Preserving Your Family Photographs: How to Organize, Present, and Restore Your Precious Family Images

by Taylor, Maureen

• ISBN13: 9781558705791
• ISBN10: 1558705791
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-07-01
• Publisher: F & W Media Inc

Summary

Genealogists and non-genealogists alike love old photographs and many people have photo collections of their ancestors. Preserving Your Family Photographs shows them how to organize and store these photos so that future generations can also enjoy them. Readers will learn how to care for family photos, identify different types of damage, learn basic conservation techniques, buy the proper storage materials, then organize the family photo archive and safely display it for all to see. * Photo preservation and display techniques appeal to both genealogist and non-genealogist alike * the book provides instruction through the use of beautiful sample photos Maureen Taylor is the author of Uncovering Your Ancestry through Family Photographs. She is a regular contributor to Family Tree Magazine and is a former picture research coordinator and photo curator. She is a frequent lecturer at genealogical conferences and workshops across the country on the subject of photograph identification, organization and preservation. She lives in Westwood, Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Introduction: Preserving Our Past for the Future	1	(4)
Stories Worth Saving	5	(13)
The Preservation Facts	18	(23)
Cased Images: Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes, and Tintypes	41	(13)
Photographic Prints and Negatives	54	(25)
Color	79	(13)
The Digital Age: The New Family Album	92	(15)
Professional Help: Conservation and Restoration	107	(26)
Ways of Organizing (Keep It Simple)	133	(15)
Safe Scrapbooking	148	(10)
Three Family Collections	158	(16)
Having Fun With Your Family Photographs	174	(9)
Appendix A: Glossary	183	(4)
Appendix B: Sources of Family Photographs	187	(9)
Appendix C: Timeline of Events	196	(3)
Appendix D: Important Addresses	199	(10)
Appendix E: Copying and Restoration Services	209	(2)
Appendix F: Conference Lectures	211	(2)
Appendix G: Web Sites of Interest	213	(2)
Appendix H: Professional Study Programs	215	(19)
Bibliography	234	(9)
Index	243