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The Photo Detective — 275 episodes

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1

Finding Hidden Nuns in Your Family Tree: Researching Catholic Sisters with Sunny Morton

2

How Forever.com is Revolutionizing Digital Memory Preservation

3

Military Images Magazine’s Ron Coddington Shares the Stories Behind Civil War Photos

4

Spared and Shared: How One Man Made Civil War History Accessible to All

5

The Art of French Wallpaper: RISD Museum's Stunning Historical Showcase

6

A History of the American Bookstore with Author Evan Friss

7

Family Photos and Preserving Your Memories

8

Diahan Southard’s ‘Monday Minutes’: Transforming Personal Reflections into Genealogical Gold

9

The Photo Marketplace Shift: What It Means for Your Memories

10

Digging Into Civil War Pension Files with Brian Rhinehart

11

Exploring Project Kin: Barbara Tien's Community for Storytellers and Genealogists

12

Fileshadow News. Photos of Famous People. Photo Detecting Clues

13

Seth Rockman on Plantation Goods: Unveiling Material History of American Slavery

14

The Power of Knitting: History, Healing, and Resilience in Loretta Napoleoni's Book

15

Solving Family Photo Mysteries: A Journey with The Photo Detective

16

Preserving Everyday History: Kiki Smith's Journey with the Smith College Historic Clothing Collection

17

Author Paul Frecker Discusses Cartomania: The Intersection of Photography and Fame

18

Through the Lens: Unveiling Family Stories

19

Telling Her Story: How to Research and Write Women's Histories with Sharon Carmack

20

The Beginner's Guide to Cemetery Sleuthing with Author Erin Moulton

21

Genealogy Travel Tips: How to Plan an Effective Ancestral Research Trip

22

Trailblazing Women Behind the Camera: A Deep Dive with Katherine Manthorne

23

Uncovering History with Kurt Deion: A Journey to Every Presidential Grave

24

The Enduring Legacy of Tintypes: From Civil War Soldiers to Contemporary Artists

25

Preserving Your Legacy: Insights from Amanda Meeks of Permanent.org

26

The Hidden History of Pockets: A Conversation with Hannah Carlson

27

Uncovering the Past Through Postcards with Maureen Taylor

28

Threads of Life: Unraveling the Rich Tapestry of Sewing with author Clare Hunter

29

The Hidden Stories of Tattooing: Dr. Matt Lodder on Tattoos in Photography and Society

30

Discovering Civil War Ancestors Through Photography: Tips and Tools for Family Historians

31

Uncovering Manchester’s Dark Past: Dr. Dean Kirby on Angel Meadow and the Victorian Slums

32

How Storied.com Transforms Family History into Captivating Stories

33

How to Manage and Remove Duplicate Photos for Genealogy Projects

34

Exploring Ancestry.com’s New Photo and Storytelling Features with Crista Cowan

35

Transforming Photo Organization: Insights from Mylio's Founder David Vascovich

36

Essential Genealogy Organization Tips: Listener Advice

37

Harnessing AI for Family Photo Tasks with Steve Little and Mark Thompson

38

Navigating the New Era of AI in Genealogy with Steve Little and Mark Thompson

39

Unlocking Family Secrets: Expert Tips on Interviewing Relatives for Genealogy

40

Savoring the Story: Andrew Scravani on the Intersection of Food, Photography, and Life

41

Digitize Your Past: How ScanMyPhotos.com Transformed Photo Preservation

42

Tracing Your Roots: Key Strategies for New Genealogists

43

The Power of Relatives at RootsTech with Elizabeth Swanay O’Neal

44

Joseph Quaderer Democratizing Biographies with StorySavor.com

45

Rediscovered Memories: The Unexpected Return of Family Movies

46

Past Preserved: Julian Rebello's Mission to Reunite Lost Heirlooms

47

Discovering the World Through Lenses: Dr. Michael Pritchard and the History of Photography

