Connecting your family stories with the physical items using Artifct. Photographs are a key element of our family history but most families have items in their homes that are also part of their family stories. How are you sharing with future generations why you kept a...
Filming in portrait (or vertically) is ruining your family memories! Okay, this is an exaggeration, but vertical videos are definitely less fun to look back on and watch from the big screen. In the age of cell phone cameras, it has become a habit for most people to...
Planning with HOPE is written by guest blogger Joanne Lathrop. Joanne is the Photo Organizing Assistant with HOPE Organizing. Planning with HOPE HOPE Organizing helps families preserve their memories. We all like to focus on the fun times like weddings,...
Use ZOOM to save your family stories! At this time in history, most people have been on a ZOOM call in the last month and most of you had never heard of it before we started social distancing. HOPE Organizing is here to help you navigate how to use ZOOM so that you...
My mom, Jane, published her first book for her 18th birthday and you can publish a book too! Born on February 29th, my mother is a Leap Year baby, so technically she just turned 18 this year. As Leap Year 2020 approached, she decided it was time to make one of her...
Like most people, I don’t love having my picture taken! (And let’s be honest: most women are too busy taking the photos of their families and friends and are often not in the picture.) My personal experience is that I am always thinking, “I don’t have any...
