When a person snaps a picture, in the blink of an eye, they have stopped time. They have created a fragile little token that documents a moment in history. The photograph will live on long after the person has past, continuing to tell it's story of a time gone by. If a photograph has anything important to say to future generations, it is, "I was here. I was young and happy. I had a place in this world, and someone cared enough about me to take my picture."

You understand the importance of photographs and the necessessity to take care of them. Making copies of your treasured photos is a guaranteed way to ensure that your ancestry is well cared for. Reprints can live on to educate your children's children about a special relative they never had the chance to know.

Your photographs are an important piece in the history of your family. Because of the fragile nature and the fact that each photo is a one-of-a-kind, your photographs don't get the attention they deserve. No one will take the one-and-only print of their grandfather and give it away as a gift or donate it to a family history project. However, if there were available copies of that photo, they would be used without reservation, because there is no risk of harming or parting with the original.

By getting prints made of your original photographs, you are able to actively participate in your family's history by sharing your collection of photos. What was once a lone photo hidden away in your personal collection, is now a celebrated part of your family's individual projects.

Your family's photographic memories are an important component of your history. Your genealogical work comes with a responsibility and an obligation to help preserve these materials. Don't gamble with the chances of losing your only copy of a photograph in an unexpected disaster. Beat the odds by taking advantage of photo digitalization and reprinting to further the life of your treasured photographs.