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New articles
Here the pages of the reference are listed by the date they were prepared: the newer the page, the higher it appears. Each entry comes with a short description, a note on who will find it useful and topic tags. The feed is handy if you've been here before and want to see what's been added since your last visit, or if you're looking for what to do next with your family archive after the first steps. The tags show which of the four topics a new page belongs to: photos, documents, memories or genealogy.
We publish a page when it can be read from start to finish and put to use right away on your own box of papers. There are no drafts in this feed.
The reference archive
A list of finished pages with their preparation dates and main topic tags.
Why read it: Helps you find a page when all you remember is what it was about.
Collections
Three paths: a weekend with Grandma's album, letters and cards, a family tree for a celebration.
Why read it: Suggests a reading order for a specific family occasion.
Answers to common questions
Short answers about storage, digitizing, genealogy and what's okay to share publicly.
Why read it: Clears up the questions that come up the first time you go through a box.
Family archive glossary
Plain-language explanations of terms about storing papers, digitizing and kinship.
Why read it: Helps out when an unfamiliar term turns up in the advice.
Feed of new articles
A page where the reference's articles are arranged by date and tagged by topic.
Why read it: Shows what has appeared since your last visit.
Reference sections
A map of the four topics: photographs, documents and letters, memories and genealogy.
Why read it: Shows where to look for an answer to your task.
Your first box of photos
Five steps on the home page and short answers about what this reference is not.
Why read it: A handy starting point for anyone who has just opened a family box.
How to digitize a family photo album
A step-by-step article: looking through the album, capturing prints and their backs, file names, captions and copies.
Why read it: Helps you make copies once and carefully, without damaging the photos.
Further reading
- Archive
A complete list of finished pages, each with its preparation date and main topic tag.
- Guides
A step-by-step article on digitizing a family photo album yourself, plus the catalog of articles.
- Sections
The four topics of the reference: photographs, documents and letters, elders' memories, and genealogy.
Sources
- Voronetki reference materials
This information is current as of the date the page was prepared. Old photographs and papers vary a great deal, so handle fragile and especially valuable originals slowly and carefully, and when in doubt, it's better to leave them alone.