How to Care for Old Toy Trains
Is your old electric train set hidden in the garage or basement? Pull it out, dust it off and bring back the excitement of your very own Polar Express. All aboard!
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Find Genealogy Clues in Old Home Movies Premium
Your old home movies are filled with family history. Learn how to preserve these treasures and mine them for research clues.
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5 Steps for Backing Up Your Genealogy Files
Create a custom, comprehensive "insurance plan" to back up your valuable family photos and genealogy research files.
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How to Preserve Historical Places Premium
Our ancestors are long gone, but some of the places in which they spent time still stand—for now.
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Cloud Genealogy: A Short Glossary
We were joking here in the office yesterday that "cloud genealogy," a nebulous term (haha—see what I did there?) you might've heard tossed around, is when you're having bad luck in your genealogy life. But what cloud genealogy really means is that your research is...
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Family Archivist: Picture Postcards Premium
“Wish you were here!” Those four little words, first penned in the early 20th century’s golden age of postcards, now appear on missives sent worldwide. The craze for the cheap, brief and colorful communication postcards provided continued until only recently, when email and text messaging took over. Chances are you have a few old picture postcards somewhere in your home today.
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11 Ways to Protect Your Genealogy Research From Disaster Premium
Prepare for the worst with these tips for preserving your heirlooms and genealogy files and records against fires, floods and computer crashes.
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How to Preserve Heirloom Baptism Gowns
Are you saving a baptismal gown for a future family member to wear? Here’s how to keep it in tiptop shape.
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8 Photo and Document Scanning Tips for Genealogists
Does a pile of papers and pictures stand between you and your dream of a digitized family archive? Digitized files are easier than their paper counterparts to share with relatives, back up, and turn into a family history book one day. Get started scanning with these quick tips from...
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