Declutter Your Photos in 4 Steps
You can declutter your photos and safeguard them to leave your legacy for your grandchildren, nieces and nephews, or any future descendants.
The Man with No Memories
You realize that family photos are a treasure when they’re missing from your life This post is from Don Simkovich, the co-author of our upcoming book, Declutter Your Photos, Secure Your Legacy. He’s an adoptive dad and young grandfather who reflects on one of his kids who never had a photos or videos taken during […]
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 […]
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. […]
Look at This Home-Based Business Helping Families Preserve Photos, Videos, and Other Memories
I focused on helping my clients tell their stories and preserve their most meaningful memories, which I still do today.
Gift Ideas for the Genealogists in Your Family
Here’s a unique gift-giving idea. Help a loved one or friend who wants to research their family history. Sure, there are DNA tests to give as gifts and maps or books of a homeland. But there are other, unique ideas that will help shed light on your family’s story and make those findings available for […]
Safeguard Your Back to School and other Milestone Photos, Videos, and More
Of all the photos and videos we take, none are more important than the ones that celebrate milestones. August and September are more of a “new year” than January 1 due to back to school and sports, especially high school football, college football and the NFL in addition to other sports like volleyball, college soccer, […]
Here’s Help for Researching Your Family History and a Place to Store the Memories You Uncover
Are you currently researching your family and, if you are, do you know the best tools and techniques to use? Family photos and family stories have always caught my interest, so I decided to research my family tree. It’s great collecting the stories and I plan to compile my findings and the stories in a […]
Photo Coaching is a Home Business that Gives Families Peace of Mind and Showcases Their Legacy
I’ve scaled my business across the U.S. and I’m grateful for the technology that allows me to coach people out of my area.