In this 2021 blog, Heritage Consultant Rachel Howse Binnington explains how to sort through family papers you may have found in a clear-out, how best to take care of them and where to find help.
Read it here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/what-to...
#FamilyArchives #SpringCleaning #Archives
Born on this day in 1924, Morfydd Gwendolen Harding, my aunt.
Pictured here with her mother, and brother; my father.
Gwen died on the 16th May in 1929, my father mourned her for a lifetime.
#FamilyArchives
I think the black and white photo was in the newspaper too but donβt see it with this batch of stuff. Everyone should digitize their #familyarchives. I love #Everpresent and am a drop off spot in central #Delaware. The #Kodakbrownie film
collection is absolutely priceless!
A philatelist's dream! Digitised a farm Minute Book including 1940s wage stamps (precursor to PAYE system)! Such a colourful part of our #history - watch this space for a blog post all about them! And 'yes' I did collect stamps as a child haha. #stamps #nz #philatelist #genealogy #familyarchives
A portrait photo of Annie and Albert Barnes.
OTD in 1917 my great aunt, Annie Cole, married Albert Barnes at the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel in Sawtry, Cambs. She was 28 years old, and Albert was two years younger.
Albert was a farmer and small holder. They had no children. Annie died in 1965, and Albert a year later.
#FamilyArchives
π§ Diving deep into the past with a vintage postcard and family lore. Unraveling the mystery of a 1916 military parade in Hamilton, where my great grandfather proudly stood. Follow along as I piece together the historical puzzle. π©π #HistoricalResearch #FamilyArchives #Ancestors
Large black-and-white group photo from 1941 showing men, women, and children posed in rows outside Greely Hall, a white clapboard building with tall windows. The gathering includes members of the Dougherty family and extended relatives, dressed in early 20th-century attire. The photo captures a formal moment of reunion or celebration, reflecting the legacy of rural women and pioneer families in Alpena County.
#InternationalDayOfRuralWomen, Iβm honoring the Dougherty women of Alpena, MI. Here's Mary (Hall) Dougherty with her descendants and their spouses in front of Greely Hall, 1941. #alpenamichigan #GreelyMi #Hillmanmi #MichiganHistory #buriedforestresearch #familyarchives #RuralRoots
Black-and-white newspaper clipping from 1941 featuring Mary Hall, my great-great-grandmother, seated with her children around her. The caption identifies the Dougherty family of Greely as pioneer settlers in Alpena County, Michigan. The photo includes seven family members dressed formally, posed in front of a stone wall. Names listed are Mrs. Mary Dougherty (center), Mrs. Fred Beal (left), Mrs. Irwin Keegan (right), and standing behind them: John Dougherty, Esther OβNeil, Irene Cousineau, and Charles Dougherty.
This #InternationalDayOfRuralWomen, Iβm honoring the Dougherty women of Alpena, MI-who built homes, raised families, and fed generations. Their legacy still warms our quilts and fills our jars. π #alpenamichigan #GreelyMi #Hillmanmi #MichiganHistory #buriedforestresearch #familyarchives #RuralRoots
π In 1971, Judy Brady wrote βI Want a Wifeβ- let it be your inspiration this Wife Appreciation Day.
#BuriedForestResearch #FamilyArchives #FeministHistory
www.thecut.com/2017/11/i-wa...
Open diary with handwritten entries dated July 28 and July 29, written in black and purple ink. The pages detail daily activities like laundry, shopping, and social visits, with mentions of Helen Miller and Carol Kroft. A note lists dinner items and personal reflections.
π Diary page July 28, July 29. Different inks, same Dorothy. The rest? Youβll just have to wonder-exactly how sheβd want it.
#DearDiaryDay #BuriedForestResearch #FamilyArchives #ThriftQueen #EverydayHistory #SliceOfLife
A woman stands outdoors in front of a palm tree and small fruit tree, wearing a yellow short-sleeved top and white pants. Behind her is a white building with a window and a red birdhouse mounted on a pole. The grassy yard is bordered by a chain-link fence, with neighboring houses and trees visible in the background.
πΈ Ft Myers trailer New fruit tree in the yard, orange tree in the back. We always had fresh juice when we visited. π
#DearDiaryDay #Oranges #FamilyArchives #ThriftQueen #EverydayHistory #SliceOfLife
A woman sits comfortably on a yellow lounge chair at a sandy beach, wearing a white hat, glasses, patterned sleeveless top, and white shorts. They hold a cup and appear relaxed. Beside them is a red-and-white cooler and a pair of dark sandals. A second beach chair with colorful stripes and a straw hat draped over it adds to the laid-back, sunny atmosphere.
πΈ Ft Myers Beach Sun hat, cooler, cup in hand. She knew how to savor a moment.
#DearDiaryDay #BuriedForestResearch #FamilyArchives #ThriftQueen #EverydayHistory #SliceOfLife
Black-and-white vintage photograph of a woman with shoulder-length wavy hair, seated on a couch. She wears a light-colored blouse and gazes at the camera.
