Organize & Preserve a Lifetime of Printed and Digital Memories
As a genealogist, you’ve likely been on the receiving end of LOTS of family “stuff.” What to do with it?
Join us to learn some tips for organizing all of these precious photos and documents, as well as options for digitizing them so they can be preserved and easily shared. Lisa Webster will walk us through:
- How photos can be lost
- Scanning/digitizing basics, whether it’s a DIY project or you’re working with a professional
- What needs to be digitized (VHS, reels, photos, slides, negatives, documents, album pages, floppy discs)
- What to look for in a digitizing company
- Choosing a safe, permanent photo/video preservation option
- Backing up our phones
- Metadata (Who/What/When/Where?)
- Format Migration
This program will start at 10:30 am EST. We’ll meet virtually, and the program free and open to all. Please click HERE to register for this program.
About Lisa
Lisa Webster of My Memories For Generations, established in 2015, is a dedicated Photo Management Consultant specializing in digitization, organization and preservation of treasured memories for future generations.
Lisa has a passion for helping families to be proactive on their memory keeping journey as she experienced a house flood at a very young age and her family lost all of their photos. In light of this tragic event, she took this experience to research the best practices for transforming photo collections into a lasting legacy. Her nine years of teaching experience at various locations include CCAC Community College, libraries, rec centers and various groups. Lisa has also had the honor of speaking at various Photo and Memory Keeping Conferences. She is committed to delivering her deep understanding of industry standards, terms of service, temporary vs. permanent offerings and generational digital estates.
The attendees of her classes leave empowered with a photo plan and peace of mind that is possible. One attendee shared this after one of her classes – “This is fantastic and may be the best program I’ve ever attended in the local libraries and that is saying a lot! Thank you, Lisa!” – Lilly K.
Lisa guides and coaches attendees of her classes with the necessary “next steps” to work on their personal goals. She ensures that every precious memory is easily retrievable, preserved and celebrated with a timeless memory vault for every family member to enjoy!