48

Permanent Digital Storage Solutions with Tammy Kirby of Forever.com

49

Dress Codes and Fashion Rules Through History with Richard Thompson Ford

50

Preserving Local History Through Film: A Conversation with Northeast Historic Film

51

The Encyclopedia of Things with creator Elisabeth Smolarz

52

Collecting Photographs with Greg French of Greg French Early Photography

53

The Story Behind Twentieth Century Skirts with Dr. Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell

54

Meet Me At The Biltmore with Author Amanda Blount

55

216 From Bustles to Broadway with Heather Radke

56

Mourning Jewelry Curiosities with Amanda Soth

57

Egyptomania and Your Family Photos: Fashion Repeats

58

Family Tree Magazine with Editor Andrew Koch

59

History through Fiction with Colin Mustful

60

The Dress Diary of Anne Sykes with Dr. Kate Strasdin

61

Seeing Double: Talking Look-alikes with Francois Brunnelle

62

The Family Photo Detective

63

An Underutilized Resource: The Newberry Library

64

Numbers to Names: A Holocaust Photo Database

65

Found in an Attic, Returned to Family with Trevor Mattea

66

The Many Shades of Blue: Cyanotypes with Sabine Ocker

67

ChatGPT and Image Generators: What You Need to Know

68

Recipes on Gravestones with Rosie Grant

69

The Story Behind President Lincoln's Portrait

70

Tips for Organizing with Darla DeMorrow owner of HeartWork Organizing

71

Organize with FileShadow.com

72

A Conversation with Kenyatta D. Berry

73

A Sewing Girl's Tale with John Wood Sweet

74

What You Need to Know About Heraldry with Dr. Nathaniel Taylor

75

Early Color Photographs and More: American Museum of Photography™

76

Imperfect History with Curator Sarah Weatherwax

77

Katherine Howe on Writing from the Salem Witches to Gloria Vanderbilt

78

Biograph: A Facebook Alternative with Co-founder Aaron Greenberg

79

Stereographs with Pascal Martiné of Stereosite.com

80

Photo Reminiscence Therapy and Family Photos with Rick Voight of Vivid-Pix

81

Matthew Pearl on Narrative Non-Fiction & The Taking of Jemima Boone

82

Writing Genealogical Crime Mysteries

83

Historical Fiction Revealed with Carrie Deming of The Dog Eared Book

84

Reading with Robin's Historical Fiction Picks

85

Building a Story with the Ancestry App

86

Fashion History on Twitter with Dr. Kate Strasdin

87

Genealogy on TikTok with Gwyneth.Stories

88

Byte4Byte: Permanent.org's Grant for Non-Profits

89

History Galore at the Maine Memory Network with Kathy Amoroso

90

The Archive Lady Melissa Barker

91

Clothing Care at the New Canaan Historical Society

92

Photos, Memories, and English Genealogy with Emma Jolly

93

How to Organize Photos Before Scanning with Nancy Desmond

94

An Iconic WWII Photo Identified

95

Wild About Wildcards with Amy Johnson Crow

96

Ancestor Trouble with Maud Newton

97

Cabinet Card Photos Transformed Into Art with Tom Butler

98

A Case of Mistaken Identity: Sue's Wedding Photo Reunion

99

Cabinet Cards of Broadway and Silver Screen Stars with David Shields

100

Vintage Photo Finds with B. Wells Douglas

101

Make Your Ancestors Talk with MyHeritage.com's LIVE Story

102

Snapshot Cameras in Your Family with Peter Dumas

103

How to Spot a Daguerreotype Copy with Erin Waters

104

We're All Related with A.J. Jacobs

105

Victorian Photo Studio Secrets

106

Picturing Frederick Douglass

107

Reading the Clues in World War One Snapshots with Curator Lora Vogt

108

Taking Care of Your Home Movies with Becca Bender

109

Saving the Sounds of Our Past with the New York Public Library

110

Preserving Your Life with Gaylord Archival

111

Creating a Digital Archive with Permanent.org

112

Ask Maureen December 2021

113

Shot Heard Round the World at the Concord Museum

114

How To Tell a Family History Story in Six Minutes

115

