Genealogy Chat

Somebody's bound to know............I have put all my old photos into a series of albums, all held in place in the album with photo corners. Now I want to label the identity's and locations on the pictures. I don't want to obviously write on the pictures and writing on the back defeats the object as you won't be able to see it when it's in the album. I was thinking of using something like a dymo labelling machine to label under each picture............just wondered if anybody has any better ideas or solutions...........thanks

Paul

I'm not familiar with the dymo name, but you can buy sheets containing 20 address labels - they're meant for computors to print the labels, but you can write on them instead, then peel them off the backing sheet and stick them in your album. Maybe I've not explained it well, but check out a computer/office supplies shop.

Hi Paul:
I have a lot of albums but I do have one that you put your pictures in on the right hand side and on the left there is a place to fill in any information. Perhaps you can find an album like that. The place you put your pictures in is like an envelope with clear film on top. I live in Canada and don't have any idea where I got it. Hope this would work for you.
Regards
Sheila

Hi Paul,
Your dymo idea sounds good!
If the album is an 'open' type - ie not a 'slot the photos in type' -
it would be wise to buy some 'acid' free sheets to place over the photos when the album is closed.
This will give some protection to the photos.
Christine

thanks for all the advice. I am still not sure what is the best way to go at the moment............so indecision is the key to flexibility.............lol

any more suggestions will be appreciated.............

Never put off until tomorrow what you can put off until the day after tomorrow.

lol............good one

before i go ahead and take the plunge if anybody else has anymore tips or advise it would be really appreciated

Hi Paul

After my Dad died I had the job of sorting out his photos which were in various scrapbooks and old albums, so I splashed out on some new albums which I found in Tesco's.

They are like the ones described by Sheila.

They are excellent for recording vital information ......and I don't want my grown up children to throw the albums out in years to come, as only I can identify my aunts, uncles, cousins etc.

thanks teresa, it might be easier to do that, buy a different type of album then, rather than try to find a way to use what i have already.

Hi Paul. I had alot of photos sent to me from newlyfound family members, what he had done with a few was draw a rough outline of the people and then put their names in their outline. He then wrote at the bottom where and when it was taken.

I put the labled photo below the actuall photo in the photo album.

Hope this helps. Good Luck!
Stacey.x

thanks stacey, i think I might buy an album just to try different methods out, to see which look the best............paul.....xx

I bought a "Victorian Album" for my old photos,and there are different cut outs eg some oval some square and the photos fit in between the 2 hard cardboard sheets,one photo to a page.
I didn't want to write on the actual page,so I bought some small corner stickers from Smiths and wrote the names as nicely as I could on ends of the stiff photo paper you use for printing out pictures and slotted them in .It looks very nice.
Brenda x

Your welcome Paul good luck, im still trying to organise all my photos, Another way which wont be effectife is on the photo corners holding the photos in put a number and have a type of 'glossery at the back of the album but i supose that would be annoying flicking back and forth from the photo hehe.

staceyx

thanks Brenda, I think I have seen the albums that you mention, I'll just have to remember where I saw it now........lol

Hi Paul

WH Smiths do nice albums with acid free paper, I think they are about £10, but if I remember correctly, they hold 200 pictures. And they have space to add labels for each picture.

All the best
Jane

thanks Jane

Paul--if the photos you want to store permanently and preserve for generations to come ,consider the thick black paper for mounting the photos with envelope corners that my mum left to me --
The photos are perfect after 90 years of viewing
Try a good printers shop and ask for an album to be made to your specifications -ok ,it will cost a lot more than tescos --but don't do cheap and cheerful-gggrandma deserves better x

hello me in cyprus, the album that i currently have souns exactly like you describe, the only problem i have is with labelling who is who and where the pics were taken etc. I didnt want to label the back of the pics as anybody browsing will have to remove each picture in turn just see who is who, i was looking for some neat way of labelling the book itself, rather that just writing in it. Thats why i originally looked at a dymo tape .