Back to Organizing Your Photos

Hopefully you have sorted through 300 pictures by now - one group at a time. Most of the photos in a disarray fashion are in shoe boxes that may still be in the developing envelopes. You might be able to tell what years the snapshots were taken by the date you wrote on the outside of the envelopes. When you have sorted through those, you may look through the rest of the house for other places prints have been stored. My family's pictures were in every nook and cranny of the house: drawers, closets, inside books, wicker baskets, the sewing cabinet, under the bed. What do you expect when you live in a house for forty-seven years! Single photos do not take up much space so they ended up everywhere. Other places pictures could be hiding: Cedar Chests, trunks, plastic tubs, attics, cupboards, mixed in with bills, garage, workshop, piled high on desks and counters, old photo albums, framed photos, old suitcases, picture lockets, old cigarette cases, magnetic albums, abandoned travel bag, safety deposit boxes, old family Bibles. I'm sure there are places I haven't even thought of but you get the idea. Getting all pictures in order will make the project of placement go smoother. So the next step is tying up 'loose ends'. . .