The Best Way to Store Photos for Permanent, Long-Term Storage
What’s the best way to store printed photos and photos on your phone for long-term? An online article on CNET says you don’t need to pay a monthly subscription for cloud storage. Instead, this writer uses an external hard drive instead of keeping photos stored on a phone or paying a subscription to store in […]
Disasters and Memories: Evacuating the Eaton Fire a Year Ago
Excerpt from Decluttering Your Photos, Securing Your Legacy (co-authored by Melody Whitehead and Don Simkovich) Note from Melody: January 7 is the one year anniversary of the Eaton Fire that tore through Altadena within minutes after the blaze started. More than 6,000 homes were destroyed in Altadena, a community of 44,000 people and a place […]
QUICK! For your Legacy’s Sake, Safeguard Your Family Genealogy NOW! (Before Time Slips Away)
I can put in everything: the photos, documents, audio, video, anything that there is in media and I can arrange it in chronological order.
Clear Your Photo Clutter: the Power of Only Two Photos
You don’t need to save all your memories and, to be honest, you don’t want to try and save all your memories
Don’t have time to declutter and digitize your photos and videos? Change your mindset.
Decluttering: Focus your initial efforts on finding one specific person at a time like your mother or father.
Safeguarding Your Photos and Videos from Different Types of Loss
Don’t lose your family stories and memories that have meaning for you and that can mean so much to future generations. Your story is worth preserving. I’ve posted about how friends I know have lost photos, videos, and other memories due to theft and historic tragedies like the recent fires in Altadena and Pacific Palisades. […]
The Best and Most Secure Way to Safeguard Your Family History Research
Individuals who have a healthy identity development also have high levels of family history knowledge.
The Surprising Emotional Benefits of Researching Your Family History
Does your family feel fractured and scattered across the country? Here’s a way to feel more emotionally stable by bringing your family together and having a sense of connection to the past and future: Research your family’s history and the many emotional benefits like my husband, Gerald, did. You might think you don’t want anything […]
Here’s How You Curate Your Family’s Memories to Safeguard Them for Future Visitors
The process of decluttering and digitizing family photos is like curating a museum or art gallery exhibit and setting it up for future visitors.
Declutter and Digitize Photos, Videos, and Other Memories with Friends
Ever feel overwhelmed when you think about family photos, videos, and your other memories? Are they easy to get to or are they scattered in different boxes and locations like your closet, the garage, or a storage unit? I love looking at family photos and imagining the stories of family members from a hundred years […]