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October 1, 2016August 28, 2025Digitize and Preserve, Family Legacy, Photo AlbumsBy Julie Kessler

How to Rescue Your Old Photo Albums (and Keep Them Looking Great for a Long Time)

If you were born in the 20th century (like me), you probably have some old photo albums that are not in such great shape. Unfortunately, many of your old photos may be in danger of getting seriously damaged. If you used “magnetic” pages in your album – the ones with sticky pages that you could cover with clear plastic – your photos might already be in rough shape. Photos on old black paper pages, even with photo corners, might not be faring well, either. Your photos might be deteriorating, yellowing, or falling out of your albums. None of this is […]

September 18, 2016August 28, 2025Archive and Backup, Digital Photo Organizing, Digitize and Preserve, Family Legacy, Print Photo OrganizingBy Julie Kessler

Should You Delete (or Throw Away) Your Photos, Videos or Mementos?

Are your closets and file cabinets overflowing with duplicate, blurry prints of old photos? Is your computer hard drive bogged down by enormous video files you’ll probably never watch again? Do you struggle with letting go of sentimental items when you’re trying to declutter your home? If so, you might need some help figuring out what photos, videos and mementos to keep (and which to get rid of) so you can clear out some much-needed space in your home and get clear on what is most important to you. This article will discuss why we hold on to these items […]

July 2, 2015August 26, 2026Digitize and Preserve, Print Photo OrganizingBy Julie Kessler

Print Organizing Part 2: Selecting Your Favorites

As you think about which photos to keep, you’re likely thinking about sharing them with family and friends. While you can share the extra copies, we prefer sharing digital copies. This means your prints will need to be digitized. Since this is a bit of an investment, you have some things to consider: Scan now, select and organize later or Organize now and then scan the best ones. We like to organize before scanning because it’s easier to build upon this system and use it for all digital photos. And you avoid the cost of scanning photos you don’t want […]

September 2, 2014August 26, 2026Archive and Backup, Digitize and Preserve, Family Legacy, Print Photo OrganizingBy Julie Kessler

Are Your Photos Safe from Disaster?

If you were faced with evacuating your home because of an impending natural disaster, what would be the most important items to take with you? Experts recommend thinking of the 4 P’s: People, Pets, Papers and Photos. For most people just taking care of the people, creatures and pets is more than they can fathom. Then planning for how to evacuate their photo collection is just overwhelming. With a plan, your precious family photos could be safely secured and out of harms way. Your collection could be organized, digitized and safely secured. But what if the thought of accomplishing this […]