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Maureen does consultations by telephone or video (Zoom) -- private meetings with clients to discuss their mystery pictures. Both options are recorded.
In fact, these consultations are a lot more than a conversation. They’re part photo analysis and part forensic family history.
It’s been a couple of years since I’ve checked in with Daniel Horowitz, of My Heritage.com. We talked about instant discoveries, what happens when information is uploaded in a different language, and how you can use watermarks on your images. Daniel shares a big announcement about family photographs. The new tool developed out of a…
Working on the MasterClass on Digital Photo Organizing with MemoryWeb has taught me a few things. It’s reinforced my love for using a digital photo organizer because it makes it so easy to find the exact image I’m looking for when it’s needed. But it also helped me see my research deficits. In the process…
Our family photos reveal our ancestor’s fashion choices and those clues can help date a picture. The collars, cuffs, hats, and shoes worn by our grandmothers teach us about the period in which they lived, but those details also tell us a bit of the story of their lives. Historical costume is on display in…
Last year at this time, I was working with Mike Bronner of Genealabs.com on a new website, one that focuses on local history. Oldpvd.com launched in July as a georeferencing and crowdsourcing site aimed at posting photographs and information about the buildings, places, and people of Providence, RI. It’s been a busy seven months. It’s…
