Welcome to the Not Old Better Show sponsored by Abundant Genealogy.

I'm your host Paul Vogel-Sang.

As part of our backstory genealogy series, joining us again today is one of our

favorite guests, genealogy expert, Thomas McKenty. Thomas McKenty is back with some excellent tips, advice, and first-hand

expertise on the importance and challenges of preserving family history photos.

If you've got slides, negatives, that material deteriorates,

have you digitize that.

And then even with that, I mean, I remember the old Kodak disc cameras,

what are you going to do with those disc negatives?

There are vendors that will digitize those still, but they're very few.

That of course is our guest today. Thomas McKenty.

Thomas McKenty is a well-known genealogy instructor, leader, author, and sought

after public speaker on the subject of family history. Please join me in welcoming to the

not-old-better show Backstory Series via Skype Thomas

McKenty.

Thomas McKenty, welcome back to the show.

Great, thank you Paul.

It's so good to talk to you always.

I know Roots Tech is coming up. We've got a lot of things to kind of talk about. You and I are going to get a chance to spend a little time there. I just want to set the stage for that. But more importantly, I want to talk today about photos, photo sharing, photo saving, get this idea of

preservation and safekeeping, but let's start at the start, Thomas

McKinney, there's a term that my audience may not be entirely

familiar with the term is future proofing and I know you really have some ideas

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