Chiaroscuro

And other musings on Cangiante, Sfumato, and Unione

Save it for Later

I was looking on the web for more info on saving family history for our future genrations.  And I ran across a part of the Library of Congress web site that was completely dedicated to family history presevation.  I can’t tell you how please I was.  In the past I have gone to the LOC site looking for info and what I found was more for professional archavist, very technical.  This information seems very user friendly, but be warned, it is complete….. not just for photographs and digital imags but also for sound recordings, video, websites and email.

Library of Congress – Personal Archiving Site

These is also a downloadable eBook that covers quite a bit.  The link is about halfway donwn on the main site.

Here is a video from the site that can get you started

Why Digital Preservation is Important for You

Don’t let your family memories disapear, start by saving the most important images today.

Below is an image of my Grand Father, William Wellington Huggett, who served in the Marine Corp durring The Great War.  He was wounded in the Battle of Bellow Wood.  Follow the link to find out more on this important battle not only for the war but for the Marine Corp as well.

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Rob Wehmeier

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I stand still or move slowly, feeling things like the impulse of shapes, the direction of lines, the quality of surfaces. I frame with my eye (sometimes with my hands) as the ground glass would frame. Nothing that one could reasonably call thinking is taking place at this stage. The condition is total absorption; the decision (a picture!) is spontaneous. – Aaron Siskind, 1955

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