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:
- 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. - I uploaded a folder of pictures to the drive. It was a very easy drag-and-drop experience.
- 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.
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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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