photography
Dec 24, 2023
Permanent Digital Storage Solutions with Tammy Kirby of Forever.com
Dec 10, 2023
Dress Codes and Fashion Rules Through History with Richard Thompson Ford
Nov 26, 2023
Preserving Local History Through Film: A Conversation with Northeast Historic Film
Nov 05, 2023
The Encyclopedia of Things with creator Elisabeth Smolarz
Oct 22, 2023
Collecting Photographs with Greg French of Greg French Early Photography
Oct 08, 2023
The Story Behind Twentieth Century Skirts with Dr. Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell
Sep 10, 2023
Meet Me At The Biltmore with Author Amanda Blount
Sep 03, 2023
216 From Bustles to Broadway with Heather Radke
Aug 29, 2023
Mourning Jewelry Curiosities with Amanda Soth
Aug 20, 2023
Egyptomania and Your Family Photos: Fashion Repeats
Aug 06, 2023
Family Tree Magazine with Editor Andrew Koch
Jul 23, 2023
History through Fiction with Colin Mustful
Jul 09, 2023
The Dress Diary of Anne Sykes with Dr. Kate Strasdin
Jun 18, 2023
Seeing Double: Talking Look-alikes with Francois Brunnelle
Jun 04, 2023
The Family Photo Detective
May 21, 2023
An Underutilized Resource: The Newberry Library
May 07, 2023
Numbers to Names: A Holocaust Photo Database
Apr 02, 2023
Found in an Attic, Returned to Family with Trevor Mattea
Mar 31, 2023
The Many Shades of Blue: Cyanotypes with Sabine Ocker
Mar 26, 2023
ChatGPT and Image Generators: What You Need to Know
Mar 19, 2023
Recipes on Gravestones with Rosie Grant
Mar 12, 2023
The Story Behind President Lincoln's Portrait
Feb 19, 2023
Tips for Organizing with Darla DeMorrow owner of HeartWork Organizing
Jan 22, 2023
Organize with FileShadow.com
Jan 08, 2023
A Conversation with Kenyatta D. Berry
Dec 18, 2022
A Sewing Girl's Tale with John Wood Sweet
Dec 04, 2022
What You Need to Know About Heraldry with Dr. Nathaniel Taylor
Nov 20, 2022
Early Color Photographs and More: American Museum of Photography™
Nov 13, 2022
Imperfect History with Curator Sarah Weatherwax
Nov 06, 2022
Katherine Howe on Writing from the Salem Witches to Gloria Vanderbilt
Oct 30, 2022
Biograph: A Facebook Alternative with Co-founder Aaron Greenberg
Oct 23, 2022
Stereographs with Pascal Martiné of Stereosite.com
Oct 16, 2022
Photo Reminiscence Therapy and Family Photos with Rick Voight of Vivid-Pix
Oct 09, 2022
Matthew Pearl on Narrative Non-Fiction & The Taking of Jemima Boone
Oct 02, 2022
Writing Genealogical Crime Mysteries
Sep 18, 2022
Historical Fiction Revealed with Carrie Deming of The Dog Eared Book
Sep 11, 2022
Reading with Robin's Historical Fiction Picks
Sep 04, 2022
Building a Story with the Ancestry App
Aug 21, 2022
Fashion History on Twitter with Dr. Kate Strasdin
Aug 14, 2022
Genealogy on TikTok with Gwyneth.Stories
Aug 07, 2022
Byte4Byte: Permanent.org's Grant for Non-Profits
Jul 24, 2022
History Galore at the Maine Memory Network with Kathy Amoroso
Jul 17, 2022
The Archive Lady Melissa Barker
Jul 10, 2022
Clothing Care at the New Canaan Historical Society
Jul 03, 2022
Photos, Memories, and English Genealogy with Emma Jolly
Jun 19, 2022
How to Organize Photos Before Scanning with Nancy Desmond
Jun 12, 2022
An Iconic WWII Photo Identified
Jun 05, 2022
Wild About Wildcards with Amy Johnson Crow
