Sunday 23 June 2024

Storage of old photographs and scanning

 Storage of old photographs and scanning this month.

After having been a victim of arson. I decided to scan all the photographs and other ephemera that I have collected over the years.

This has been a major task and I am only half way through. I have quite a few large boxes of family photographs. So I spent a good few days just sitting and scanning my way through 2 boxes. Not quite finished the second but will do soon. I have stored the scans in 2 places. Google photographs which I share with relatives and on an external disc.

Now all I have to do, is decide how I am going to store the hundreds of photographs. So that I can easily find the originals? 

A few photographs from my Weaver box.

Vintage baby photograph
Vintage baby photograph. No idea who this is yet.
Family Weaver members
Family Weaver members. Unfortunately none are alive today. 
Weaver family on holiday
Weaver family on holiday.
Weaver and Welch family on holiday
Weaver and Welch family on holiday. Only know who some of the people are. 
Kathy Lightfoot and a friend outside a shop, probably in Shrewsbury
Kathy Lightfoot and a friend outside a shop, probably in Shrewsbury
Football team from Red Hill in Birmingham

Football team from Red Hill school in Birmingham. One of the players is Samuel Lightfoot. But not sure which one!

Photographs from the Horrocks and Webb box.

A family wedding Ward and Tombs 1960s
A family wedding Ward and Tombs 1960s. That is me in the front sat on my mom's lap.
Ward and Horrocks day out snapshot
Ward and Horrocks day out snapshot. All now deceased apart from the small boy at the back. But haven't heard from him in years. 
Denis Horrocks and a friend from ball room dancing
Denis Horrocks and a friend from ball room dancing. Both now deceased.
Ballet dancer in the 60s.
Ballet dancer in the 60s.Holding a cup that they gave for the best dancer of the month. Think they felt sorry for me as I had never got it before and had been dancing since I was 5 years old. 
Day trip from the ball room dancing club Denis Horrocks went to.
Day trip from the ball room dancing club Denis Horrocks went to. Photograph taken in 2005.
Joyce Horrocks and friend
Joyce Horrocks nee Webb and friend. 
National service 1950s
National service 1950s.
My granddad Ward with 2 of his grandchildren
My granddad Ward with 2 of his grandchildren. The bike belonged to Denis Horrocks.
Denis and Vera Horrocks wedding 1968
Denis and Vera Horrocks wedding 1968.
Somewhere in Egypt I think
Somewhere in Egypt I think. Lots of photos of places taken when Denis Horrocks was on National Service.
National service by car with friend
National service by house with friend's reunion
National service by house with friend's reunion 

National service by house with friend's reunion again. These would all be in their mid 90s if still alive.

Now off to decide on how to store all this information I have that is mostly in paper form.  

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I preserve the past. Researching family and local history. Finding about mine and other people's ancestors, is just one of my passions. I also love vintage costume jewellery made here in the UK. I write about my finds and like to research.