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About Denise Levenick, The Family Curator

 
In every family, someone ends up with “the stuff.” I was a family historian and schoolteacher, not an archivist, when I inherited my grandmother’s trunk filled with old photos, papers, and memorabilia.

I couldn’t find a guidebook for preserving family keepsakes, so I adapted professional archival techniques for the family situation and created The Family Curator to share what I learned about scanning, organizing, and preserving family treasures. This blog has grown into two books – the step-by-step guides I needed when I inherited grandma’s trunk.

Whether you’re caring for a shoebox of old photos or a house filled with heirlooms, I hope you’ll join me in preserving and sharing your own family keepsakes.

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Praise

Lisa Louise Cooke

GG_Logo_NEW"The Family Curator’s approach is so practical and forgiving: start where you are.
Start small. Take your time."

— Lisa Louise Cooke, Genealogy Gems publisher and podcaster

2015-09-01T22:59:34-07:00

— Lisa Louise Cooke, Genealogy Gems publisher and podcaster

"The Family Curator’s approach is so practical and forgiving: start where you are. Start small. Take your time."

Moultrie Creek

"One frequently heard comment about a great book is, “I couldn’t put it down.” With Denise Levenick’s How to Archive Family Photos, I was constantly putting it down – and that’s a good thing! This book is so full of practical ways to manage your photo collection that you will want to stop and put them to work right away."

— Moultrie Creek

2015-09-01T23:00:22-07:00

— Moultrie Creek

"One frequently heard comment about a great book is, “I couldn’t put it down.” With Denise Levenick’s How to Archive Family Photos, I was constantly putting it down – and that’s a good thing! This book is so full of practical ways to manage your photo collection that you will want to stop and put them to work right away."

Thomas MacEntee

“A New Family History Classic”. "You do not need any other book and since Levenick’s approach is sensible and easy-to-read, you likely will not need much else if you want to tackle that pile of photos!"

— Thomas MacEntee, "Genealogy Ninja and GeneaBloggers Founder"

2015-09-01T23:01:18-07:00

— Thomas MacEntee, "Genealogy Ninja and GeneaBloggers Founder"

“A New Family History Classic”. "You do not need any other book and since Levenick’s approach is sensible and easy-to-read, you likely will not need much else if you want to tackle that pile of photos!"

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