Hello

Today I want to blog about memories. We live in a wonderful age of electronics. How do we keep our memories safe? How do we keep them for future generations?

After the floods and fires of recent months, I decided to scan all my photos. All the photos from my entire collection - over 30 years worth. This took weeks. Not all at once, but as I was working on my computer, I would scan these memories. Once all the photos were scanned, and all the photos that have been taken with my digital camera, I put them into one folder online. Then I created other folders, one for each of my children. Into their individual folders I put all the photos that had them in it. Next, I created a slide show, and burnt it to DVD for each of my children, and my granddaughter. I used Windows Movie Maker (came with the computer), but there are many programs out there that do this. I put music with it, and wrote words that explained the photos. It was a great gift.

Next, I scanned birth certificates, marriage documents, insurance paperwork, even my rate notices. All important documents. The thought was - if my house burnt down, what documents would I need in a hurry?

Then, I saved all the photos, the movies of my kids, the documents to several discs. I gave these discs to two friends, and asked them to keep them in a safe place for me. If anything every happens (and hopes are that they won’t), I will still have access to these important memories and important paperwork.

An added advantage of doing this (take my granddaughter for example), I put all her photos on a movie, added Kasey Chamber’s song Pony, and made it into a DVD. This was shown at her 2nd birthday party, and copies given to people who attended. Once you make it, you can copy it any amount of times. Imagine doing this for someone’s wedding anniversary, special birthday etc. A great gift for guests.

All it takes is time, a bit of computer knowledge (if you don’t have it - someone you know will), and the desire to successfully get this task done.

Have a fabulous day!

Helen

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