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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.
Helmuth Voigt’s story in this blog and that argumentative caption about his life captivated a lot of readers. In that post, I outlined the photo clues in the image then presented what I found. Solving a photo mystery sometimes requires help so I asked for assistance solving the following questions: When and where did Helmuth…
American Views. Concert Grove House, stereograph, circa 1874. New York Public Library. Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views. In Alice Quinn’s new book, The Rose Code, women (and a few men) work tirelessly to break German codes to further Great Britain’s World War II efforts. For them, it’s about recognizing the patterns. If you’ve…
In today’s world, those of us with mobile devices communicate by texting. For our turn of the twentieth-century ancestors, it was through the mail. Imagine getting multiple mail deliveries a day and the possibilities of that communication. Postcards were a quick way of touching base with friends and family. Businesses used cards to advertise and…
It’s time for another themed month. This time it’s postcards. Three guests this month share stories about their personal connections with these mailable images. In this episode, English collector Mark Routh chats about his collection which spans 1869 to the present. He has some museum-quality gems. Did you know that dirigibles mailed items for their…
