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.

How to Edit and Digitize Old Photos in 5 Steps

Breathe new life into your old family photos with these five tips for editing your digitized family photos.

Google PhotoScan: Scanning Your Photos Just Got Easier

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.

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 salvaging your pictures.

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.

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How to Edit Faded, Spotted and Torn Old Photos

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

“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.

Organizing and Managing Your Digital Photo Collection

Are your digital photos scattered across your computer, phone and camera? Take six steps now so your family's visual legacy won't be lost forever.

Family Archivist: Disaster Preparedness for You Photos and Heirlooms

Ask the Archivist: Disaster Management at Home How would your family archive fare in a fire, flood or other home disaster? Make a plan with these tips from Eric Pourchot, Institutional Advancement Director for the Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC). Q. How...

Preserving Family Photos

Learn how to rescue and preserve your family photos for future generations.

Scanning Family Photos

You've been meaning to digitize all those family photos for years. Now's the time—just follow our five steps.

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