I spent $300 on a digital photo scanner and it saved my family's history

For years, I kept putting off dealing with my mom's old photo albums. They were just sitting in a damp basement, and I was scared they'd get ruined. I finally bit the bullet and bought a mid-range scanner for about $300. It took me three solid weekends, but I scanned over 2,000 pictures, from my parents' wedding to my own baby photos. The real moment that hit me was finding a picture of my grandpa holding me as a newborn, a picture I'd never seen before. He passed when I was little, so having that digital copy feels like I got a piece of him back. Now I have everything backed up on a cloud drive and a hard drive, and I made digital albums for my whole family. It was a lot of work, but seeing those memories safe is worth every penny. Has anyone else done a big photo digitizing project and found something amazing they forgot about?

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jakejones2mo ago

That scanner sounds like it was totally worth the effort.

emma_flores2mo ago

Yeah it's crazy how these projects seem pointless until they actually work lol. My buddy built one and it saved his whole weekend.

william8642mo ago

Honestly I thought it was a waste of time at first but it totally proved me wrong.

karen_sanchez4926d ago

Three weeks later I was still glad I didn't give up on it...