March 31 is World Backup Day, and it’s a fitting reminder to take a moment for an annual checkup on how you’re doing with your backup processes and habits. Here are three important backup steps to help make sure you … Read More
Like the Holy Grail the search for a perfect photo book can be elusive, but it’s still desirable. Take this great question posted in a comment under one of my YouTube videos: “I’m collecting all of our family photos and … Read More
It’s January 2021! A great time to look ahead and plan what you want to accomplish this year with your family history, so let’s talk about what it takes to tackle and finish a family history project or book. Not … Read More
Digitizing old photo albums wasn’t on my radar until this summer when forest fires got so close to my home that the air outside was difficult to breath because of the smoke. Charlie and I decided to get ready BEFORE … Read More
What happens when you come across a family historian who is reaching millions of people with the message that our photos and our stories matter? You find out more about him and his mission by interviewing him! That’s exactly what … Read More
Do you have old family videos to digitize? The Do-It-Yourself Elgato Video Capture device may be just the ticket. We recently sent an old VHS tape we had of some family memories off to ScanCafe.com to see how they would … Read More
Do you have old family movies stashed away in your closet or back bedroom? If so, now is the best time to get them digitized because the longer you wait the more they deteriorate. My husband Charlie has quite a … Read More
Don’t have time to write down your family stories? Here’s a fast storytelling method that takes almost no time but will have a HUGE impact on your kids and future generations. How do you get your family stories told when … Read More
What is the best way to organize family documents like a marriage certificate, or a diploma, or even a book contract? I’m going to share the question I ask myself that has never failed to give me enough clarity to make … Read More
We’re only a few days away from Father’s Day 2020, so here’s a question for you: How would you describe your father? In this post I’m going to explain two ways to describe someone, but one way is over-the-top better … Read More