3 Awesome Ways Anyone Can Keep Their Precious Memories Forever
Keeping a loved one’s memory alive is something incredibly important for a lot of people. Not only do the memories often mean a lot to their relatives and family members, but they’re also important parts of your family’s history that you need to preserve for younger generations. Just like you might have had questions about your grandparents and great grandparents, your kids will have them too.
Whether you’re trying to preserve memories for sentimental reasons or because you think they’re important parts of the family history, there are multiple ways to do it. The easiest would be to make sure old and new photos are available for all the family to keep and enjoy, and some other ways include keeping the memories alive through objects, journal entries, and stories.
Keep reading to find out more about how you can keep a family member’s memories alive forever.
Convert Them From Film to Digital
Chances are, you have a lot of old videos and photos lying around in the attic or in storage. These photos might be very well taken care of, but they’re not going to last forever. The same can be said for the videos – in their current film format, it’s not easy to play them and it’ll get even harder with time.
This is why it’s important to turn your photos into digital ones, and to convert your 8mm film to DVD or any other digital format.
You can even keep multiple copies and send them to all the other members of the family. This way, you will still have access to these precious memories even if you end up losing your own copies, and the peace of mind that gives you will be worth all the effort.
Write a Journal
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Journals and diary entries may seem like something very unnecessary, but one day people might want to know what your life was like or want to know more about you. Think about how fascinating it would have been for you to read your grandmother or great grandmother’s diary as a child.
These journal entries can even accompany photos of their own, and give them some context – when no one is around to tell people what the day on the beach was like, or what you were laughing about in a particular photo, your journal will be able to do it for you.
Keep the Things They Had as Kids
Childhood memories are always precious, but they don’t always have to be about the photos and the videos. That teddy bear you always insisted on sleeping with as a child, and that little blanket you dragged everywhere are both just as important.
This is why it might be a good idea to save and keep everything you loved as a child – your parents already probably have a lot of stuff saved, and you can ask them for it. When it’s a matter of your own kids, keep the favorite toys and the favorite clothes they outgrew. One day, they will really appreciate still having these things around.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
