The Wall Street Journal named her the "nation's foremost historical photo detective.
She discovered a portrait of Dorothy Catherine Draper from 1839, which she believes to be the first American family photo.
[2] She has been widely featured in US national print media and television, including The Today Show, The View, the Boston Globe and MSNBC.
[3] Taylor is the author of a guide to family history for children, Through the Eyes of Your Ancestors (Houghton Mifflin, 1999).
"Taylor works with children as young as second grade to create simple family trees or charts.