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NEW:
​Scanning Multiple Photos at the Same Time on a Flatbed: www.preservingtime.org/scanning-multiple-photos-same-time.html

Scanner Hints: www.preservingtime.org/scanner-hints.html

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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
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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/
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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--
  • http://www.dickblick.com/
  • Get Smart Products (excellent resource)--  http://www.pfile.com/
  • http://www.lightimpressionsdirect.com/
  • http://www.bagsunlimited.com/
  • http://www.uline.com/BL_107/2-Mil-Industrial-Poly-Bags
  • http://hollingermetaledge.com/
  • http://universityproducts.com/
  • http://www.gaylord.com/listing.asp?H=3&PCI=128085
  • http://www.bagsandbowsonline.com/shopdeluxe/home/home.js

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
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  • Home
    • Mapleton FHC
  • Handouts
    • Archiving and Preservation >
      • Preserving Family Treasures
      • SAVE THE BOX
      • What do I DO with the STUFF?
      • Personal History Debate/ Laying Out Page
      • Avoiding Digital Disasters
      • Clues to Identifying Photos
      • Gathering THE STUFF
      • Interviews
      • Photo Organization
      • Memory Jogger ?s for Writing Personal Histories
      • More on Archiving--The Good, The Bad and The Terrible
      • Scanning Photos and Documents
    • Journaling in a Jiffy
    • Secrets/ Not Overwhelmed by Family History
    • Beginning Research Checklist
    • Evaluating Information
    • Family History: 15 Minutes at a Time
    • Going Digital with your Genealogy
    • Limiting Internet Searches
    • Ordinances Ready as a Starting Point
    • Organize to Fit the Way YOU Think
    • Personal Research Toolbox
    • Family History Notetaking
  • Web-site Project
    • Top Favorites
    • General Sites
    • Cemeteries/ Death Records
    • Census
    • Immigration, Emigration and Migration Records
    • Land Records- United States
    • LDS Websites
    • Libraries
    • Location Specific >
      • United States
      • State Specific
      • Other Countries
    • Maps/ Address & Phone Numbers
    • Military Records
    • Newspapers
    • Other 'Web-Site Projects'
    • Search Engines
  • Toolbox
    • Good to Know Basics >
      • Good to Know-Basics
      • Finding YOUR Best Place to Work
      • Census Records
      • Clues--Finding Missing Family
      • Computer and Tech Basics
      • OCR & Online Searches
      • Ocupsyshun Census Taker
      • Relationship Chart
      • Research Checklist
    • FamilySearch.org >
      • Good To Know-FamilySearch
      • Tree Connect: Adding Sources from Outside FamilySearch
      • Browse Records-FamilySearch
      • Find/ Add People in FamilySearch
      • No Image? Maybe There Is One
      • RelativeFinder.org
    • Apps & Links >
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    • Save the Box
    • Digitizing VHS and Cassettes
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  • Photos and Stories
    • Scanning Multiple Photos/ Same Time
    • Scanner Hints
  • Charts and Blank Forms
    • Relationship Chart
  • Articles, Tutorials & Classes