πΈ Mt Clemens, ~1950 Young Dorothy, already dreaming of her next adventure. She loved going places-even if it was just down the block.
#DearDiaryDay #BuriedForestResearch #FamilyArchives #ThriftQueen #EverydayHistory #SliceOfLife
Her entries? π‘οΈ Temps in Florida and wherever her loved ones were π₯ What she ate (layered salad = a whole genre) ποΈ What she bought π¬ Who she saw π΅ What it cost All in a few lines. Iconic.
#DearDiaryDay #BuriedForestResearch #FamilyArchives #ThriftQueen #EverydayHistory #SliceOfLife
She used one diary for two years. Black ink = 1980 Purple ink = 1981 Thrift queen behavior. π
#DearDiaryDay #BuriedForestResearch #FamilyArchives #ThriftQueen #EverydayHistory #SliceOfLife
π Dear Diary Day Just inherited Grandma Dorothyβs journals and wowβshe was a minimalist, a meteorologist, and a salad architect. #DearDiaryDay #BuriedForestResearch #FamilyArchives #ThriftQueen #EverydayHistory #SliceOfLife
A smiling young person in a pirate costume with a bottle of Bacardi rum sits on a gray leather couch with an older woman wearing an eyepatch and a pirate hat. The older woman is holding a toy cutlass. A colorful blanket is draped over the back of the couch.
Yo ho ho and a hot glue gun! π΄ββ οΈ
Before Buried Forest Research, I was part of a GISHWHES crew-15 creatives, 200+ wild prompts, 1 week of glorious chaos.
This pirate pic of my mom & me? A treasured memory. #TalkLikeAPirateDay #GISHWHES2016 #FamilyArchives #GISH #AhoyMatey
Graphic for Fight Procrastination Day featuring a yellow folder overflowing with disorganized photos, bold text encouraging digital photo organization, and two tips: file recent photos chronologically, and include names plus keywords like 'dog'. A cartoon dog dressed as a detective holds a magnifying glass. Bottom text reads: 'Letβs fight procrastination one file name at a time.'
ποΈ Itβs #FightProcrastinationDay (yesterday π) and Iβm finally tackling my digital photo chaos. Chronological folders + names + keywords (like βdogβ) = searchable gold. Start today-your future archive will thank you. πͺπΈ #BuriedForestResearch #DigitalDeclutter #FamilyArchives #PreserveYourStory
πβ¨ National Beach Day, BFR-style β¨π
Back to 1959: my grandparents, three Michigan beaches, and one mystery shoreline.
π½οΈ Watch: youtu.be/XaZXaplSeao?...
π Recognize that third beach? Help us solve it!
#BuriedForestResearch #NationalBeachDay #FamilyArchives #MichiganMemories
A photo of two women in their twenties walking arm in arm down a pavement, each carrying a book. Dressed in dresses and blazers, with bobbed hair.
#OTD in 1898 my great aunt, Jessie Mingay, was born in Lowestoft, Suffolk.
She is noted as a dressmaker in the 1921 census, and 1939 register. She never married and died in January 1982.
Here she is (right) with my grandmother, Doris. I love that theyβre each carrying a book!
#FamilyArchives
AI-generated photo of two kids in a cozy living room. One boy, seated in a leopard-print chair, looks dramatically bored while holding a photo. Next to him, a girl laughs heartily while holding up an old baby picture. Behind them is a red bookshelf with framed family photos and a potted plant.
She found that baby pic. The one with the spaghetti face and zero escape. Iβm trapped in sibling lore now, send help. πΈπΆ #familyarchives #siblingdrama #blastsfromthepast #kidcore #photoevidence
Meet my 3rd great grandfather, Norman Sills, a miner in the late 19th century. A lot of my grandmotherβs side worked as miners and rail workers in PA and OH. He died in a mine collapse. Letβs not go back to coal.
#FamilyArchives #AreWeGreatYet
Grateful for this press coverage on #Apt613 about our upcoming exhibition!
apt613.ca/the-space-be...
#canadianart #analogphotography #familyarchives
Getting excited for our new exhibition, The Space Between, opening this Friday at #Arlington5 in #Ottawa! Excited to share new #analogphotography works exploring #familyarchives, memory, and identity.
π¨ Quick #poll! π¨ If a nationwide courier π came right to your door to pick up all your old photos & slides for pro #digitizing β would you do it? π€
π www.scanmyphotos.com/blog/2025/02...
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YES, finally!
β Nah.
π¬ Maybe, tell me more!
#PhotoScanning #Digitize #FamilyArchives #PreserveHistory
Margaret Shimidzu & Friends - Rohwer War Relocation Center - Margaret Shimidzu Archive - Rohwer, Arkansas - 1943
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#WWII #japaneseamerican #japaneseamerica #japaneseamericans #internment #internmentcamps #WWIIsoldiers #foundphotos #theirarchives #archives #familyarchives
