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How to Store Printed Photographs

By admin
24
Jun
2009

How are you storing your photographs that are not in Albums? Do you have photos in shoe boxes, bags, drawers, in the attic, or under the bed? Many of us do.

I have a safe and easy method to organize and store your photographs from long ago to recently printed Digital images.  Why do I say this is a safe method?  Because I am all about keeping our memories and pictures in the safest possible way.  Remember cardboard and plastic contain harmful chemicals that can damage your memorabilia.  So, I offer acid free, buffered paper, and PVC free products to help with the storage of your prize possessions and wonderful photos.

This Power Sort System is so easy to use and store.  This system is also available at a discount with all the components needed to start storing all your memorabilia.  I started by using the Power Sort Mini Box to organize many of my photographs for scanning and placing them in albums.  There are three inserts that slip out of the box one at a time, and can go to the table with you while you scan or place them on your album pages.  Then it can slip back into the box with the remainder of your photos for the next time you are working on them.

Now I have filled a Power Sort Mini Box, a Power Sort Box, and a Power Sort Memorabilia Box. AND, I have completed several photo albums using this system. Mostly, I love knowing exactly where my pictures are; especially if I want to work with them for my Family History. My pictures range from the late 1800s to recently printed digital photographs.  I know they are all safe using this method.

Give this a try.  You’ll love how easy it is to use and the knowledge of knowing where everything is.

Category: Family History, Photo preservation, Scrapbooking, Uncategorized  3 Comments

Tell your Story!

By admin
19
Jun
2009

Remember the saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words.”  Well it is for some, like the one who took the picture.  But, for those looking at the picture many years later, no knowledge of the photo will bring any words to mind.  If you don’t tell your story, who will?

Looking through all the pictures of my mother, father, and grandparents has left me with a million questions.  No names, no places, no why the picture was taken appears anywhere on the photograph.  For me, these people are gone and most of the mysteries remain.  When I am lucky enough to run into a story and find the picture at the same time, I am overjoyed.  I immediately record the story and save it with the picture usually in a digital format.

Many years ago, my grandfather wrote me several letters telling me wonderful stories about his childhood.  I put them all together into a book, then began looking through all the old pictures for the stories.  The most precious story was of a picture my grandfather no longer had of him, his brother, and their dog Frisk.  The story is so funny.

Frisk was following the birdie

Frisk was following the birdie

After a search on the internet just placing his surname in Google, I found someone in my Grandfather’s home state who had an entire photo album belonging to my Grandfather’s family.  I bought all the pictures from him.  One of the pictures was the very picture my grandfather told me about.  I was very surprised.  And, now it is included in the book with the story in my grandfather’s own words.  However, my grandfather never saw that picture again.

Category: Family History, Photo preservation, Uncategorized  2 Comments