Maureen E Taylor

"I wondered if it was possible to use photographic and documentary evidence to re-create the first generation of Americans--those men, women, and children bound together by having lived during the Revolutionary War...While there were many images in public collections or owned by collectors, I knew t...

And it all ends happily ever after…or does it? While just a child, Katie Stewart suffers the tragic loss of her parents leaving her with an overshadowing fear of uncertainty about her life and where she belongs. Raised by Dolly, her devoted grandmother and woman of great faith, Katie struggles with ...

Maureen Taylor, The Photo Detective explores the history of toques and top hats, bowlers, and bonnets to add another dimension to understanding your family photographs Fanciful, frilly, and fascinating, women’s hats made a fashion statement. There were hundreds of choices available each season. And ...

From state-wide collaborative websites to those operated by individual societies, Use this handy guide to locate family photographs. You'll be able to explore photo collections and perhaps find a previously unknown image of an ancestor. Maureen Taylor, known as the Photo Detective is an internationa...

Is there anyone who hasn’t had a bad hair day or obsessed about the right hairdo for a special event? Probably not, and this obsession is far from a modern phenomenon. Fussing over our hair is one of the things that links us to our ancestors. Maureen Taylor, the Photo Detective, has studied the many...

Do you have a pile of old family photographs collection dust that you don't know what to do with? Do you want to preserve the pictures in an organized manner, but don't know how? Maureen Taylor, "The Photo Detective" and author of Preserving Your Family Photographs and Family Photo Detective explain...

New Ideas for Crafting Heritage Albums picks up where Crafting Your Own Heritage Album left off, showcasing the many new archival products that have been developed and illuminating new trends in scrapbooking. Readers will also discover new ideas for preserving and presenting more family heirlooms an...

Co-Teaching in the Differentiated Classroom is a practical hands-on guide that explains how to implement co-teaching programs in mixed-ability classrooms. Based on the authors' award-winning model, this important guide shows how special education teachers can pair with general education teachers to ...