National Genealogical Society 2013 Conference Las Vegas
What happens in Vegas won't stay in Vegas for the 2013 NGS Conference. I'm joining the genealogy blogger news corps to bring you news and notes from this annual national event. Check The Family Curator Blog for updates and reports.
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Join the virtual book tour for my new book How to Archive Family Keepsakes to visit a different genealogy blog for exclusive book tour articles.
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Create a Reproduction Heirloom Book
I tried out several different online photo book companies to write "Dear Diaries" for the Jan/Feb 2013 issue of Family Tree Magazine. You can flip through the digital versions of Col. Maynard N. Levenick's Desert Maneuvres and my Aunt Franny's Food Notebook here.
I'd love to hear about your own reproduction books too. Leave a comment or question in the Forum or drop me an email.
Heirloom, Keepsake, or Trash?
To my sons,
a pirate chest is way more cool
than a cracked Bauer bowl.
Seems like lately I’m thinking about more than just “the archives.” It’s not just the boxes of inherited papers and photos that need to be preserved and stored. I also need to do something with the “stuff” that’s too big for boxes and too special to throw away.
What’s the difference, if any, between a keepsake and an heirloom?
Read More . . .
Streamlined Scanning with a Genealogy Photo Workflow
Professional photographers call it a “workflow," but it's really just a “routine.” It’s the standard order of doing things that results in getting things done. Routines work. You don't have to use Adobe Lightroom or any particular photo organizing or editing software to get the benefit of a genealogy scanning workflow. Whether you use Photoshop Elements, XnView, iPhoto, Picasa, or Flickr to organize and store your photos, a consistent procedure for scanning, file naming, tagging, and editing will make your photo work run smoother and faster.Most family historians have experienced the frustrating situation where a relative shows us a photo or document, but is reluctant to let the item out of their hands to be scanned or photocopied. Read more...
