Kondoizing is good for your clothes but not for your heirloom photos. But what is a person to do? This episode offers tips for tackling your images, from digital overload to ancestral images, what to do and how to share and store them.
The Photo Detective Podcast
Episode 31: A World War I Resource
My guest is James Morley, a UK based photo historians who’s created a very cool World War 1 resource called A Street Near You.
Episode 32: The Man Behind DeadFred.com
Joe Bott is passionate about reuniting pictures with families. That’s the premise behind DeadFred, the oldest photo reunion site.
Episode 30: Wedding Clues, Rootstech Tips
Rootstech is the largest genealogy conference in the U.S. if not the world. Seriously! This is one conference you have to prepare for, so in this episode I am sharing some tips. Since this episode taped on Valentine’s Day it’s appropriate to talk about clues in wedding photos. You’ll learn what clues hint at marriage…
Episode 29: Old Providence- A Way to Time Travel at Your Desk.
I love my city. It now shows. I have a new website: https://oldpvd.com. It runs on ChronoCharts, an interactive web platform developed by GeneaLabs, bringing historical maps and photos together. Images of buildings are pinned to a historical map based on their date of construction. Historical information is available. You can add your knowledge of…
Episode 28: Charting Your Family History
https://vimeo.com/311976891 Family tree charts have come a long way from the ones our nineteenth-century ancestors framed. Janet Horvoka of FamilyChartmasters.com joins me to chat about charts. I guarantee after listening you’ll want one. I know I do. She explains: What you need to do to start the process. Hint: There is a free consult with her involved.…
Episode 27: DNA And Your Photos
Raise your hand if you’ve taken a DNA test or given one to a family member. Joining me this week is Diahan Southard, Your DNA Guide. She’s among the industry leaders teaching us about how to use DNA for family history research. You won’t forget one of Diahan’s lectures!
Episode 26: Making The Last Muster Movie
https://vimeo.com/306277973 It’s true. Three of the profiles in The Last Muster series are now short documentary films, called A Trio of Revolutionary Voices. Pamela Pacelli Cooper, President of Verissima Productions and her husband Rob Cooper helped make this dream a reality. Your support of our Kickstarter campaign did too. Don’t miss this episode of how we…
Episode 25: A Vivid-Pix Redux
Randy Fredlund of Vivid-Pix joined me to talk about imaging and how Vivid-pix works. He’s the co-founder of the company. It’s a magical product. Upload an image and take your pick of the enhanced version you like. You can tweak it further too.
Episode 24: Civil War Photo Sleuth
You won’t believe what Civil War historian, Kurt Luther, has created. Civil War Photo Sleuth is a gathering place for images and information.