Category: Photos

Fixing Environmental Dangers to Your Family Photos

You’ll learn about helpful records for California research, the best websites to search, and hints for dealing with common obstacles such as long waits for vital records and the San Francisco earthquake and fire.

Fixing Environmental Dangers to Your Family Photos Premium

Learn how to preserve your old family photos and protect them from environmental factors like heat and humidity.

How to Scan Family Photos with Google PhotoScan

Scanning and storing your photos just got so much easier! Find out how Google PhotoScan is a game changer for genealogy enthusiasts!

Caption Clues & How to Label Your Old Family Photos

Avoid future family photo mysteries by identifing photos you know. Just write the name lightly with a soft lead pencil on the edge of the back.

How to Preserve Old Letters

Old letters are precious family heirlooms. Here are a few easy steps you can take to preserve them for future generations.

What to Do When You Find a Damaged Family Photo

Time can take a toll on old photographs. From humidity to water damage, here are our tips for how to fix your damaged family photos.

Free 10 Essential Genealogy Research Forms

Preserving Memories: Saving Water-damaged Photos

Recent weather has caused severe flooding on the Gulf Coast. Can water-damaged photos be saved? Let's look at the steps to saving water damaged photos.

How to Edit Faded, Spotted and Torn Old Photos Premium

Don’t get stuck with faded, spotted and torn family photos. Learn how to digitally fix these common old-photo flaws.

Family Archivist: Picture Postcards Premium

“Wish you were here!” Those four little words, first penned in the early 20th century’s golden age of postcards, now appear on missives sent worldwide. The craze for the cheap, brief and colorful communication postcards provided continued until only recently, when email and text messaging took over. Chances are you have a few old picture postcards somewhere in your home today.