Photos and Stories

Helpful websites for dating photographs:

New Jersey Photographers (1800s - early 1900s mostly): http://gary.saretzky.com/photohistory/njphotographers.html
History of Photography: http://gary.saretzky.com/photohistory/links.html

19th Century Photographers: http://www.itsallaboutfamily.com/j3/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2112&Itemid=536&lang=en (site is not comprehensive, but can be very helpful if it contains the photographer you need)

Scanning with Your Smart Phone:
There are many apps available to do this. This is something worth installing an app and then practicing with it. If you don't get good results, try a different app.
Recommended: www.google.com/photos/scan/

Improve Your Photography Skills:
Digital Photography School-- Link is to an article Tips for Better Smartphone Photography, but the whole site is worth exploring. digital-photography-school.com/tips-better-smartphone-photography/

Online Collage and Photo Editing Sites:
Helpful article: www.creativebloq.com/photography/collage-maker-11135210
I personally use these two:

https://www.befunky.com/ (Overall best tools; Create your own layouts; Size adjustments; Adding text is squirrelly)
https://www.fotojet.com/ (Easiest to use; Can add additional photos to standard templates by dragging extra photos into the space between template photos; easy to caption and add text)

Archival Photo Printing Site I can recommend:
www.persnicketyprints.com/
WIDE selection of print sizes, papers and finishes as well as cards/invitations, calendars and mini books. VERY WELL packaged for shipment. REASONABLE pricing. FAST service. Create an account to receive their emails with special deals and pricing.

Freeware/ Shareware:
There are a number of excellent Image Editing programs available. I highly recommend downloading them from the following link. Downloading from links in other sources will result in undesirable (in my opinion) add-ons such as toolbars etc. I personally find paint.net the most versatile and easiest to use, but typically I can do everything I need to in BeFunky (see above). Try the programs for yourself to find the best fit.
Ninite Downloader: ninite.com/

Helpful articles about preserving memories digitally--

HEIF VS JPEG: f11photo.com/2017/12/11/heif-happened-jpg/ A brief and informative summary article.
Tiff VS Jpeg: http://digitalmemoriesonline.net/scan/output/jpeg_vs_tiff.htm
Scan Resolution Explained: http://digitalmemoriesonline.net/scan/scan_processing/resolving_scanning_resolution.htm
Scanning Tutorials: http://scanyourentirelife.com/
Preserving Old Photos and Documents: http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~george/preserving_photos.html
Preserving Photographs and Documents (FamilySearch Wiki): (scroll down the page): https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Write_a_Personal_History--Appendix

Photo Tree-- http://phototree.com/ Helps for dating and preserving old photographs. Archival Supplies

Dead Fred-- http://deadfred.com/ Photo archive--search by surname, location or keywords; Post your own photos to connect with others or get help identifying them.

Archiving Supplies--

NOTES TO SELF:
Scan slides with Glossy (domed) side up with bottom towards you at very high resolution (1200+ [2000-4000])

Informational Handouts:

Scanning Photos and Documents--

http://www.preservingtime.org/scanning-photos-and-documents.html

Archiving Documents and Photos--

www.preservingtime.org/preserving-family-treasures.html

Avoiding Digital Disasters--

http://www.preservingtime.org/avoiding-digital-disasters.html

Clues to Identifying and Dating Photograph--

http://www.preservingtime.org/clues-to-identifying-photos.html

Gathering THE STUFF--

http://www.preservingtime.org/gathering-the-stuff.html

Photo Organization--

http://www.preservingtime.org/photo-organization.html

Interviews--

http://www.preservingtime.org/interviews.html

The Good, The Bad and The Terrible--

http://www.preservingtime.org/more-on-archiving--the-good-the-bad-and-the-terrible.html