Scan scan scan - that's all I do.
Well, it's not quite that bad. Work has picked up, so scanning pictures has taken a bit of a back seat - there are only so many hours in a day, and so much to get done.
I've actually made some good progress on scanning material, although I may have cheated a little bit.
To explain, much of what I have been scanning has been family photos. It's fun, but time consuming because of scanning each item individually. Also, I am trying to identify the people in the pictures, besides the obvious ones I would know, as well as trying to identify when and where they were taken. That usually requires outside help and that takes extra time - emailing various people and waiting for a response. Some of the pictures I scanned a few months ago, and still on my desk as I try to identify one person in the picture or a location.
In order to pick up some momentum in the project, and feel I am making progress, I started scanning some of my pictures as well instead of scanning whatever I grabbed next.
I am scanning slides I have shot, which has several advantages: First, I can scan them four at a time instead of individually; the slide mounts usually have a date stamped on them to help figure out when they were taken; and, because they are pictures I took, I can usually identify the people and locations from memory. All those things help speed up the process!
So far, I wouldn't change anything about the project. It is a great learning experience as I learn more about my family from before I was born. Plus I get to meet some great people as I try to track down missing pieces of information.
I really can't wait to see where this leads me.
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