The Photo Detective Podcast

Joe Bott is passionate about reuniting pictures with families. That's the premise behind DeadFred, the oldest photo reunion site.

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 and how to find out more.

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 a marker in the comments too.

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

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!

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

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.

You won't believe what Civil War historian, Kurt Luther,  has created.  Civil War Photo Sleuth is a gathering place for images and information.

Christopher Desmond of MemoryWeb joined me for another episode of my podcast to share their big news.  MemoryWeb is now available for Android's and for your desktop.  They'll be rolling out improvements to these versions so that functionality will eventually match what's available through their iOS app.