It's time for this week's Ancestry Quick Tip Jamboree! Thanks to everyone who has sent in a Quick Tip. Please keep them coming so that we can keep this tradition going. You can send your tips to: ADNeditor@ancestry.com.

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Have a great day!
Juliana

Label Outgoing Photos Too
Barb Fausett
Frankfort, IN

My family is constantly requesting copies of old family photos, as I am the family historian, photo keeper, etc. I make them copies on my copier, and before I give them away, on the back I write names of those pictured, parents' names (if a baby, child), ages, date photo was taken, place photo was taken if known, etc. I have found that most people do not identify their photos. They stick them in a scrapbook, frame, shoebox, or other form of storage, and later generations have no clue who they are. It takes a little bit more of my time, but I am willing to expend the time to keep family history known to those who come after us.

Keep Email Addresses Current on Posts
John Robert Arthur McGinn
Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada

I am a member of Ancestry.com and I follow several boards -- both surname and localities: Cook/Cooke, McGinn/McGinnis Morris as well as Simcoe, Grenville Leeds Frontenac, York, Mohawk Valley, etc.

I too have found old posts done a few years back on these boards which pertain to my research, BUT when I email the authors who posted years back, the messages often do not get through to the intended recipient author because they have changed their email address.

So please! If you change your email address, please make sure that you update the change at Ancestry.com! Don’t give up on old posts that maybe did not produce response at the time of posting! Genealogy is a social hobby and there is a tremendous value in the knowledge exchange occurring on those Boards!

Yours truly,
J. Rob A. McGinn, DDS

More on Scanned Clippings
Steve

Regarding the article tips " Scan Clippings" by Bob Walter and the earlier tip "Notes on Clippings" by Marge Clark, here is what I do, especially when I send copies to other people. I scan the microfilm copy and then use a photo program to improve the overall quality and trim it to size. (I use Adobe Photo Deluxe 3.0.) I also leave extra space at the bottom of the article and use the "eraser" tool to remove the unwanted text. I then use the "text" tool to add the name of the newspaper, the date, the page number and the column number of where the news item was found. I usually use a different text color to distinguish from the actual article. Save it as a .jpg or .gif and send it in an email. Works great and the recipient has the article and documentation of where it came from right with the article.