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Genealogy Club: Preserving Family Memories: A Comprehensive Overview to Scanning and Organizing Photo Collections In-Person
Learn the essentials of scanning and digitizing your photo collection, including the equipment you will need and best practices for organizing both physical and digital photos. We will also demonstrate the RGS ScanSnap Scanner and share creative ideas for creating and sharing your newly digitized memories. Join us for this hands-on experience and take the first step in safeguarding your family’s legacy for future generations. Participants are encouraged to bring up to five photos to scan for this event.
Program Outline:
1. Introduction to Photo Preservation
2. Organizing Photos & Scanned Photo Collections
3. Equipment Needs
4. Scanning & Digitizing Photo Collection
5. Creating & Sharing Memories
6. Demo: RGS ScanSnap Scanner
7. Q&A and Closing Remarks
8. Post-event- Participant scanning time
Presented by Eric Vaughn. Eric Vaughn serves as a delegate for the National Genealogical Society (NGS) and is an active member of the Rochester Genealogical Society (RGS) in Rochester, New York. Starting in July 2023, he assumed the roles of President and Chair for Social Media for RGS. Previously, he served as the Second Vice-President and Coordinator for the Technology Interest Group from 2021 to 2023.
Registration not required.
- Date:
- Monday, October 21, 2024
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 3:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Fairport - Community Room
- Library:
- Fairport Public Library
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- Adult Program