Are you thinking about writing a personal history, or want to get back on track on one you've started? Wanting to scan and organize all those old photos, but you're overwhelmed? Now is the time!! Tom and I are teaching a bunch of classes at two events in Utah this month that can help you jump-start a project.
Read moreBook Highlight: A Frank and Forthright Personal History
A personal history doesn't have to been long or comprehensive. In this book, our client is refreshingly honest about some of his most meaningful experiences.
A personal history doesn't have to been long or comprehensive. In this book, our client is refreshingly honest about some of his most meaningful experiences.
Read moreBook Highlight: An Oversize Coffee-Table Personal History Art Book
Worthy of the finest coffee table, this art book is also a comprehensive personal history.
This big, beautiful, comprehensive personal history coffee table book, at nearly 400 pages, is one of the largest we've done. While such a large project may not be for everyone, this book gave our client Gordon Johnson plenty of room to show off his stunning photographs along with many interesting stories from a multifaceted career and family life.
Read moreWe Are All Connected: A Multicultural Experience at RootsTech 2017
Burundi Drummers cruise the Expo Hall during African Heritage Day at RootsTech.
"We are all connected." RootsTech is always a good time, but this year it was especially meaningful.
Read moreUsing Adobe Bridge CC to Enter Photo Metadata
In this video, learn a few tips for downloading, configuring and using Adobe Bridge CC to enter metadata (descriptions, contact information, and keywords) to your digital photos.
Read moreMetadata: Writing on the Back of a Digital Photo
Think of your photo as the motorcycle. Metadata is digital information (date/location, descriptions, captions, keywords, copyright, and contact information) that rides along with the photo as it travels.
Is there anything more frustrating than finding a beautiful old photo among your family history possessions, only to turn it over and find nothing written on the back? Everyone who might know the story behind that photo is already gone, and you are left wondering who these people are and how they fit into your life.
It was easy to write on the back of a print, and yet many people never took the time. But how do you "write on the back" of a digital photo? It's actually not difficult. Taking a few extra seconds to identify a digital photo before you upload or share it can save future generations from the frustration of wondering who you were.
Read moreRootsTech 2017: Two Weeks and Counting
Tom Taylor presenting at RootsTech a coupla years back. RootsTech 2017 takes place February 8-11 at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City.
For us, the very best thing about February is RootsTech, the world's largest genealogy and family history conference. (If you don't know about RootsTech, you can read more about it in this post: Five Reasons to Attend RootsTech 2017.)
Read moreBook Highlight - A Military Family History
A stunning coffee-table book that tells the story of a multi-generational military family.
When we first met Jim Morrison at the UGA Family History conference last April, he was interested in having us create a book about his wife's family. We were fascinated as he described some of the history his father-in-law, Robert "Rip" Young, a two-star brigadier general in the US Army.
Read more150 Life Story Questions - Free Download
Thinking of writing a memoir or personal history? Or do you want to interview a loved one about their life? Here are 150 questions to jump-start the process.
In February 2016, we launched a Daily Writing Challenge to encourage everyone to begin a daily habit of writing, for at least 15 minutes a day. The goal was to have a collection of stories about your life (or that of a loved one) in rough form by the end of 2016.
If you missed out on the Daily Writing Challenge, here is the self-guided version in a handy free e-book now available for download.
Read moreShould I Use Google Photos to Store My Photos?
I'm loving the new Google Photos - for certain things. Here's the skinny on what to use it for and when to avoid it.
Google Photos has free unlimited storage and some really cool features. But what's the catch? Should I be using it to store and share my family history photos?
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