We’ll Create Your Personal Family Archive to Preserve & Share.
Overwhelmed by making a family archive?
We’ll do it! (And we’ll have fun, too.)
With a Master's in Library and Information Science, archiving is Rachel’s jam! We’ll start by organizing and carefully preserving your prints, slides, film negatives, documents, etc. Then we’ll place them in your choice of archival storage solutions whether boxes or albums, to endure long-term preservation.
We will also discuss your options in regard to hard drive backups and cloud storage solutions to create a personally tailored preservation plan for your family’s archive.
Pricing for Archival Services
$85 per hour
We will organize your prints, slides, film negatives and discuss best practices for preservation, restoration and archival storage solutions.
Archival storage and preservation supplies sold separately.
They may not appreciate it yet, but someday your kids (and grandkids, and great-grandkids) will want to know your family’s story. Here’s how we’ll create that archive.
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Your first step is to schedule a free 30-minute consultation so we can discuss your collection and goals.
Once we have discussed your archiving project, we will come up with an action plan that covers the scope of the work and what we hope to achieve with your family archive. Along with the action plan we will also provide an estimate for our services.
Wondering how involved you'll need to be? If you decide to move forward, we will check in with you at predetermined stages or when questions arise.
We will set up a check-in plan tailored to your communication preferences. If you want to stay on top of the details of your project we can send check-in emails and progress updates or even do Zoom sessions to review our progress.
If you tend to be more big-picture oriented we can send overall updates when we finish certain aspects of the project. If you are the type you likes to get REALLY involved, talk to us about coaching. We can walk you through doing the process yourself—providing tips, support and advice throughout the process.
Finally, depending on the communications agreed upon in your action plan, we may be able to simply text/email you a few photos here and there to ask for clarification if you are willing.
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To begin the process, we need your stuff! We make arrangements for drop off, pick up (depending on where you live) or sending a shipment of your analog materials and/or digital hard drives, etc.
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As we work on the creation of your family archive, we will be in touch to let you know how the project is progressing and/or to gather additional information. As these projects can be fluid in nature, we may need to make adjustments to the original action plan. Any changes to the action plan are subject to client approval.
When we complete the digitization and organization of your family archive we will move your collection to the secure backup methods determined in our action plan. This may include both physical and cloud storage options.
When backup is complete, all physical materials will be returned to the client. The method of return (as-is or in archival storage) is determined in the action plan.
Lastly, we will have another session to go over your family archive; review how to access your files; answer any questions you have and leave you ready to enjoy your newly organized, searchable and shareable family archive.
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Once the digitization and organization of your family archive is complete, we will move your collection to the secure backup methods determined in our action plan. This may include both physical and cloud storage options.
When backup is complete, all physical materials will be returned to you. The method of return (as-is or in archival storage) is determined in the action plan.
Lastly, we will have another session to go over your organized images; review how to access your files; answer any questions you have and leave you ready to enjoy your newly organized, searchable and shareable family archive.
Use your archive for social media or family websites or photo albums or genealogy or slideshows or puzzles or mugs or throw back Thursdays or holiday cards or scrapbooks or phone cases or family histories or t-shirts or mouse pads or birthday cards or class reunions or framed wall photos, and so much more.
Meet your archivist.
Rachel Hagar holds a Master's in Library and Information Science, with a focus on archival practices and digital asset management. Rachel loves helping families preserve and tell their stories, and feels honored to hold your trust and confidence in managing your treasured memories.