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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Make sure to scan them at a very high resolution and on a color calibrated scanner and file format. You can easily screw this up by mistake and old photos are not replaceable. Hire an expert. [/quote]

Just keep the old photos.

Digitizing and not keeping old photos is just pants on head silly.

Digital is transient.

Similar to having "wealth" in binary digits, but not cold hard assets, it's just on paper or on a screen. Not safe at all.[/quote]

What is “pants on head silly” is cluttering up your life with tub after tub containing 1000s of century-old pictures, many (most?) of which you have no idea who the people are in them.  And you are just going to leave the problem to your offspring to handle once you are gone?  And they will sigh, and heave them into the trash can?

I’ve set aside time in the past few years to organize 1000s of pictures, dating back to 1895.  Only my older sister is left to enjoy these photos, so I cull through them, throw away the mystery ones, scan the rest, and make hard-copy albums for my sister and me.  Then I save the scanned photos in several places, and throw out nearly all of the hard copies.  I’ve done yearly albums for DD’s pre-iPhone life, too.  There was no way I was going to saddle DD with the burden and guilt of trying to decide what to do with all these - to her - random photos.

IMO, it’s not worth the stress of saving 1000s of photos because, one day, you might found out who that little girl on the pony is in 1932.  It is really liberating to get rid of all this physical - and emotional - clutter. [/quote]

Please consider the idea that not everyone feels like it’s a “burden” to have old photos. If you destroy the originals then you have permanently made a decision for every generation that follows. Just pass them down. It’s just a few boxes.

I am so glad my great grandmother didn’t just toss all of her old photos because if she did then I wouldn’t have been able to experience the deep connection with my ancestors that they have given me. Just because one person doesn’t care that doesn’t mean that they won’t change their mind or that some other family member or friend wouldn’t find them irreplaceable. [/quote]

[b]I would wager that a majority of people feel like me[/b] - step up, manage the clutter of old photos, end the madness - than you, who wants to keep tubs and tubs of unorganized old photos around for infinity.
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Sounds like you feel some guilt there and are seeking approval and validation for your actions.

And who keeps pictures in "tubs"? Put them in albums, write names and dates on the back of them. Not difficult. Something to do with copious amounts of spare time. [/quote]

OP keeps them in tubs!  Tub containers - you got that, PP?  A lot of people I know do the same.

I have not the slightest bit of guilt.  I feel liberated from clutter, and happy that I was able to manage the photo issue in a way that has given my family a lot of pleasure.

I don’t care what you think of me.  I’ve been clear that I disagree with your method, but so what?  You do you.  OP asked a question.  I gave her my perspective.  You gave her yours.  She can decide which path to take.  Or she can make her own way.[/quote]

Yes I get it that you are very proud of your total lack of care for old photos but what I am trying to express is the idea that these photos are bigger than yourself. Family photos belong to the whole family, especially those who have not even been born yet. They are a priceless treasure and once you destroy them they will never exist ever again. Let future generations have a chance to connect with their own roots. Be a good steward of the artifacts that you are caring for in the present so that they can be available for others who may feel differently than you do. [/quote]

You are insufferable.

People are stressed out about all the photos.  They can deal with them the way they want, including throwing them out with no guilt whatsoever.[/quote]

Wow you’re awful. Totally unable to think beyond yourself. [/quote]

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