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Simplified Photo Organization: Apps, Programs and Tactics

For this post, we welcome contributing author Katherine Katsenis, owner of Panos…

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Metadata for Genealogy, Part 5: How to Choose between Multiple Languages in Your Family History Archive

In this final series post on metadata for genealogy, we consider how…

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Metadata for Genealogy, Part 4: Handling Photo Locations & Historical Border Changes

In our last post, we talked about the most important IPTC metadata…

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Metadata for Genealogy, Part 3: Use These 7 IPTC Metadata Fields in Your Family Photo Archive

Alright, folks, it’s time to tackle which IPTC metadata fields to use…

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Metadata for Genealogy, Part 2: 8 Factors that Define Naming Conventions in Your Photo Metadata Strategy

It’s time to talk naming conventions!  Recently here on the blog, we…

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Metadata for Genealogy, Part 1: The Only Way to Prevent Metadata Inconsistencies in Your Family Photo Archive

Metadata for genealogy…ah, it’s a fun topic, isn’t it? What do we…

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Respectfully, This is the ONE Thing Swedish Death Cleaning Gets Completely Wrong

You’ve probably heard of Swedish Death Cleaning, right? In Swedish, it’s known…

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ID Dilemmas: Who is the Person in that Photo?

It's a classic dilemma in the family history world. You find an…

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Quick Tips for Preserving Your Family’s Past

Preserving your family’s past can seem like a daunting task, so we…

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How to Store, Share, and Care for Old Printed Photos

If you’re looking for ways to store your old printed photos, or…

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Metadata for Genealogy, Part 5: How to Choose between Multiple Languages in Your Family History Archive

September 22, 2023 By

In this final series post on metadata for genealogy, we consider how to choose between multiple languages in your family history archive. How do we decide what language to…

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Metadata for Genealogy, Part 4: Handling Photo Locations & Historical Border Changes

September 8, 2023 By

In our last post, we talked about the most important IPTC metadata fields to use in your family archive, and today, I want to go deeper into photo locations.…

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