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Storing Negatives:Archival Methods Expert How-To Guide 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 & sizes (see photo above). The following is a how-to guide for archivally storing negatives, with the joy of discovering forgotten […]
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is Pleased to Announce Our New & Improved Blog Navigation Page for Photographers / Artists / Family Historians / Collectors / Everyone! (Please click on the image to go to the NEW Archival Methods blog homepage.) We here at Archival Methods have just reformatted our blog homepage by creating SIX new, […]
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Start a NEW Holiday Tradition (with YOUR Family Photographs!) Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa are just around the corner! Do you have family stopping by? Are you planning on visiting family elsewhere? If you’ve answered “yes” to either of the above, then please consider this an opportunity to start a new holiday tradition. […]
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Storing Small Objects & Collectibles Alternative Acid-Free Collection Solutions What Do Trains / Old Pocket Watches / Rat Finks / The Titanic / Old Cigarette Lighters / and Just About Any Other Small Family Heirloom, Artifact, or Collectible Have in Commonwith 35mm Slides? Read On! Baldwin 60000 locomotive […]
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Archivally Backing Up … Your Backups!Protecting Your Digital Portfolios / Genealogy Records / Collections Data Disasters—large & small—happen ALL THE TIME! In this short blog I want to urge you to be prepared by “backing up…your digital backups!”(Please click on each image for more information.) DISASTER! The word that […]
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American Family Archives: Your HOME (& PHOTOS!) as Family History & Genealogy Resource! Left Pix: home at 244 Prospect Street, Northampton, MA, photographed by the Howes Brothers, c.1900(image courtesy of Historic Northampton, Northampton, Massachusetts)Right Pix: the same home photographed in 2017 by Sara Lyons as part of a […]
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4 Do-It-Yourself Steps to Preserve ALL Your Snapshots: SORT / STORE / SCAN / SHARE! Part 1: SORT & STORE So, folks, got any of THESE floating around (see pix below)? (Hint: Snapshots? Negatives? 35mm slides? Old photo postcards? Family […]
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5 Tips for SAFELY Writing on Photographs & Snapshots(and EVERYTHING ELSE!) By following a few simple “rules” (don’t use regular ink pens / don’t write in the center of your photographs / etc.), and knowing what the best kinds of pencils & markers are for YOUR particular needs (regular #2 pencils / […]
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3 New Archival Pages from Archival Methods:Versatility, Color Choice & Acid-Free Security! Archival Methods is pleased to announce the availability of THREE new archival pages! Versatile, easy-to-use, and completely acid-free, these new archival pages are innovative & practical, and will offer you the archival […]
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Storing Large Objects, Artifacts & Collectibles Alternative Uses of Standard Archival Products Storing large objects, artifacts & collectibles can be an archival challenge, yet sometimes it’s necessary if you have a cherished family heirloom or an item in your collection that is… 1.) large […]
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