January 28th 2023 Is Data Privacy Day

Tomorrow is Data Privacy Day, and I thought I’d pass along three tips for keeping your data private. I follow these rules myself, and I am also protective of my … Continue Reading →

Saving Your Genealogy FOREVER – Step One and Two (Step Three Coming Soon)

Last week my mailing list was given first access to Part One of Saving Your Genealogy FOREVER. I have to say it was a huge success because there were so … Continue Reading →

Fresh Start In 2023

The New Year is always a time to reflect on the past year and have a fresh start for the coming year. One of the things I did right last … Continue Reading →

My Digital Preservation Story

My digitization story is like many of yours might be. My parents left me boxes and boxes of their albums and videos, and I felt a bit overwhelmed with the … Continue Reading →

Dealing With Downsizing and Grief

This week I’ve been cleaning and organizing. But this time is different than other times because it’s bothering me more. Why is that? Why are you able to jump into … Continue Reading →

Are You Checking Your Old Cameras?

First of all, I wanted to ask you. Did you know your old cameras might have value? Some of you might be like me and have an old, sometimes inexpensive … Continue Reading →

Do You Have Photo Guilt? I Can Help You Fix That

Whether you are a genealogist or not, many of us deal with photo guilt. Photo guilt is real. It’s that feeling when you have inherited your parent’s photo collection, or … Continue Reading →

Organize Your Photos With Tiny Habits

Over the years, I’ve had many people tell me that they want to organize their photo collection, but there were so many reasons that it never happened. In fact, a … Continue Reading →

New Year Resolutions – 2022

Did you make a resolution for 2022? Last year I realized that I was letting the pandemic get to me both mentally and physically. So I started walking several times … Continue Reading →

A Cup Of USB Sticks

How many of you have a cup full like this one? Or perhaps you don’t even have them in a cup. Are they just here and there around the house? What treasured documents and photos are stored on them? Did you know that USB sticks have a life expectancy? It’s actually about five years. Continue Reading →