May 29, 2022
Ancestor Trouble with Maud Newton
May 15, 2022
Cabinet Card Photos Transformed Into Art with Tom Butler
May 08, 2022
A Case of Mistaken Identity: Sue's Wedding Photo Reunion
May 01, 2022
Cabinet Cards of Broadway and Silver Screen Stars with David Shields
Apr 17, 2022
Vintage Photo Finds with B. Wells Douglas
Apr 10, 2022
Make Your Ancestors Talk with MyHeritage.com's LIVE Story
Apr 03, 2022
Snapshot Cameras in Your Family with Peter Dumas
Mar 20, 2022
How to Spot a Daguerreotype Copy with Erin Waters
Mar 13, 2022
We're All Related with A.J. Jacobs
Mar 06, 2022
Victorian Photo Studio Secrets
Feb 20, 2022
Picturing Frederick Douglass
Feb 13, 2022
Reading the Clues in World War One Snapshots with Curator Lora Vogt
Feb 06, 2022
Taking Care of Your Home Movies with Becca Bender
Jan 23, 2022
Saving the Sounds of Our Past with the New York Public Library
Jan 16, 2022
Preserving Your Life with Gaylord Archival
Jan 09, 2022
Creating a Digital Archive with Permanent.org
Jan 02, 2022
Ask Maureen December 2021
Dec 26, 2021
Shot Heard Round the World at the Concord Museum
Dec 19, 2021
How To Tell a Family History Story in Six Minutes
Dec 12, 2021
Find Your Family Farm on VintageAerial.com
Dec 05, 2021
Stitching on Pictures: Stitchography by Emma
Dec 03, 2021
Ask Maureen November 2021
Nov 28, 2021
Ancestral Handbag History with Curator Jessica Harpley
Nov 21, 2021
Walking Sticks and Canes in Family Photographs
Nov 15, 2021
Ellis Island Images Identified with LouisTakács
Nov 07, 2021
Ask Maureen October 2021
Oct 31, 2021
Ghost Hunting Photo Clues with Dustin Pari
Oct 24, 2021
Victorian Mourning Curiosities with Kate Kierstead
Oct 17, 2021
Rediscovered Photos of an American Medium with Sharon Carmack
Oct 10, 2021
Early Photographs on Headstones with Elliot Conte
Oct 03, 2021
Ask Maureen: September 2021
Sep 25, 2021
Using Twitter for a Photo Reunion
Sep 19, 2021
Orphan Photos Reunited
Sep 12, 2021
A Ten Year Photo Identification Journey
Sep 05, 2021
Ask Maureen: August 2021 Edition
Aug 29, 2021
Vintage Aerial Photos
Aug 22, 2021
Postal History Stories of Selling and Collecting with Jim Mehrer
Aug 15, 2021
Talking Postcards with The Postcardist
Aug 08, 2021
Collecting Postcards for a Half Century with Mark Routh
Aug 01, 2021
Ask Maureen July 2021 Edition
Jul 25, 2021
The Walls Can Talk: Finding History in a Hidden Room With David Whitcomb
Jul 18, 2021
A Lifetime of Love: Collecting Images of New York City with Ray Simone
Jul 11, 2021
Stitch by Stitch: Saving Historic Clothing a Piece at a Time
Jul 04, 2021
Unlocking the Shoebox--Digitize, Identify, and Organize Your Family Photos
Jun 27, 2021
Loving: A History of Men in Love 1850-1950
Jun 20, 2021
The Wedding Detectives Charlotte Sibtain and Cole Moreton
Jun 13, 2021
Visualizing Equality: African American Rights in Photographs and Drawings with Dr. Aston Gonzalez
Jun 06, 2021
Ask Maureen: May 2021
May 30, 2021
Using Photos to Create Heirlooms with GenerationStory
May 23, 2021
National Photography Month Activities
May 16, 2021
Beautiful but Deadly: Toxic Fashion and Criminal Dress with Dr. Allison Matthews David
May 09, 2021
Passed and Present: Keeping Memories of Loved One's Alive with Allison Gilbert
