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On Oct 13, 2012, at 1:19 PM, CE WOOD <[email protected]> wrote: > I would appreciate a copy. > > Thanks, CE > > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] What to do with genealogical files after death of > > compi ler > > Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 23:55:56 -0700 > > > > JLB and Robert Austen, > > > > Thank you both for your kind remarks. > > > > On the further subject of archiving images in Legacy and > > elsewhere, while I was working through the thousands of > > documents, articles and images a lady delivered to my friend > > a pair of cardboard boxes, each measuring about two feet on > > each side. Both boxes were filled to the brim with beautiful > > photographs, mostly from the last quarter of the 19th > > century, though some were as late as the 1920s from the > > styles of clothing, and some were early cabinet photos from > > the 1860s. They were all extremely well preserved and > > unblemished, mounted in mats and folders. The product of a > > variety of studios in a variety of geographic locations. The > > lady who brought them had no idea who they were, or to whom > > they might be related. She knew that we were doing some > > fairly intensive work on family history and thought we might > > be able to identify some of them or find descendants who > > might like to have them. Unfortunately not a single > > photograph had any identifying markings. Those photos should > > have been scanned and posted on web sites for others to view > > and possibly identify. I have no idea what the disposition > > of those photos was. What a tragic loss to the families of > > those in the photos. > > > > I urge all of you to mark the photos you have with names, > > dates, places and circumstances where know, and also to scan > > each image and develop a file naming standard that will > > allow anyone viewing the file names to know who, what, when > > and where they were taken. Paper, or electronic filing > > systems that tag photos and image files with numbers and > > require separate index lists to identify those in the > > photos, or systems that place photos and image files in > > folders by surname, but only use given names on the photos > > themselves, often end up with the index lists disappearing, > > or the photos being separated from the surname folders. Each > > individual photo, or electronic image file should bear > > enough information to identify the people in the image, > > along with the date, place and ideally the circumstances of > > that photo or image file. > > > > I strongly urge that your file naming standard be based on > > surnames rather than on dates. Our goal is to document the > > lives of people, not the happenings of years. Those who come > > after us may not have a clue what year look at for a > > particular image, but they will recognize the surnames, and > > often the given names, of those whose image they seek in a > > list of electronic file names. There is much more that can > > be done to develop a useful file naming standard, and I have > > documented such a standard in previous submissions to this > > list. I developed my personal standard over a period of > > years working with thousands of photographs of other peoples > > families. Having such a file naming standard allowed me to > > organize those images so that I could find anyone easily in > > seconds. That standard us now fairly well-established, > > though minor changes continue to evolve as needs arise. One > > of the additional benefits of the file naming standard I use > > is that it allows me to keep all of my electronic images of > > individuals in a single folder, and images of groups (2 or > > more people in a photo), documents and places & things in > > three sub-folders. That makes it very easy to both back up > > those image files, or to move them if the need arises. If > > anyone is interested I will be happy to send them a > > five-page rationale and a one-page quick reference sheet, > > both in MS Word format, or to publish that rationale here if > > there is sufficient demand. > > > > John Zimmerman > > Mesa, AZ > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). 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