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Apps to Use and Tips on Scanning Documents Quickly Using Your Phone

Apps to Use and Tips on Scanning Documents Quickly Using Your Phone

Scanners are a crucial tool for genealogists, who are often dealing with old, fragile documents and photos that need to be digitized for preservation and accessibility. However, not everyone has access to a scanner, especially if you are on the go and want to digitize items you find in your research or at a family gathering. Fortunately, your smartphone can come in handy in such scenarios, as many phones have cameras that can be used to scan photos and documents….

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Storing And Preserving Old Photos And Documents

Storing And Preserving Old Photos And Documents

One of the most important things in family history is preserving old photos and documents for future generations. Especially old black and white photos taken over a hundred years ago. The best approach in my opinion is to put them anywhere you can online and buy some decent archival storage for the originals. The steps I have taken to preserve my family photos are listed below. Step 1 –  Digitize them to a high standard. The very first thing you’ll…

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Guide to Scanning Old Family Photos

Guide to Scanning Old Family Photos

Family photos are arguably the most important source you can have of an ancestor. So preserving them digitally should be one of your highest priorities, and scanning them to the best possible standard is something that is often overlooked until it’s too late. Most people use the default settings on their scanner which is usually preset to about 100DPI with the output set to JPEG, which is just not enough for photos. Ideally you want to be scanning at 600DPI and…

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Figuring Out Who Is In Old Photo’s

Figuring Out Who Is In Old Photo’s

Sometimes you might inherit photographs from family members that have passed away and not know who they are. My father inherited a box of old photographs from his grandmother, the problem is he doesn’t know who most of the really old ones are. When I scanned them all on to my computer I started to wonder who they were. So I tried to find ways of figuring out who they were. I’ll start with this photo of a family. What’s…

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