May 02, 2021
Ask Maureen: April 2021
Apr 25, 2021
The Shot Heard Round the World at The Concord Museum
Apr 18, 2021
America's Pandemic Pastime: Making Photo Reunions Happen
Apr 11, 2021
Reproducing History and Protecting the Past: One Cased Image at a Time
Apr 04, 2021
Ask Maureen: March 2021 Edition
Mar 28, 2021
Good Pictures: Amateur Photography and Our Family with Art Historian Kim Beil
Mar 21, 2021
Dressing for the Camera: Rules Our Foremothers Followed (and Sometimes Broke)
Mar 14, 2021
Eliza Hamilton Revealed with author Susan Holloway Scott
Mar 07, 2021
Ask Maureen: February 2021 Edition
Feb 28, 2021
Tintypes Made for Movies and Television
Feb 24, 2021
America and the Tintype with Steven Kasher
Feb 21, 2021
Lost History Rediscovered (in the Recycling)
Feb 17, 2021
Identifying and Caring for Tintypes
Feb 14, 2021
Modern Tintypes Made With History
Feb 07, 2021
Ask Maureen: January 2021 Edition
Jan 31, 2021
Love History? You Can Go to History Camp
Jan 24, 2021
Dating Cased Images with Sean William Nolan
Jan 17, 2021
Best Practices for Photo Organizing
Jan 10, 2021
Portable Photo Preservation
Jan 03, 2021
Researching the Ships of Our Ancestors
Dec 20, 2020
Holiday Photos and Caption Clues
Dec 13, 2020
French Fashion, World War One, and Your Ancestors
Dec 06, 2020
Women in the Dark: Female Photographers in the U.S. 1850-1900
Nov 22, 2020
Clues in Group Portraits and Photo Albums
Nov 15, 2020
Organize, Preserve, and Share with Collectionaire.com
Nov 08, 2020
Recreate Victorian Decor with Photo Clues
Nov 01, 2020
Rediscovering an American Community of Color
Oct 18, 2020
The 100th Episode Celebration
Oct 11, 2020
The Nation's Photo Collection with Curator Shannon Perich
Oct 04, 2020
Collect Photo Stories with Storyglory
Sep 23, 2020
So You Have a Mystery Photo? And Timeline Help
Sep 16, 2020
Photo Fakes with Michael Medhurst of the Daguerreian Society
Sep 09, 2020
How to Save Your Family Archive with Permanent.org
Sep 02, 2020
Dead Still: A Postmortem Photography and Crime Fiction Program
Aug 19, 2020
1918 Pandemic Fashion and Tips for Analyzing Clothing Clues
Aug 12, 2020
What You Need to Know About Metadata
Aug 05, 2020
Suffragists and Suffragettes: Fashion and the Vote
Jul 22, 2020
Ancestral Swimwear and a Passion for Pictures
Jul 15, 2020
Is Family History Part of Your Personality?
Jul 08, 2020
Ancestral Tours of Battlefields and Bonefields
Jul 01, 2020
Our Ancestors at Work
Jun 17, 2020
Every "Thing" Tells a Story with Show and Tales Martie McNabb
Jun 10, 2020
Pinup Photos and the Modern Woman
Jun 03, 2020
U.S. Naval Photo Collections: Online Resources You Can Use
May 20, 2020
Your Favorite Photos and Mine
May 13, 2020
Building An Archive For Our Time
May 06, 2020
The Genealogy Show in England
Apr 22, 2020
Photo Fun While Stuck in the House
Apr 17, 2020
The American Revolution and Abraham Lincoln
Apr 08, 2020
A Grandmother's Gift
Apr 01, 2020
Interviewing Relatives: A Conversation with Personal Biographer Francie King
Mar 18, 2020
Who's That Baby? Tips for Solving Snapshot Mysteries
Mar 11, 2020
One Man's World War One Journey
Mar 04, 2020
Big News For Family Photos on MyHeritage.com
Feb 19, 2020
What I Learned Using a Digital Photo Organizer
Feb 12, 2020
