As a professional archivist and photo organizer,
always brings a unique perspective to family history storytelling. She came to Projectkin as a committed scrapbooker with a visual eye for storytelling — an essential skill when uncovering the narratives hidden within photos.As you can see in the transcript, we started by discussing the photo as an artifact in its many potential formats, from celluloid negative or slide to print on paper, glass, or metal. When making digital copies, you respect the original artifacts while creating new forms that might capture stories or provide context to others' stories.
During the conversation, Kathy listed several past posts, including:
⮕ In this key post, Kathy included a templated Google Sheet she uses to plan and track her digitization efforts. She recently updated the sheet1 now shared in that article and here for your convenience:
You can explore the full list of past Kathy’s Corner episodes at Projectkin.org/kathys-corner. You can also reach out to
directly here on Substack at:In the discussion of projects, Kathy referenced the example of sharing family stories in the context of a printed cookbook following the model described by
in her wonderful post:
The program concludes with several useful tools and tips swapped including:
The history of Projectkin and how it got its name.
Useful resources, including a nifty tool for digitizing video yourself using the Elgato Video Capture (a hat-tip to
for that.)And finally, ideas for projects (but you’ll have to watch the video for these.)
We hope you enjoyed today’s program as much as we did in today’s “live studio audience.” To learn more about the four to eight programs each month, please visit our event calendar at
You’re always welcome to join us for our programs. They’re free and scheduled as virtual programs for the convenience of our English-speaking members in the Atlantic and Pacific regions. Join us, won’t you?
The article includes instructions on copying the Google sheet for your use.
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