Comments on: How should I store my families memorabilia/genealogy ? http://www.culturegenealogysociety.com/genealogy/how-should-i-store-my-families-memorabiliagenealogy/ A blog about genealogy and its effects on culture and society. Sat, 19 May 2012 00:03:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: genealogist84 http://www.culturegenealogysociety.com/genealogy/how-should-i-store-my-families-memorabiliagenealogy/comment-page-1/#comment-330 genealogist84 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:57:23 +0000 http://www.culturegenealogysociety.com/genealogy/how-should-i-store-my-families-memorabiliagenealogy/#comment-330 Be sure to make digital versions of the photographs. One idea is to put them on a website so that your other relatives can enjoy them as well, like or something similar. Be sure to make digital versions of the photographs. One idea is to put them on a website so that your other relatives can enjoy them as well, like or something similar.

]]> By: swhetzel http://www.culturegenealogysociety.com/genealogy/how-should-i-store-my-families-memorabiliagenealogy/comment-page-1/#comment-329 swhetzel Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:31:45 +0000 http://www.culturegenealogysociety.com/genealogy/how-should-i-store-my-families-memorabiliagenealogy/#comment-329 The papers should be stored as flat as possible. The leather will eventually deteriorate if not stored in dry conditions, and may react with other items. It should probably be stored separate from the other items. If you go to your local craft store, it should have items specifically for preserving these things. Basically, they should be kept dry (don't keep them in the basement!) You can get individual sleeves of polyethelene plastic to store the pictures in. Here is a great book if you want more details: Conservation Concerns by Konstanze Bachmann The papers should be stored as flat as possible. The leather will eventually deteriorate if not stored in dry conditions, and may react with other items. It should probably be stored separate from the other items. If you go to your local craft store, it should have items specifically for preserving these things. Basically, they should be kept dry (don’t keep them in the basement!) You can get individual sleeves of polyethelene plastic to store the pictures in. Here is a great book if you want more details:
Conservation Concerns by Konstanze Bachmann

]]> By: Ted Pack http://www.culturegenealogysociety.com/genealogy/how-should-i-store-my-families-memorabiliagenealogy/comment-page-1/#comment-328 Ted Pack Thu, 29 May 2008 13:05:18 +0000 http://www.culturegenealogysociety.com/genealogy/how-should-i-store-my-families-memorabiliagenealogy/#comment-328 I'll let the experts answer the preservation part. I had one idea -You could take pictures of most of the objects and burn them onto a CD along with a family tree from FTM or Roots Magic, then give a copy of the CD to all of your siblings, nieces and nephews. RM's later versions let you copy a read-only version of the program onto a CD, along with selected data. It beats a 60-page report 8 ways from Sunday. I’ll let the experts answer the preservation part. I had one idea -You could take pictures of most of the objects and burn them onto a CD along with a family tree from FTM or Roots Magic, then give a copy of the CD to all of your siblings, nieces and nephews.

RM’s later versions let you copy a read-only version of the program onto a CD, along with selected data. It beats a 60-page report 8 ways from Sunday.

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