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TOO MUCH

Here I am again trying to explain (to myself? to the ether?) why I am not finished with my very important photobook project.  One I am so desiring to have completed, and so motivated, I thought, to get DONE!  And I started it oh-so-long ago….aaarrrggghh! What’s the problem? I think the Filing Fairies who have

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Savoring the Photos

It’s graduation season – and if it were not that, it could be wedding season or holiday season or new babies season (yep, that is every day!) or any other occasion where photos abound!  Everyone is snapping photos, texting them to each other, sharing them on social media.   My first grandchild is graduating from high

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What Do I Do With All This Stuff?

What stuff?  It’s all the family history stuff – you know, letters, documents, obituaries, funeral guest books, Bibles, photos, media (VHS, super 8 film, audio cassettes, etc.), family tree sheets (half-completed by some unknown person), newspaper clippings, annuals, and the list goes on and on. Maybe you are the Family Historian by choice – active

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What? That’s Not Our Surname?

I have one foot in the genealogy world and one foot in the “family passed this along” world. What is one of the biggest challenges to both? Organization.  And for more reasons than the obvious one. For genealogy-focus folks — did you just make a trip to a library with a family history focus?  You

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The #1 Mistake We Make With Photos

What is the number one mistake we see people make with their photos? This might surprise you — NOT DIGITIZING THEM. Right now, your photographs are subject to flood, fire, and the general damage old age can cause. Think about it – how many fires and floods have occurred either impacting you or people you

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STOP Adding Names to Your Family Tree

What?  STOP adding names to my family tree?   I thought that was the point of genealogy work, isn’t it?   Aren’t we all trying to find out if we have descended from a European King or have some link to royalty somewhere?  Why should I STOP? When I was in my 20’s, pre-kids, living in

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Captured – And Buried

In an article by Andy Zahn addressing how to clean up and organize your photos, he describes perfectly our dilemma: Most people enjoy capturing photos, but few take any pleasure in the labor-intensive task of getting them into any kind of order on computers or other devices. However, just as spring cleaning your house or

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Digital vs Print

I love it when someone organizes the points perfectly and uses descriptive wording to express EXACTLY what I think!  So there is no re-inventing the wheel for me – I will just tag on some of my experience and thoughts. The blog that caught my eye was titled “Why Digital Photo Albums are a Million

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Family Historian By Choice or Default

So what is a “family historian”? Fun fact – Merriam-Webster does not have a definition for family historian.  And that is our usual “go to” source, right?   Well, trust me, in my years of doing photo scrapbooking as a hobby and later as a business, I have run into many family historians – and they

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Second Chance Memories

Do you take videos on your phone?  On your DSLR camera or camcorder?  Special events like weddings and baby’s first steps are the usual topics – but what about that quick video of a special friend, family get-together or just ordinary kids playing in the newly fallen snow? And who has super 8 movies, VHS

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I'm Candy.

A lawyer by trade, and a Sherpa by choice; I draw upon my professional experience and combine valuable insight from others to help you REVITALIZE YOUR LIFE story.