How to Organize Family Photos Without Losing Context
Organize family photos by preserving their existing context, sorting them into broad groups, and assigning each item a location-based identifier.
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Family History Interview Questions: 12 Gentle Prompts
Good family history interview questions ask about remembered places, everyday routines, relationships, work, traditions, moves, objects, community change,…
How to Preserve Old Family Letters for Future Readers
Preserve old family letters by handling them carefully, choosing protective folders and boxes, and making reading copies while keeping the originals.
How to Transcribe a Family History Interview
Transcribe a family history interview by listening in short sections, identifying each speaker, and checking the entire draft against the recording.
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Family Archives
Workable systems for photos, letters, captions, filenames, and the context that makes them meaningful.
Oral History
Consent-first prompts and recording habits for preserving stories in a person’s own words.