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Maureen Taylor, born April 14, 1956, is a genealogist, author, and speaker in Westwood, Massachusetts, with expertise in genealogy, art history, costume history and cultural anthropology. She is a blogger, and author of many books and magazine articles. The ''Wall Street Journal'' named her the "nation's foremost historical photo detective."〔Alexander Alter, ("The Photo Detective: Does the shoebox in the attic hold family secrets? Alexandra Alter on how one expert unlocks the past.," ) ''Wall Street Journal'', October 12, 2007.〕 == Education and career == Taylor holds a B.A. and an M.A. in history from Rhode Island College. She discovered a portrait of Dorothy Catherine Draper from 1839, which she believes to be the first American family photo.〔Smithsonian, ("Photography Changes Family History" ).〕 She has been widely featured in US national print media and television, including ''The Today Show'', ''The View'', ''the Boston Globe'' and MSNBC.〔MSNBC, ("Tracing your own family roots " ) ''The Today Show'', August 29, 2008〕 Taylor is the author of a guide to family history for children, ''Through the Eyes of Your Ancestors'' (Houghton Mifflin, 1999). Voice of Youth Advocacy named ''Through the Eyes of Your Ancestors'' to its best nonfiction list for 1999. "Taylor works with children as young as second grade to create simple family trees or charts. But give the kids a wealth of art supplies, she says, and kids will come up with their own creative expressions."〔Audrey Schewe,("Turn family gatherings into history lessons.," ) ''CNN.com'', December 20, 2006.〕 Taylor worked for the (Rhode Island Historical Society ), (The New England Historic Genealogical Society ), and Houghton Mifflin. Taylor is the author of 11 books and an active blogger. She also acts as contributing editor to ''Family Tree Magazine''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maureen Taylor (genealogist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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