I reckon of all the mn boards the genealogy folks will have the best ideas here.
We've inherited the dreaded suitcase of family photos from in-laws.
Once we've weeded out ones we already have our own copies of, random blurry snaps of landmarks with no people in them, photos where we sont know the people, we're left with a manageable amount.
I think I'll scan them into a shareable folder and let all the family have access. I use Google photos myself for photo storage, in the olden days I used Flickr. Does that still even exist?
I'd like to keep most of the older photos but they're such a random assortment. Tiny snaps, Polaroids, fancy old studio photos either slipped into cardboard frames or really old ones where the photo is stuck yto the cardboard. Some have tissue covers, some are a bit spotty with mould or something.
How have other people organised this sort of thing? I was thinking a big scrapbook and glue/ Sellotape/ something them in. Do those old fashioned photo corners still exist? Do I want to cover them with photo tissue paper? Does that make a difference? Or if they're stored in a book on our living room shelf will they safe enough? They've been in the attic unopened for years which is probably why they're getting spoiled.
We're quite lucky that most of them have been well labelled so we can work out who almost everyone is.
I'm stuck on the sofa for the next few weeks after an op on my leg so now is the time to get them organised.
I'd appreciate any tips. Thank you!