by Linda Bergren Polich. Looking for a winter genealogy project? If you have boxes and boxes of printed photos (like I do), this would be a good time to sort and organize those photos!
If your printed photos are sorted and labeled, Congratulations! However, if you have acquired several boxes of photos from family members, you may have some work to do.
Here are some suggestions to get this project started.
Sort everything into three categories:
KEEP — SEND TO OTHERS — TOSS
The photos you want to KEEP need to be further sorted into sections such as Family, Holidays, Travel … whatever categories work for you.
There may be several photos that you want to SEND to other family members. You might have a duplicate set of photos from an event that you could share.
And of course, there will be some photos you need to TOSS. These would be blurry photos, duplicates that no one else needs, unlabeled photos of scenery, etc.
After you get boxes set up for your sorted photos, be sure each photo is labeled so future generations will know who is in the photo. Use captions with full names … not “Mom and me”!
Another tip … as you acquire photos from other family members – note on the photos who gave them to you and when. This may help with identifying some of the photos.
This is a huge project … but well worth your time!
Happy Photo Sorting!
