Photo & Document Storage Part 1

Where do you keep your older family photos?  Do you remember taking your rolls of film to be developed?  Maybe you remember those discs? And do you know where those negatives are today?

Photos are now taken with cell phones and digital cameras, but there are many of us who have tons of older photos.  Some in albums, some in scrapbooks and some in boxes.

Our family has a lot of older photos we treasure greatly and are irreplaceable. Living in a hurricane prone area, we load up all of the family photos first when evacuating. As you can imagine, that can be very burdensome.

The solution is pretty simple: scanning all your treasured photos.  If this doesn't sound like your cup-of-tea, no problem. There are people like myself, who can digitalize your photos and documents then save them to disc, flash drive or any other media you prefer.

Preserving your photos and memories for generations to come is a true blessing. Additional copies will make great gifts that any family member would love to have.

Check out: Preserving Your Photos & Documents Part 2 ~Coming Soon~

If you need help scanning or storing your photos and documents, click here to contact me and I will help you preserve your family's memories.

Clues About Our Ancestors

Clues to our family's history can be found in many places. Here are some of my favorite places to find out more about our ancestors:

• Family members are a great resource for family information and stories. 
• The internet has become a necessary tool for gathering information. Many records have already been scanned and are searchable online.
• Find-A-Grave. It's completely FREE! You can become a member, create a memorial, submit data, add flowers, add photos and search their database at no charge.
• Visiting local area historical libraries and societies.
• Google books. Lots of great books on local area histories and some older families can be searched.

Let me share with you an exciting find I found today while searching on the FamilySearch website. My great-grand parents' marriage certificate. Click here to see the actual record page.

Check out all the information we can find out just from this document. Maiden name of wife, date and place of marriage. Also on many records, they will have witnesses on them. This one shows that Aden's brother, Woodrow Holland and his nephew, Frank Baker were the witnesses on this marriage license.

These are just a few places to start. Don't forget to think outside the box sometimes....church records, phone directories, family bibles, etc.

Thank You Mom

Thank You Mom....for marrying Dad.

If my mom never met my dad, we would definitely not be here together today chatting. And I would not have the most interesting family ever. I promise I am not biased at all. My ancestry is so colorful and intriguing.

Recently I was doing some family research and as I do a lot of times. I got lost in the search. The search for more stories, more pictures, more information and just anything more about our ancestors.

Who were they? How did they live?

Where did they live and how did they

come to the area they settled?

I discovered my fifth great grandmother on my dads side was full cherokee indian. Say what? Indians. I have found preachers, kings, doctors, military and community leaders. They are all there. Everywhere I search I find more interesting information about our family's history and it's connection to our local area history. Some of the stories and people are more well known and some others not so known about but equally interesting and important.

Again, Thank you Mom for marrying Dad.