Owner, PhotoDetective.com
Greater Boston Area
- Current
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- Contributing Editor at Family Tree Magazine
- Owner at PhotoDetective.com
- Past
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- Project Manager at BostonFamilyHistory.com
- Library Director at Rhode Island Historical Society
- Director of Library User Services at New England Historic Genealogical Society
- Picture Research Coordinator at Houghton Mifflin
- Education
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- Rhode Island College
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Maureen Taylor’s Summary
Maureen Taylor’s Specialties:
All aspects of photography from daguerreotypes to digital, family history, non-fiction writing, project management
Maureen Taylor’s Experience
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Contributing Editor
Family Tree Magazine
(Publishing industry)
2001 — Present (8 years )
Freelance writer for online and print versions of Family Tree Magazine
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Owner
PhotoDetective.com
(Publishing industry)
1998 — Present (11 years )
Maureen Taylor is a photo identification and family history expert. She offers a wide range of dynamic, interactive seminars on photographs, genealogy, and history. Maureen has been featured in top media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, Hallmark Television, The View, Better Homes & Gardens, the Boston Globe, Martha Stewart Living, MSNBC, PBS Ancestors, and more.
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Project Manager
BostonFamilyHistory.com
(Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
1999 — 2001 (2 years )
I researched and developed a website for the Boston History Collaborative
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Library Director
Rhode Island Historical Society
(Museums and Institutions industry)
1998 — 1998 (less than a year)
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Director of Library User Services
New England Historic Genealogical Society
(Museums and Institutions industry)
1995 — 1998 (3 years )
• Estimated and submitted budgets; monitor spending for compliance
• Organized and supervised staff, researchers, and volunteers
• Managed multiple projects and departments
• Participated in long-range and strategic planning
• Generated web content
• Reviewed library operations including research methods and procedures -
Picture Research Coordinator
Houghton Mifflin
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Publishing industry)
1986 — 1989 (3 years )
• Developed and manage research project budgets; negotiated photographic rights, usage fees, and freelance photography contracts
• Estimated and submitted budgets; monitor spending for compliance
• Organized and supervised staff, researchers, and photographers
Maureen Taylor’s Education
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Rhode Island College
M.A. , History , 1990 — 1996
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Maureen Taylor’s Interests:
Family history, Photography, Genealogy
Maureen Taylor’s Groups:
American Society of Picture Professionals, American Society of Journalists and Authors, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Association of Professional Genealogists, The Daguerreian Society
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