While you put the finishing touches on your Holiday menu, do not forget to tell your friends and relatives to bring some family photographs with their sweet potato casserole. Holidays […]
Archive | Organizing Photos
From These Roots: A Journey from Poverty in 1930s Philadelphia to Civil Rights Legacy in 1960s Los Angeles
The story below has been shared with Family Pictures USA by Bill Doggett about the path his parents took to resist the unjust practices of a pre-Civil Rights era America in southern California. […]
Family Memories in Your Home Movies
There truly is nothing like reliving memories from the past and old home movies is one of the best ways to do that. They contain priceless footage of moments in […]
Scanning Tips and Tricks
In this day and age with the advancements in technology, there’s no good excuse for poor image quality. With smartphones and digital cameras, low resolution is a thing of the […]
Saving Childhood Memories
Glitter, glitz, and not so glam…it’s all fun and games until your children bring home their treasures and masterpieces and your house transforms from a clean, comfortable sanctuary into an […]
Tips on Dating Old Photos
Sometimes, sorting through old, unlabeled photographs and trying to determine the names, dates, people, and places in them is like attempting to solve a mystery. Old family photographs are a […]
Unlocking Memories From Old Photos
Milestones of Our Lives As the proverb says, “life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but the moments that take our breath away.” These moments that […]
Remembering Your Love Story Through Photos
What’s Your Love Story? As Nicholas Sparks, author of The Notebook, once wrote: “Behind every great love, there’s a great love story.” And behind every great love story, there are […]
Do People Care About Their Old Family Photos?
Have you ever wondered why some people don’t care when it comes to their family’s printed or digital photos? All those precious memories, like time in the proverbial bottle, but […]
Creating a Family Photo Yearbook
Creating a family photo book is a great organization technique that allows you to hold your memories in your hands. To many, it may seem daunting, but in reality, it […]
Protect Your Photos before a Natural Disaster
Texas. Florida. Puerto Rico. California. Nebraska. There have been far too many recent examples of massive storms with massive casualties, including precious family photo collections. However, you don’t need a […]
Viewing Photos Sparks Joy
4 Ways to Enjoy Your Photos Marie Kondo, the author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up and Spark Joy, admits that the process of sorting photos with her family […]
How to Save Your Family Photo Albums
Saving Family Photo Albums I’ve heard many stories of people bagging up their old family photos and albums and tossing them to the curb. It’s a myth that future generations […]
6 Steps to Organizing Your Shoebox of Photos
Organizing Your Shoeboxes of Photos Do you have boxes of printed photos hiding under your bed, in the attic or tucked away in a closet? Here are six tips perfected […]
We Are a People of Stories
Wisdom on Saving Your Photos Left to right: APPO Members Danielle Studer, Signe Pagel, Kristen Goodman, and Cathi Nelson. We are just finishing up the filming of our second television […]