Wearing the Past: A Modern Woman's Fascination with Period Dress
Feb 05, 2020
Colorizing the Past with The Photo Alchemist
Jan 22, 2020
Preservation Hacks
Jan 15, 2020
Masterclass: Digital Photo Organizing with Memory Web
Jan 08, 2020
52 Weeks of Ancestors with Amy Johnson Crow
Jan 01, 2020
Solving Photo Mysteries
Dec 18, 2019
Family History Films You Can Make
Dec 11, 2019
Lost Films Need Your Help
Dec 04, 2019
Save Your Pictures with the Right Stuff
Nov 20, 2019
A Few Of My Favorite Photo Identification Tools
Nov 13, 2019
The Secret Wife Of Aaron Burr with Susan Holloway Scott
Oct 31, 2019
Mourning Jewelry: Fact or Fiction
Oct 23, 2019
Finding Pictures of Your Civil War Ancestors
Oct 16, 2019
The Vivid-Pix Fix and a Contest
Oct 09, 2019
Organizing Photos with Memory Web
Oct 02, 2019
Family Pictures USA with Producer Don Perry
Sep 18, 2019
Disaster Preparedness for the Family Photo Archive
Sep 11, 2019
Photos of Our Mill-Working Ancestors
Sep 04, 2019
Family Reunion Photos: Sorting Out the Clues
Aug 28, 2019
Our Cards.com: Playing with a Full Deck of Ancestors
Aug 21, 2019
Our Picture-Taking Ancestors and Flea Market Finds
Aug 14, 2019
Family Reunion Planning
Aug 07, 2019
Scan My Photos
Jul 31, 2019
Women Patriots with Mary Tedesco of the Genealogy Roadshow
Jul 24, 2019
Finding Images of Your Ancestors
Jul 17, 2019
Women of the Revolution
Jul 10, 2019
Benson Lossing - Revolutionary Traveler
Jul 03, 2019
Vintage Wedding Planning & Photo Clues
Jun 26, 2019
Vintage Wedding Photos
Jun 19, 2019
Wedding Day Photo Clues
Jun 12, 2019
Episode 42: Scott Fisher of Extreme Genes
Jun 05, 2019
Episode 41: Revolution Place: Where Kids Learn History
May 29, 2019
Episode 40: The Dead Pixels Society
May 21, 2019
Finding Identity and Connection in Your Family Photographs
May 08, 2019
The Last Muster Journey
Apr 24, 2019
What's New With Vivid-Pix Restore?
Apr 17, 2019
Visual Face Recognition
Apr 10, 2019
My Family Resemblance
Apr 03, 2019
Sharing Photos Online
Mar 28, 2019
Spring Cleaning Your Photos
Mar 20, 2019
The Man Behind Dead Fred
Feb 22, 2019
A Word War I Resource
Feb 22, 2019
Wedding Clues, Rootstech Tips
Feb 14, 2019
Old Providence - Time Travel At Your Desk
Jan 29, 2019
Charting Your Family History
Jan 20, 2019
DNA And Your Photos
Dec 20, 2018
Making The Last Muster Movie
Dec 18, 2018
A VividPix Redux
Dec 01, 2018
Civil War Photo Sleuth
Nov 19, 2018
MemoryWeb
Oct 30, 2018
The Literary Detective
Oct 24, 2018
The Gravestone Girls
Oct 24, 2018
VividPix
Oct 16, 2018
GenerationStory App
Aug 21, 2018
Found Photos & My Unexpected Discovery
Aug 02, 2018
Stop Trashing Photos
Jun 21, 2018
Finding Family on Ebay
May 18, 2018
MemoryWeb
Apr 20, 2018
Finding Family Photos
Apr 03, 2018
Ancestry Search Tips
Mar 06, 2018
RootsTech 2018
Jan 13, 2018
My Heritage Photo Discoveries
Dec 01, 2017
Interview With Beth Forester of Animoto
Nov 09, 2017
Animoto
Nov 09, 2017
Family History Videos
Sep 26, 2017
Google’s "We Wear Culture!"
Aug 21, 2017
Orphan Photos
Jul 14, 2017
Photo Tips & Tricks
Jun 20, 2017
MetaData & Online Posting
May 26, 2017
The Last Muster
Apr 03, 2017
Answering Listener’s Questions
Mar 23, 2017
Ask Maureen
Mar 02, 2017
How I Became The Photo Detective
Jan 30, 2017