Kathy's Corner at Projectkin

Member’s often tell us that their interest in family history storytelling started when handling the photos, documents, and artifacts handed down by parents, grandparents, and ancestors. Here at the Projectkin Community Forum , we have access to remarkable resources among our members including our “Cornerstone” Kathy Stone . Kathy distinguished herself as a Ponga member with her generous support of...

At Kathy's Corner, I want to help you get your photos, memorabilia and ephemera (aka stuff) organized, preserved and shareable so you can enjoy your stories. In 2023, I presented structured lessons on the 8 Steps to take you from Tubs of Photos to Tales of Yore : This year, I want to help you work on your organizing journey as I work on mine. To help me do this, let me know * what your challenges...

This series, featuring Kathy Stone of Calgary Photo Solutions , builds on the 8-part series of programs Projectkin members can explore here and posts you’ll find here on Projectkin, “ 8 Steps to Take You from Tubs of Photos to Tales of Yore .” We’re currently sorting through a Substack issue affecting the searchable transcript of this recording ☝️ above. This issue is affecting some but not all re...

Today’s program restarted this treasured series featuring Kathy Stone of Calgary Photo Solutions . It builds on the 8-part series of programs Projectkin members can explore here and the blog post she shared with Ponga, an “ancestor” of our Projectkin community. Since the eight steps from gathering materials to scanning and archiving originals is covered in that series and the blog post, we’re usin...

In this final Kathy Stone program of the year building on her blog 8 Steps to Take You from Tubs of Photos to Tales of Yore , she combined steps 7 “Tell the Stories” with 8 “Add the Wisdom of Crowds,” in a program she called “The Good Part.” As she wrote in her blog post, telling the stories makes a lot more sense when the context of a photo is clear: Now as you open each photo, faces are named, a...

With the sixth session in Kathy Stone ’s 8 Steps to Take You from Tubs of Photos to Tales of Yore blog post, we turn to organizing your digital files. Once you have digital files, software intelligence can vastly simplify your workload. The AI-driven intelligence of software can sort your photos for you by the people in each photo. In selecting an application for facial organization, you want to b...

This fifth session in Kathy Stone ’s series focuses on the Digitizing step of her 8 Steps to Take You from Tubs of Photos to Tales of Yore blog post. In this step, you carefully review the files that were scanned and make sure that your originals are properly archived. Many scanning pros include archival treatment of originals after scanning as part of their workflow. This is a great option and of...

Before we focus on the Archiving step, Kathy Stone paused her progression through 8 Steps to Take You from Tubs of Photos to Tales of Yore to consider where we were. It’s a fun and relaxed session that answers questions and reminds us how important this work is. Given the casual nature of the gathering, there were all sorts of conversations started in the chat. This transcript includes the referen...

This fourth session in the series focuses on the Digitizing step of her 8 Steps to Take You from Tubs of Photos to Tales of Yore blog post. A special thanks to Kathy Stone for taking the time to put together slides that walk through the range of options from "Okay" through good, better, and "Best." You'll see our wonderful community chimed in with tips and resources during the program now captured...

This third session in the series focuses on the Sorting step of her 8 Steps to Take You from Tubs of Photos to Tales of Yore blog post. This important episode steps through this critical step that can save you both time and money later. As Kathy points out in the blog, The key here is to sort what you have into chunks that make sense to you so that you can capture the relevant information as you m...

This second session in the series focuses on the Gathering step of her 8 Steps to Take You from Tubs of Photos to Tales of Yore blog post. She walked through the crazy array of places where some of the best family pictures might be hiding (behind other photos in frames, for example, or under magnets on the refrigerator door!) After the first session, Kathy shared a nifty template she uses to track...

As we wound down the Ponga digital storytelling platform, long-time member and photo manager, Kathy Stone , immediately agreed to become a founding member of the community that would become Projectkin.org . In this first recorded program of her 8-part series, Kathy lays out the overall concept of her workflow for digitizing and managing a family history image collection. The program is like a coac...