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In the past, though heirs might squabble over the
photo albums, family journals, photo albums, etc, someone always got this
stuff. They might not have shared it and
someone at least had it. This of course
assumes that the family members did care and it didn’t end up in a
dumpster. We all have those kinds of
tales to tell.
Now,
in our age of Facebook (FB), MySpace, Google+, Instagram, Pinterest, and
numerous other social media options, NO-ONE is guaranteed to get access to all
the stories, images and much more which is now posted to the web and maybe not
ever stored anywhere else.
The
heart-breaking story told in After
a death, Facebook photos could fade forever
could be faced by any of us.
Currently,
the best way to handle this is to know the law (state and federal) and be
pro-active. For example, I regularly
check out the FB pages of my extended family and make copies of any images that
they have posted. This way, if their
account is every closed for any reason, I will still have those images.
Are there steps that you take to “preserve”
anything you or others have posted on the web?
Do you actively save/archive any posted
material – stories, images, etc?
Two
recent Upfront with NGS posts on
related topics are:
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Yes, I download copies of all pictures and stories to be sure I have a copy even if the site goes away, or is inaccessible.
ReplyDeleteChilling prospect of precious photos, notes, letters lost forever in cyberspace or inaccessible to family members. Same thing goes for digital photos that "live" in a digital camera or become lost somewhere in an unknown file on a laptop. Families need to take steps to preserve the precious memories of their loved ones. Have photos printed or placed on a CD and give copies to others. Put stories, photos, etc. into a book. A book will be on the shelf 100 years from now to be read and enjoyed by future generations. Computers stop working within a few years--or become obsolete--often with their contents irretrievable.
ReplyDeleteAnita Reyes, Director of Learn Online Academy. Visit my website for more information on how to help people write and preserve their life stories and photos: http://www.omnicareworld.com/