Stories & Memories
As you go through your photographic history, memories will be as clear as day. You might remember stories a grandparent told you as a child, or an event relayed to you from a parent. The best way to "jot" these down is to use your computer. When you want to add something more to a particular story, changing the middle of a reflection is easier done in a word program. Additionally, if you have email access you can have all of your family contribute their memories and stories through email.
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Identifying People
 It is nearly impossible to go through a family history and know the names of everyone involved. One of the best ways to identify a person: categorize your photos by decade. Often you will find the same person or people in another set of photos. Sometimes you will come across a photo that is labeled providing answers or clues. The scenery and or clothing in an image can also provide vital clues to the era, location or event. Many families 2 or 3 generations ago would only take photos during an important event or special holiday. These events would bring extended family together as well as provoking the photographer to write dates and notes on the reverse side of the photo.
Growing your family tree
 If you want to go in depth for a more complete family tree, the best place to start is with your documents. Old scrapbooks, postcards, letters (valuable date and address information) Pull together any information from family members and grow from there. When you are ready forthe ultimate avenue for family research I would highly recommend www.ancestry.com. Within 24 hours we were able to find 3 generations of family we were unaware of. In addition to the fantastic amount of searchable records, you can also view public family trees. We found a family tree (posted by a member) that included an entire branch of our family with information that helped us with our own research.
What is this? Identifying negatives and image types
 As photography progressed throughout the years, the standard in consumer film changed many times. The oldest negatives will be rather large, 3"L and up. This will not pose a problem. We are prepared to scan 110 negatives(about 1/2") up to a 6" negative, Slides in all formats as well as prints up to 14 inches. Anything can be scanned or print-stand copied for your Legacy Book. You can find more information on identifying film and prints here
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