A Simple File-naming System for Digital Images

If you're aiming to get organized, having a file-naming system is key. Check out Denise Levenick's best practices for managing your photo collection.

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Paper Ephemera: What it is and How to Use it for Genealogy

Ephemera, such as tickets, brochures, and letters, can add color to family stories or be used to illustrate a family history project. Here's how!

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Online Photo Backup Services Premium

Backing up your digital photos is very important - and it’s easy when you use an automated photo backup service. Here are our favorite ways to go about it!

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Heirloom Family Bibles: 13 Tips to Protect Yours

Bibles have often been used to make not of important family events—especially before the advent of record-keeping. Learn how to save them.

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What to Do After a Genealogy Disaster Strikes

If a fire or flood has wiped damaged your family history research, follow these quick tips for salvaging your genealogy files, photos and heirlooms.

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How to Care for Your Antique Heirloom Furniture Premium

Take care of your family's legacy with these tips for preserving your ancestors' antique furniture for future generations.

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Caught on Camera: Smartphone Camera Tips for Genealogists

Learn to use your smartphone to capture high-quality photos of genealogy records, relatives, gravestones and family homes.

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Smartphone Security Premium

Lock down genealogical data on your smartphone with these tips.

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Smartphone Accessories for Genealogy Premium

Maximize your smartphone's capabilities with these helpful tools.

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25 Tips for Using Your Smartphone for Family History Research Premium

These 25 tips let you turn your smartphone into a multi-tasking tool for capturing, preserving and recording your family history on the spot.

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