You'd think that metadata — data about data — would be something "everywhere that photo went, the data was sure to go." Not so. When you start adding metadata to files, you quickly discover that sometimes it hitchhikes along and sometimes it stays home or hidden. The problem may lie not so much … [Read more...]
The Family Curator is Mobile
Welcome to the redesigned, mobile-responsive home of The Family Curator blog and website. After nearly nine years and hundreds of articles, the archive is now reorganized to make it easier to find what you need, whether it's Organizing Old Family Photos or How to Host a Turkey Shoot (Camera … [Read more...]
How to Add Photo Metadata Without Special Software
Embedding metadata in a photo is a bit like turning over a snapshot to scribble your name and a note on the back of the picture. The information travels with the photo, where ever it goes. Yes, it takes an extra step to view the metadata on a digital file, in the same way that you have to turn over … [Read more...]
Celebrate Family History Month With Your Ancestors
October makes me long for New England. Crisp autumn days, color on the trees, and woodsmoke in the air. It's still warm enough for ancestor hunting in old cemeteries and cool enough for a real wool sweater, things we don't get much of in Southern California. I may not be visiting my favorite … [Read more...]
Hanging Grandma on the Wall with Easy Document Decor [PROJECT TUTORIAL]
My handwriting has changed dramatically over the years, and I don’t just mean from block letter printing to Palmer-style cursive writing. Long hours at the keyboard have made it difficult to hold a pen such that most times I much prefer typing to writing. Maybe that’s why I love looking at old … [Read more...]
The Family Curator in the UK
I’m pleased to share the news of my feature article appearing in the September Issue of Family Tree UK, the British family history magazine published in England for over 30 years. In “How to digitise and preserve your family photos,” I had the opportunity to work with Editor Helen Tovey and learn a … [Read more...]
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