About this blog and me.

After my parents died and I inherited the entire family archive of photos and documents, I realized that I had many questions but no one to ask.  My hope is that I can collect as many of the stories that my parents and grandparents told as possible for my own children and grandchildren.  I have also taken on the challenge of trying to share my journey managing all these things, especially photos, with the idea that others are at least as overwhelmed as I am.  With my background as a librarian and a data person, I should be better prepared than most to do something about it, though.

Memorial Day in Enid, OK
Me decorating family graves

So this blog will allow me to share both what I have gleaned from research and reading about managing photos and family information and some of my own experiences.  I admit that it is generally pretty self-serving.  My first and foremost goal is to get my own house in order.  I hope others can benefit and share things they have learned, too.  I will intersperse the pedantic stuff with interesting family stories, some of which were written by my father and grandmother and some that are my retelling of the oral stories that were never captured in print.

I will also include information shared at a three week workshop I am conducting this summer of 2023.  I plan on updating it as time allows.

Thanks for reading and please contribute any helpful suggestions in the comments!