In a pinch, a phone with a high quality camera can make a fairly good "scan" of an old photo, no special apps needed.
In a pinch, you can use your cell phone's camera to get a decent scan of these awesome photos—as long as you follow a few simple tips.
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Hello there! We've been so busy making books that we haven't gotten around to posting many articles lately. But since we've had so many new people join us recently, I thought it might be helpful to give a little refresher course on some great things you can find in our blog.
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The autobiography of Eugene Knight England of C.R. England Trucking.
Working with Gene to bring this oversized coffee-table book, "A Life Blessed," to fruition was a joyful experience.
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Every day, we come across digital images that have been improperly digitized or improperly handled. The damage to these images may be unrecoverable, especially if original prints or slides no longer exist. Learning the best practices for handling digital images is crucial to ensure images will be preserved for the future.
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Brandon Stanton
Having been fans of Humans of New York nearly since its beginning, we were excited to have the opportunity to interview the celebrated photojournalist Brandon Stanton prior to his coming to Salt Lake City as the keynote speaker for the opening session of next week’s RootsTech family history conference.
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A charming children's book of a family pioneer story, written and illustrated by a talented member of the family.
What a great gift to give the children in your family--a story book that tells a story about their own ancestors!
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This lovely book began as a stack of typewritten life stories collected over the years.
This heartwarming little volume began as a stack of typewritten life stories that Michael Mazzarella had written over the years. His daughter hired us to create a book for him as a birthday surprise, and soon we received a box in the mail containing his stories and about a hundred original photographs.
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This family history book began with a (let's admit it, rather boring) "narrative report" automatically generated by a genealogy program.
This family history book began with a (let's admit it, rather boring) "narrative report" automatically generated by a genealogy program. We added some additional stories, photos, and custom design to bring it to life for the family.
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Dropbox is one way to work collaboratively on a family history project.
Now that your family history book is nearly done, your aunt and your sisters have offered to give you feedback and proofread before you send it to the printer. But what's the best way to get it to them, and how do you keep track of feedback? We've found a pretty efficient way to handle proofing with multiple people, so we thought we'd share it with you.
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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 moreHow do you get from dry genealogy facts to a compelling story? This presentation from RootsTech 2020 will hopefully inspire you as well as give you tools to write your ancestors’ stories. (Audio with slides) Join me on a fascinating journey as I find one of my ancestors and write her story.
We are so excited to be back at RootsTech live this year! Come by and see the Pictures and Stories booth (#1609) and see some of the many new books we’ve helped our clients create. Alison is giving two in-person classes: The Seven Deadly Sins of Building a Digital Archive, and Making a Genealogy Story Book. Hope to see you there!