Preserving Your Family Photos

Old photos do more than offer a glimpse into the past; they also immortalize important family memories. But what if they are faded, torn or in generally poor shape? Here are some resources to help you preserve those valuable family treasures for years to come.

How to Preserve Old Photo Albums

Preserve Your Old Family Photos Free eBook

This free ebook offers tips on how to restore old family photos digitally (and safely). Also included is a form that can help you manage your photo inventory so that you always know what you have and where you can find it.

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Organization and Preservation Resources

Fixing Environmental Dangers to Your Family Photos

8 Steps to Organize and Preserve Your Family Photo Prints

3 Tips for Saving Photos Stuck to Glass

Family Photo Project Ideas

What to Do When You Find a Damaged Family Photo

Photo Negatives: How to Scan, Preserve and Store Them

How to Make a Photo Book: Your Ultimate Planning Guide

Here’s a guide that offers tips on how to create a photo book you can be proud of. Learn how to select quality images and create a page plan that creatively and accurately tells your family history.

What You Should Know about Charcoal Portraits

How to Identify a Daguerreotype Photo

Daguerreotype, Ambrotype and Tintype: Telling Them Apart

What You Should Know about A Carte des Visite

Understanding the Victorian Tradition of Post-Mortem Photography

A Genealogist’s Guide to Digital Photography

This guide offers practical tips for preserving valuable genealogical subject matter like records and documents, heirlooms, homes, gravestones and cemeteries and even people through digital photography.

A Free, Downloadable Shot List for Genealogy

This free download can help you more easily manage your genealogy photo projects. The list covers five key categories: ancestral homes, family portraits, gravestones, heirlooms and records.