Tributes & Video Biographies
Sharing Life Stories, Connecting Generations, Preserving Legacies

Photo Restoration



  • Anatomy of an Archival Scrapbook Project

    We are in the process of wrapping up a large scrapbook project for a client that has been such a delight to work on that I wanted to share the project and the process we’ve gone through as I believe many of my rea...

    Read more  ●  Tuesday, January 19th, 2010



  • Archival Photo and Slide Scanning Services

    Flickr photo: catcetera In January of 2008, Money Magazine wrote an article comparing 6 of the most popular scanning services. They sent 40 prints to the six different companies and rated them on cost, turnaround time and...

    Read more  ●  Wednesday, March 12th, 2008



  • Gift Options For Family Researchers Abound

    This week marks the beginning of the holiday gift-giving season. Perhaps you are wondering what you might give to a fellow family history researcher or genealogist, or maybe your family and friends are asking you for hints...

    Read more  ●  Friday, November 23rd, 2007



  • Kronomy, Another New Social Media Tool

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    Read more  ●  Saturday, August 16th, 2008



  • Magnetic Photo Album Deterioration

    Flickr photo: mimi.bowlingWe often hear clients complain they can’t remove their photos from those old inexpensive magnetic photo albums. Those are the ones with the pre-glued pages that you just stick the photo...

    Read more  ●  Thursday, April 17th, 2008



  • My Computer Nightmare Video Contest

    My partner and good friend Isabelle MacCrimmon has just entered Mozy’s video contest. The rules are to create a video of your worst computer nightmare that cannot exceed 1 minute in length. Considering she and her hu...

    Read more  ●  Tuesday, January 13th, 2009



  • Natural Disasters 101

    Flickr photo:Kicks in New OrleansI am sitting here in Houston, waiting for Hurricane Ike to arrive. It’s 9AM and he’s not expected until around midnight but I’m nervous and not quite sure what to...

    Read more  ●  Friday, September 12th, 2008



  • Photo Restoration Twists of Fate

    I am always mystified and intrigued by synchronicity and in my line of work, I hear some amazing stories. People reconnected after years of searching, letters found in floating bottles reunited with the the heirs of the...

    Read more  ●  Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009



  • Photo Sharing: Who Keeps Photos In Their Purse Anymore?

    These days, many of us take photos with our phones and send them to each other via email or post them online to various photo sharing websites such as Flickr and Twitpic. I’ve also got photos on my Facebook profil...

    Read more  ●  Saturday, June 6th, 2009



  • Putting the Pieces Together Again After Hurricane Ike

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    Read more  ●  Tuesday, September 30th, 2008