Find Your Family Farm on VintageAerial.com

116

Stitching on Pictures: Stitchography by Emma

117

Ask Maureen November 2021

118

Ancestral Handbag History with Curator Jessica Harpley

119

Walking Sticks and Canes in Family Photographs

120

Ellis Island Images Identified with LouisTakács

121

Ask Maureen October 2021

122

Ghost Hunting Photo Clues with Dustin Pari

123

Victorian Mourning Curiosities with Kate Kierstead

124

Rediscovered Photos of an American Medium with Sharon Carmack

125

Early Photographs on Headstones with Elliot Conte

126

Ask Maureen: September 2021

127

Using Twitter for a Photo Reunion

128

Orphan Photos Reunited

129

A Ten Year Photo Identification Journey

130

Ask Maureen: August 2021 Edition

131

Vintage Aerial Photos

132

Postal History Stories of Selling and Collecting with Jim Mehrer

133

Talking Postcards with The Postcardist

134

Collecting Postcards for a Half Century with Mark Routh

135

Ask Maureen July 2021 Edition

136

The Walls Can Talk: Finding History in a Hidden Room With David Whitcomb

137

A Lifetime of Love: Collecting Images of New York City with Ray Simone

138

Stitch by Stitch: Saving Historic Clothing a Piece at a Time

139

Unlocking the Shoebox--Digitize, Identify, and Organize Your Family Photos

140

Loving: A History of Men in Love 1850-1950

141

The Wedding Detectives Charlotte Sibtain and Cole Moreton

142

Visualizing Equality: African American Rights in Photographs and Drawings with Dr. Aston Gonzalez

143

Ask Maureen: May 2021

144

Using Photos to Create Heirlooms with GenerationStory

145

National Photography Month Activities

146

Beautiful but Deadly: Toxic Fashion and Criminal Dress with Dr. Allison Matthews David

147

Passed and Present: Keeping Memories of Loved One's Alive with Allison Gilbert

148

Ask Maureen: April 2021

149

The Shot Heard Round the World at The Concord Museum

150

America's Pandemic Pastime: Making Photo Reunions Happen

151

Reproducing History and Protecting the Past: One Cased Image at a Time

152

Ask Maureen: March 2021 Edition

153

Good Pictures: Amateur Photography and Our Family with Art Historian Kim Beil

154

Dressing for the Camera: Rules Our Foremothers Followed (and Sometimes Broke)

155

Eliza Hamilton Revealed with author Susan Holloway Scott

156

Ask Maureen: February 2021 Edition

157

Tintypes Made for Movies and Television

158

America and the Tintype with Steven Kasher

159

Lost History Rediscovered (in the Recycling)

160

Identifying and Caring for Tintypes

161

Modern Tintypes Made With History

162

Ask Maureen: January 2021 Edition

163

Love History? You Can Go to History Camp

164

Dating Cased Images with Sean William Nolan

165

Best Practices for Photo Organizing

166

Portable Photo Preservation

167

Researching the Ships of Our Ancestors

168

Holiday Photos and Caption Clues

169

French Fashion, World War One, and Your Ancestors

170

Women in the Dark: Female Photographers in the U.S. 1850-1900

171

Clues in Group Portraits and Photo Albums

172

Organize, Preserve, and Share with Collectionaire.com

173

Recreate Victorian Decor with Photo Clues

174

Rediscovering an American Community of Color

175

The 100th Episode Celebration

176

The Nation's Photo Collection with Curator Shannon Perich

177

Collect Photo Stories with Storyglory

178

So You Have a Mystery Photo? And Timeline Help

179

Photo Fakes with Michael Medhurst of the Daguerreian Society

180

How to Save Your Family Archive with Permanent.org

181

Dead Still: A Postmortem Photography and Crime Fiction Program

182

1918 Pandemic Fashion and Tips for Analyzing Clothing Clues

183

What You Need to Know About Metadata

184

Suffragists and Suffragettes: Fashion and the Vote

185

Ancestral Swimwear and a Passion for Pictures

186

Is Family History Part of Your Personality?

