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How-to: The best practices for managing digital photos, part 1
When it comes to managing digital photos, technology can be a blessing and a curse. The good news is, it’s up to you to decide …
Using holidays as writing prompts for personal and family history: Easter traditions
When teaching classes and talking with clients, I always tell them there are two methods of making time to journal or write your personal history: 1. …
Using funerals to gather family stories
Funerals are a delicate subject and a difficult time. In some cases, grief may be too all-consuming to do anything other than survive. But in …
How Storytelling Creates Stronger Families
The disappearing art of family storytelling is a critical part of strong family foundations. Children who learn from family storytelling tend to be more resilient …
Celebrating Grandparents- interview and activity for kids (free download)
Interview Grandparents FREE PRINTABLE for kids to interview grandparents! [maxbutton id=”4″ ] We’re making it easy with a printable for children (or grownups!) to interview …
How to use metadata to keep the story with the picture
Not too long ago, Hilarie was working with a client and going through printed photos to include in her heirloom family history book. One old …
How to tell, share and grow your story with Twile
Twile is short for erstwhile, say our UK friends. We’ll take their word for it. I remember sitting down at the Innovator Showdown of RootsTech …
4 Reasons You Should Be Recording Family Stories
You’re missing out if you’re not capturing the stories of your life and family. By recording family stories, you gather the wisdom of generations past …
RootsTech 2017 recap – stuff we liked
RootsTech 2017 In case you were unaware, RootsTech 2017- the largest family history conference in the world – was last week (Feb. 8-11). Over the next …
Family Search Memories vs. Google Photos. Is it even a competition?
Not too long ago, Hilarie was asked how the FamilySearch Memories app compared to Google Photos for photo storage. The person she was talking to said …
I never knew we were THAT couple. Hope and help for improving marriage.
Why there’s hope for your marriage Our journey from heaven to hell and back proves there’s hope for improving marriage. Seriously. I never knew we …
How to quickly scan old photos using PhotoScan (infographic)
In late 2016, Google released a new app for both Android and iOS called PhotoScan. What problem does PhotoScan solve? Can you answer yes to …