Labelling Old Photos

[Keith Bateman]

Hi All,

I am going to collect a "box full" of old photos from a distant relative - who is "not into this family history lark"

I would like to glean as much information from him/them as possible - how should I go about this?

Small numbered sticker on the back of the photo - and list any details supplied in notebook?

Quite excited - never had a box of photos like this!! 

Any other advice welcome - remembering the first paragraph above!!

Cheers

Keith

[PrueM]

Hi Keith,
No stickers, please!!!   
Use a soft pencil, a 2B is ideal.  Write a number very small in a corner of the back of each photo.  Then index the info according to the number on the photo.
Don't forget to store them nicely once they're all indexed!  How exciting - I once had a "box full" given to me, I still love thinking back on that moment when I opened it and found all those faces I'd never know.  I hope you enjoy them! 
Prue

[Keith Bateman]

Hi Keith,
No stickers, please!!!   
Use a soft pencil, a 2B is ideal. 
Prue

Thought that as I was typing it - but also though it would get a better resonce left in!! 

Don't forget to store them nicely once they're all indexed - and how do I do that? With the Acid free photo album someone bought me?

Cheers

Keith

[PrueM]

Thought that as I was typing it - but also though it would get a better resonce left in!! 

Cheeky! 

Don't forget to store them nicely once they're all indexed - and how do I do that? With the Acid free photo album someone bought me?

Well I think that would do nicely

Prue

[Keith Bateman]

Thought that as I was typing it - but also though it would get a better responce left in!! 

Cheeky! 
Prue

Sorry about that - but it worked 

Now I know my next question is only answerable by me - but in what order do I put the photos - time - place - name??


By the way how do you get 2 seperate quotes to appear??

Cheers

Keith

[PrueM]

Hi Keith,
Two separate quotes:  click on the quote button like you do normally, and once the quote with <quote> html markers is in your message window, separate it into however many bits you want.  Then copy and paste the top quote marker (the one with all the info) above each separate bit.  Go back and copy and paste the end marker </quote> at the end of each bit.  Type in any text you want between the quotes and voila!  Bob's your uncle etc.

How you index your photos is up to you.  I tend to do it by family and then by year. 

Prue

[Keith Bateman]

How you index your photos is up to you.  I tend to do it by family and then by year. 
Prue

Well that will do for a start - thanks 

I know my next question is only answerable by me

Which is what I thought!! 

I think that should be 2 quotes as well - thank you!!   

Cheers

Keith

P.S. And what's this about Berlin Bob being my Uncle - which census told you that!! 

[Berlin-Bob]

Brother maybe, but I'm too old to be his uncle 

Keith, you can also do it this way:

click on the BCC quote tag (bottom line, second from right)
that gives you this [ quote][ /quote]
scroll down the page and mark and copy the bits of text you want to quote
place your cursor between the ] and [ brackets and copy it in
e.g.

P.S. And what's this about Berlin Bob being my Uncle - which census told you that!!

and if you want to accredit it, then write ' author=Keith' between the [quote and the ]
e.g.

Code: [Select]

[quote author=Keith]P.S. And what's this about Berlin Bob being my Uncle - which census told you that!![/quote]
which gives you:

P.S. And what's this about Berlin Bob being my Uncle - which census told you that!!

Bob

[Keith Bateman]

Keith, you can also do it this way:
Bob

Thanks Dad 

Author= Prue
 I tend to do it by family and then by year.

Thanks Mum Prue 

Cheers

(a young thinking) Keith