Preserving Family Memories

Collect. Preserve. Share.

We help you document, secure and share your family's memories

This blog is for people who’ve collected a lot of memories in many formats:

  • Pictures: old film formats of every kind
  • Videos: 35mm or 8mm, VHS, Beta
  • Recordings: 45, 78 or long-play records; 8-track recordings, cassette or reel to reel
  • Documents: diaries, letters, newspaper clippings, service birth or death records, other written information

Helping you preserve your family's memories

We break it down into six easy steps. 

D​​​​

Discover

Find your memories and get them ready to preserve.

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Organization

Sort and store your physical and digital memories.

T​​​​​​​​

Transformation

Digitize your memories to today's formats.

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Audio & Video

Create recordings of your family's stories from your relatives.

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Guarding

Back up and secure your memories so they're safe.

​E​​​​

En​​​​lightenment

Share your memories with your family and friends.

Featured Posts

An Introduction to DOTAGE

We help you preserve your family’s memories. Here’s an introduction to how we do that. With our easy six-step program you can preserve what’s important.

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D for Discovery

Discovering your memories. It sounds simple, but it can be more extensive than you might think. We’ll walk you through the kinds of memories to look for.

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Digital Photo Storage

Where should I store my photos? In this post, we’ll discuss storage needs; options for home, travel and backup; and their pros and cons.

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Latest Posts

Digital Photo Storage

Where should I store my photos? In this post, we’ll discuss storage needs; options for home, travel and backup; and their pros and cons.

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E for Enlightenment

Enlightenment is enjoying your memories and sharing them with others. All your hard work preserving memories needs an end game. Enlightenment is it.

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G for Guarding

Guarding your memories is a broad concept. In this post, we’ll talk about backing up your data and protecting it and your identity.

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A for Audio and Video: Recording your Elder’s Memories

Your relatives have a lot of great memories—in their heads! Here’s a brief introduction on recording their memories with audio and video.

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T for Transformation

You’ve got a lot of analog memories. With transformation, you can convert them to digital to save and share? We’ll show you how and what to consider.

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O for Organization

The O in our DOTAGE preservation system stands for organization. You’ve found your memories. Now it’s time to organize them. Here’s how.

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