187

Ancestral Tours of Battlefields and Bonefields

188

Our Ancestors at Work

189

Every "Thing" Tells a Story with Show and Tales Martie McNabb

190

Pinup Photos and the Modern Woman

191

U.S. Naval Photo Collections: Online Resources You Can Use

192

Your Favorite Photos and Mine

193

Building An Archive For Our Time

194

The Genealogy Show in England

195

Photo Fun While Stuck in the House

196

The American Revolution and Abraham Lincoln

197

A Grandmother's Gift

198

Interviewing Relatives: A Conversation with Personal Biographer Francie King

199

Who's That Baby? Tips for Solving Snapshot Mysteries

200

One Man's World War One Journey

201

Big News For Family Photos on MyHeritage.com

202

What I Learned Using a Digital Photo Organizer

203

Wearing the Past: A Modern Woman's Fascination with Period Dress

204

Colorizing the Past with The Photo Alchemist

205

Preservation Hacks

206

Masterclass: Digital Photo Organizing with Memory Web

207

52 Weeks of Ancestors with Amy Johnson Crow

208

Solving Photo Mysteries

209

Family History Films You Can Make

210

Lost Films Need Your Help

211

Save Your Pictures with the Right Stuff

212

A Few Of My Favorite Photo Identification Tools

213

The Secret Wife Of Aaron Burr with Susan Holloway Scott

214

Mourning Jewelry: Fact or Fiction

215

Finding Pictures of Your Civil War Ancestors

216

The Vivid-Pix Fix and a Contest

217

Organizing Photos with Memory Web

218

Family Pictures USA with Producer Don Perry

219

Disaster Preparedness for the Family Photo Archive

220

Photos of Our Mill-Working Ancestors

221

Family Reunion Photos: Sorting Out the Clues

222

Our Cards.com: Playing with a Full Deck of Ancestors

223

Our Picture-Taking Ancestors and Flea Market Finds

224

Family Reunion Planning

225

Scan My Photos

226

Women Patriots with Mary Tedesco of the Genealogy Roadshow

227

Finding Images of Your Ancestors

228

Women of the Revolution

229

Benson Lossing - Revolutionary Traveler

230

Vintage Wedding Planning & Photo Clues

231

Vintage Wedding Photos

232

Wedding Day Photo Clues

233

Episode 42: Scott Fisher of Extreme Genes

234

Episode 41: Revolution Place: Where Kids Learn History

235

Episode 40: The Dead Pixels Society

236

Finding Identity and Connection in Your Family Photographs

237

The Last Muster Journey

238

What's New With Vivid-Pix Restore?

239

Visual Face Recognition

240

My Family Resemblance

241

Sharing Photos Online

242

Spring Cleaning Your Photos

243

The Man Behind Dead Fred

244

A Word War I Resource

245

Wedding Clues, Rootstech Tips

246

Old Providence - Time Travel At Your Desk

247

Charting Your Family History

248

DNA And Your Photos

249

Making The Last Muster Movie

250

A VividPix Redux

251

Civil War Photo Sleuth

252

MemoryWeb

253

The Literary Detective

254

The Gravestone Girls

255

VividPix

256

GenerationStory App

257

Found Photos & My Unexpected Discovery

258

Stop Trashing Photos

259

Finding Family on Ebay

260

MemoryWeb

261

Finding Family Photos

262

Ancestry Search Tips

263

RootsTech 2018

264

My Heritage Photo Discoveries

265

Interview With Beth Forester of Animoto

266

Animoto

267

Family History Videos

268

Google’s "We Wear Culture!"

269

Orphan Photos

270

Photo Tips & Tricks

271

MetaData & Online Posting

272

The Last Muster

273

Answering Listener’s Questions

274

Ask Maureen

275

How I Became The Photo Detective