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Tips for Safely Writing on Photographs & Snapshots

Posted on June 22, 2017February 9, 2022 by Archival Methods

How to Document Your Old Photographs This blog post outlines best practices for safely writing on photographs and archival sleeves and storage enclosures. Documenting your…

Family History & Genealogy

How to Preserve a Fragile Family Photograph

Posted on June 8, 2017March 30, 2022 by Archival Methods

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…

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USB & Memory Card Storage Kit

Posted on May 25, 2017April 18, 2022 by Archival Methods

Our USB & Memory Card Storage Kit is a safe, archival solution for organizing and storing your USB flash drives (also known as thumb drives)…

Family History & Genealogy

A Mid-Summer Thought | Three “I” Words of Genealogy

Posted on July 15, 2016March 16, 2022 by Archival Methods

        A Mid-Summer Thought: Three “I” Words of Genealogy Author’s Note: The following short blog is based, to a large extent, on…

Family History & Genealogy

Your 4th of July Memories | Some Thoughts on Visual Genealogy

Posted on June 23, 2016March 16, 2022 by Archival Methods

    Your 4th of July Memories | Some Thoughts on Visual Genealogy     QUESTION: So, just WHAT is the difference between these two…

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Summer (Archival) Projects | Time to Preserve Your Life!*

Posted on June 21, 2016March 16, 2022 by Archival Methods

        Summer (Archival) Projects: Time to Preserve Your Life!* ( * – see below)     It’s officially SUMMER!!!     So,…

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American Family Archives | Preserving Toys – Old & New

Posted on May 13, 2016March 16, 2022 by Archival Methods

No matter your age – 1 to 99 – toys are a part of who you are. The types of toys you played with as…

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Archival Definitions: Acid-Free | Buffered | Unbuffered

Posted on April 1, 2016March 16, 2022 by Archival Methods

  Archival Definitions: Acid Free / Buffered / Unbuffered     (Please click on each image throughout this blog for more information.)      …

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American Family Archives | Preserving Wedding Dresses & Heirloom Fabrics

Posted on February 11, 2016March 16, 2022 by Archival Methods

    American Family Archives | Preserving Wedding Dresses & Heirloom Fabrics           So, folks, while this installment of our inclusive…

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American Family Archives | Postcards | Family History & Archival Care

Posted on December 3, 2015August 17, 2022 by Archival Methods

Part 9: Postcards – Family History & Archival Care Why I Gotta Do This: A Journey into Ancestry, Genealogy, Family History, Antique Photographs, Disorganization, Dysfunction,…

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