Today we’re going to use the fantastic 11 x 14″ photo below to illustrate some steps involved in preserving family photographs, especially larger photos. Apply…
Category: Family Photos
The introduction of digital print sizes created the need for archival storage and presentation materials to fit these new dimensions, something that Archival Methods has…
If you’ve taken the correct steps to archivally store your artwork, photographs, family history artifacts, and collections can you locate a specific item when you…
We all have old film negatives—either in our family archives or as part of our photographic portfolios—that often come in a variety of shapes and…
Let’s take a look at the ways old photos of your family’s homes can help you identify and visualize your family history, while providing clues…
Please see our updated blog post on this topic for the most up-to-date information. How to Document Your Old Photographs This blog post outlines best…
This large albumen print is mounted onto cardboard that is definitely not acid-free, and to make matters worse it was framed—for over a century—in a…
There are some things in life that need to be preserved, cared for, and passed on to future generations. Family photographs come instantly to mind,…
A Mid-Summer Thought: Three “I” Words of Genealogy Author’s Note: The following short blog is based, to a large extent, on…
Your 4th of July Memories | Some Thoughts on Visual Genealogy QUESTION: So, just WHAT is the difference between these two…
