During COVID, I began to take seriously the idea of digitizing my family’s physical media. The effort has remained ongoing and encompasses home video, 4x6 prints, slides, cabinet cards, and a wealth of genealogical research material gathered by relatives passed.
My 30th year was one of drastic ups and downs. Even writing this now, three weeks removed from the new year, I’m finding it difficult to focus on the good of it. Nevertheless, I’m committed to the bit. So here’s 2023.
In the early hours of December 27th, 2023, my grandmother passed away following a short battle with cancer.
This year has felt particularly long, but my memory of it feels very short. Maybe it’s the effects of Long COVID, maybe it’s age. I’m nearly 30 after all.
For years I've been punting several preservation projects related to my family's history, photos, and home video. In recent months, I've taken on my immediate family's aging collection of VHS media to pull it forward into the digital age.
I located a long-lost advertisement starring my great grandfather and so much more.