How to Archive Family Keepsakes

Organize your family photos, heirlooms, and genealogy recordsIn every family someone ends up with Mom's and Dad's "e;stuff"e;—a lifetime's worth of old family photos, papers, and memorabilia packed into boxes, trunks, and suitcases. This inheritance can be as much a burden as it is a blessing. How do you organize your loved one's estate in a way that honors your loved one, keeps the peace in your family and doesn't take over your home or life? How to Archive Family Keepsakes gives you step-by-step advice for how to organize, distribute and preserve family heirlooms.You'll learn how to:   • Organize the boxes of your parents' stuff that you inherited   • Decide which family heirlooms to keep   • Donate items to museums, societies, and charities   • Protect and pass on keepsakes   • Create a catalog of family heirlooms   • Organize genealogy files and paperwork   • Digitize family history records   • Organize computer files to improve your research Whether you have boxes filled with treasures or are helping a parent or relative downsize to a smaller home, this book will help you organize your family archive and preserve your family history for future generations.