Vintage photo album

A few years ago I spent the better part of my visit to an antique mall pouring over a 1930s photo album, full of pictures of a group of friends picnic outings, and other adventures. I still regret not buying it. Now every time I see a scrapbook I open it up hoping to find a collection of pictures (it seems most have them taken out), and in the back of my mind hoping it will be that one collection of pictures I left behind. So the other day when I opened this unassuming black scrapbook, I was…

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lookin' back and around

An essential part of your family heritage is in danger of being lost, and yet few are aware of it. Most of us have family albums in our possession. They are a wonderful way to reconnect with the past. You would think that storing photos in albums would be the safest way to protect them.

When you’re all gathered together, sometimes there are just too many cooks in the kitchen, or younger siblings underfoot. Not everyone is into football or jigsaw puzzles, so why not gather together a couple of people from separate generations and branches of the family tree and do some photo identification and preservation? Set aside an hour between or after the meal to pull out a photo album, scrapbook, slides, family film and video, or those love letters in shoeboxes tied-up with string.

The readable museum of scrapbooks. Learn the rich, deep history of scrapbooking with text and photos. Learn how the printing press, bibles, common-place books, calling cards and photo albums all culminate into today's modern scrapbooks.

Here are the best summertime scrapbooking ideas for kids and the whole family. These projects, like a travelogue or school scrapbook pockets, are the perfect ways to commemorate your cherished memories.

We need to remember to make a photo album with your old pictures during one of our trips. Write down the stories!