{"id":5192,"date":"2013-11-05T16:35:04","date_gmt":"2013-11-05T16:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=5192"},"modified":"2024-03-13T10:13:17","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T14:13:17","slug":"how-to-scan-save-share-your-family-photographs-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/how-to-scan-save-share-your-family-photographs-online.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Scan, Save & Share Your Family Photographs Online"},"content":{"rendered":"

The digital age is a new world for genealogists. We need to have not only research skills but the ability to scan and digitally preserve the many documents and photographs that we use daily.<\/p>\n

This gives us the 21st century opportunity to add the actual genealogical documents and even photographs of our deceased relatives to our family tree software on our personal computers, or on an online family tree.<\/p>\n

This online sharing of genealogy work enables anyone\u2014be it family members or other researchers\u2014to easily see your family history findings and the supporting documentation instantly.<\/p>\n

Yes\u2014it is a great day for genealogy!<\/p>\n

Scanning to Digitize Your Family Photos <\/strong><\/p>\n

Scanning is easy and a home scanner can be purchased for a nominal cost at most stores. Copy centers and even drug stores routinely offer scanning services often for just $1 per image.<\/p>\n

You are scanning and preserving your family\u2019s past so you\u2019ll want to make sure you do it correctly. Start by reading Geoff Rasmussen\u2019s book Digital Imaging Essentials<\/em> (Middleton, Idaho: Author, 2013). 150 pages.<\/p>\n

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This easy-to-read instructional book tells you everything you need to do to prepare and follow through on digitizing and preserving your family\u2019s documentation. To buy a copy visit the Legacy Family Tree Book store.<\/p>\n

Scanning is as simple as putting the old photograph or document on your scanner and pushing the start button.<\/p>\n

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Within seconds the image is scanned and sent to your photo image processing software.<\/p>\n

I use Google\u2019s Picasa<\/a>. It is free and has all of the features I need to crop, trim, sharpen and enhance my scanned document or photograph. Within a few minutes I have a digital copy of the item ready to be attached to my genealogical files.<\/p>\n

Backup & Storage of Family Files<\/strong><\/p>\n

I keep three copies of my genealogical files.<\/p>\n

This redundancy builds in an ongoing backup of my research in three locations, and helps to ensure that my latest research will be easily discoverable by any of my cousins 24\/7.<\/p>\n

I store my genealogy information\u2014along with the digital copies of my photographs and documents\u2014online on FamilySearch.org and Ancestry.com. In addition, I keep a copy on my laptop using Legacy Family Tree genealogy software. I have an external hard drive to back up my laptop and I also use the online cloud storage service Carbonite<\/a>. There are many options for cloud storage available to ensure that your family history records stay safe even if something ever happens to your local hardware.<\/p>\n

Upload and Share Your Family Photos & Records Online<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is easy to put your family pictures and records online. Here is how you do it on FamilySearch.<\/p>\n

First you open the personal page of any relative.<\/p>\n

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Click on the Photos tab and you will see the green add symbol. Click on it to add a photograph for this person.<\/p>\n

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Simply drag and drop the family photo you scanned to this plus sign and the application will grab it and attach it.<\/p>\n

Take a moment to edit your family photograph by identifying each person.<\/p>\n

You can add the date and place the photo was taken and any commentary associated with that event.<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s it\u2014you\u2019re done.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s that simple to preserve your family photos and make them easy to share online with family members and other genealogists.<\/p>\n

It is important that genealogists preserve their family information online. By putting their genealogy research and supporting documentation online, genealogists are able to share it with all researchers.<\/p>\n

Begin preserving your family\u2019s past by digitizing your research and putting it online today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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