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Inventory of Family Memories

Posted in Family History, Family Photos, Uncategorized, tagged , , on February 27, 2023| Leave a Comment »

My husband recently got boxes of photos from his aunts who want to pass on the memories to the family. They are in their 80’s and 90s. They did a great job of annotating in the back of the photos with the year and who was in the photo.

It inspired me to look at photos I have scanned (and hundreds in need of scanning) and realized I need a better way of documenting these family treasures and how to share them with the family.

This is what I did:

  1. Created a folder in my google drive. I called it RinconForest. More on that in another post.
    You can create cloud drive using Apple’s iCloud or Microsoft’s OneDrive.
    If you want to learn more about the other free/low-cost cloud drive options, leave a comment and I will post on it.
  2. I uploaded a folder of pictures to the drive. It was a very easy drag-and-drop experience.
  3. I created a google sheet document with the link to the photo and other information. See below on Photo Inventory Spreadsheet.

Google Drive with photos uploaded

If you have a gmail account, here are instructions on Upload files and folders to Google Drive.
Dont have a gmail account? See Create a Google Account


Photo Inventory Spreadsheet

My intention for the spreadsheet was to not only remind me of what’s in the photo but also provide context to younger generations of the photos.

The following screenshot of the spreadsheet I created has

  • Link to the photo in google drive
  • Description of photo with information on where and who is in the photo.
  • Year or approximate year of the photo
  • Location- city/town where the photo was taken
  • Link to google maps as to the approximate location of the photo.

Spreadsheet for photo inventory in directory

What’s Next?
I am going to update the spreadsheet with all the picture name/location into the spreadsheet. I have an idea of using my technical skills to automate this.

I realized that I can add a description on the photo in google drive as well. Maybe do that first?

Enlist my family to update the photo/spreadsheet with memories and information.

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    2023 – Puerto Rican Genealogy Sites

    Posted in Family History, Uncategorized, tagged , on February 14, 2023| Leave a Comment »

    It’s been a very LONG time, since I have blogged here (or any where).

    Now that I have time, I have found some great resources for my fellow boricuas in Puerto Rico or elsewhere.

    • https://boricuagenes.com – Luis Ariel Rivera’s site is full of information for genealogists old and new. Luis has a wonderful YouTube presentation Getting Started with Puerto Rican Genealogy. Check it out.
    • https://genealogiapr.com/ – The portal of the Sociedad Puertorriqueña de Genealogía (aka – Puerto Rican Genealogy). Most of its members are in Puerto Rico and have several events and meetings a year on the island. They mentioned on the website that they are recording meetings for members. The membership is currently $50/year. I just renewed my membership and will be checking out their online resources for members.
    • https://puertoricangenealogy.weebly.com – Interesting blog with some links to well know resources.
    • https://archivespuertorico.com/- Just ordered some document from Aguada. I have recently discovered some of my ancestors had moved to Rincon from Aguada. The search continues.
    • Facebook Group: Puerto Rican Genealogy – This a private group you need to request to enroll.
    • Internet Archive – Has a genealogy section with books and digitized access to the US Census including that of Puerto Rico – 1910-1940. I did not see a search feature in the US Census images, it is a good way to scan for free a town to look for ancestors.
    • https://www.familysearch.org – I have used quite a bit over the last 5+ years when I discovered they have a LOT of Puerto Rican images for not only the US Census, but also Birth, Marriage, and Death records and more. Please note, some records from some towns have been lost due to hurricanes, fires, and general decay. But you don’t know that till you look. Creating an account is free. I used the site to download images and information for my records.

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