Sidney,
LOL! You are talking a very over-organized person! I still have every
email that I have sent and a good many that I have received since 1996.
They are all in neat folders on two computers. Actually since my sites over
35,000 webpages, I have used the same organization patterns since my first
site began in '96. This is the only way that I can remember where certain
webpages are located.
The wedding history site will be organized by decades from the 1850s-1970s.
I might go as far as the 1990s, since I have purchased some really nice
1990s bride's photos. There will be categories under each decade, wedding
photographs, photographs of actual wedding gowns, articles from books and
magazines, magazine images, and a devotion section for people to submit
family's wedding photos with descriptions.
I have been researching weddings here and there, since 1996 when I worked on
the Valentine Museum bridal collection and exhibit. They house the largest
bridal collection in the U.S. I had a blast! I promised myself that after
the Halloween season that I would dive right into this website.
I have divided most of my wedding photo collection into decades. Last
night, I worked on the 1920s. I had photos on my desk, dining room table
and kitchen table and kept running back and forth between them. Now, I have
most the 1920s photos dated. I am making a trip to our downtown main
Library this week, to go through old magazines to try to date the photos
that I am having trouble. After the photos are dated, I will scan them and
then work on the images. If the photos have blemishes, I restore them
digitally. This is my first time of working on this large of a collection
to go online at 300 DPI resolution...makes uploading images a lengthy
process. I am using online a piece of software that will accept the high
resolution. The software allows the user to zoom in really close and see
image details.
This project is the most intensive research that I have done in years. I am
carrying reference material around with me every where. After dating a
photo, I put a post-it on each photo's back or inside the folder with the
reference info and circa date. Last I spent an hour dating one photo. LOL!
I opened the photo's folder to post-it and there was a hand-written note
with the exact date. The note was written in pencil on dark paper so I
missed it earlier. I was happy to know my circa date was correct!
Penny Ladnier
Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites
www.costumegallery.com
12 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history
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