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CrispyQ

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34. What an outstanding gift!

Reply to Thor_MN (Reply #9)

Thu Dec 26, 2013, 10:47 AM

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Man, did I ever strike the mother lode today. [View all] Prisoner_Number_Six Dec 2013 OP

PM me if you need any help. I've been doing just such a project... Locut0s Dec 2013 #1

Thanks for the advice, I have a deceased Uncle who researched our family tree Dustlawyer Dec 2013 #15

Part of my old computer repair business was doing just this Prisoner_Number_Six Dec 2013 #16

Not at all voyeuristic, or if so, totally understandable... Locut0s Dec 2013 #30

What A Great Day You Had! grilled onions Dec 2013 #2

I took possession of my mother's albums when she passed Prisoner_Number_Six Dec 2013 #17

Any suggestions on naming the image files watrwefitinfor Dec 2013 #31

Now to truly make it a memorable Christmas... A HERETIC I AM Dec 2013 #3

DUzy! CrispyQ Dec 2013 #4

YOU!! Liberal Jesus Freak Dec 2013 #13

Hee hee A HERETIC I AM Dec 2013 #29

Wonderous! oldandhappy Dec 2013 #5

That is so awesome. LumosMaxima Dec 2013 #6

Scan them and distribute digital copies to family members. Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #7

That's the plan. Prisoner_Number_Six Dec 2013 #18

Doesn't seem people smiled much for photos in earlier times, does it? CrispyQ Dec 2013 #8

The old film was slow, so a neutral expression was easier to hold Thor_MN Dec 2013 #10

Thank you for that! CrispyQ Dec 2013 #11

People didn't smile because of bad teeth vinny9698 Dec 2013 #26

I didn't know that about the posing dead! CrispyQ Dec 2013 #35

My great grandfather looks extremely serious in the few pics we have of him. Tanuki Dec 2013 #33

My siblings and cousin are getting 16GB jump drives with 12 GB of scanned negatives and slides. Thor_MN Dec 2013 #9

What an outstanding gift! CrispyQ Dec 2013 #34

Starbucks card & old photos - TBF Dec 2013 #12

Sip 'n' Scan Prisoner_Number_Six Dec 2013 #19

I put our family slides onto a disc. Archae Dec 2013 #14

How did you transfer the VHS onto DVD? northoftheborder Dec 2013 #23

I used to have a VHS-DVD recorder. Archae Dec 2013 #27

Happy for you. Family history in photos is such a treasure. nt kelliekat44 Dec 2013 #20

There is interest! I'd love to see the photos. Please post them when you can. n/t Tobin S. Dec 2013 #21

Enjoyed everyone's replies to a great OP. IrishAyes Dec 2013 #22

Here's my favorite pic of my mom Prisoner_Number_Six Dec 2013 #24

She was an imp, ok! Sweet picture. IrishAyes Dec 2013 #25

+1 (nt) reACTIONary Dec 2013 #38

Thanks for sharing! Here is my G-Dad - whith some of his buddies... reACTIONary Dec 2013 #39

Good, I'm glad he wasn't the plump guy with the scowl on the left. Auntie Bush Dec 2013 #44

"My Parents Were Awesome" malthaussen Dec 2013 #36

Thanks! No wonder I couldn't find it anymore - misremembered the name. Ouch. IrishAyes Dec 2013 #40

My dear Prisoner_Number_Six! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2013 #28

I am happy you had a Phentex Dec 2013 #32

There's a huge amount of cultural history on those old Kodachromes... malthaussen Dec 2013 #37

Recently, after my grandpa's funeral MynameisBlarney Dec 2013 #41

i love old photos. and not only my family. pansypoo53219 Dec 2013 #42

Wow. How cool. I do some genealogy myself,so I would have been thrilled! nt silvershadow Dec 2013 #43

I've been doing that, too csziggy Dec 2013 #45