Kathy's Corner at Projectkin

About Kathy's Corner at Projectkin

Archives of our Kathy's Corner events. These remarkable events bring you the expert advice of a professional archivist and photo manager as she tackles her own collection. To learn more about the next Kathy's Corner events scheduled, see Projectkin.org/events. Available now as both recordings and audio streams in your favorite podcast player. projectkin.substack.com (https://projectkin.substack.com/s/kathys-corner?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Barbara at Projectkin

Category

history · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Apr 2023

Latest episode

25 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

39 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Sept 2026

   Kathy’s Corner » Special Guest: Peter Bennett of Fotoflow Solutions » September 2026

   Thank you Linda Teather (https://substack.com/profile/185449888-linda-teather), Meg MacIntyre, and so many more of you for joining Kathy Stone (https://substack.com/profile/177868959-kathy-stone), Peter Bennett, and me today. I can’t tell you how much it means to me to help more families feel comfortable capturing, preserving, and sharing their stories. Thank you for your added ❤️s to help others see this conversation, too. Please feel free to add your thoughts in the comments below. Projectkin (http://projectkin.org/) programming is offered free with the kind support of our Patrons (http://projectkin.org/patrons) worldwide. Explore our story and join us 👇. September is Save Your Photos (https://thephotomanagers.com/save-your-photos-month/) month in a campaign initiated in 2014 by The Photo Managers (https://thephotomanagers.com/) following Hurricane Sandy, the Joplin Tornados, and the Calgary Floods. During the month, they’ve been making a number of special resources available to remind communities of the importance of protecting our archives from loss due to floods, wildfires, earthquakes, and ordinary tech failures. Kathy’s guest, photographer and photo management expert Peter Bennett of FotoFlow Solutions (https://www.fotoflowsolutions.com/), brings 35 years of technical expertise and personal experience living through the LA firestorms in 2025. Backups, Archives, Curation & Legacy Peter’s crisp presentation steps through the technical aspects of preserving, protecting, and conveying the legacy of our digital collections. He covers both the very basic topics of backups vs. archives, cloud vs. local storage, sync platforms, and the Photo Managers’ classic 3-2-1 backup strategy. To family historians and genealogists for whom legacy and archiving are everyday topics, the notion of preservation is not new. Simple details, though, might make all the difference. A couple of examples from Peter’s suggestions: * Create a “finding aid” that you can use to tell your descendants where they might find passwords, the location and sort order of archived materials, and such. Place that document in an important place, such as with wills, passports, and other important documents. * When you store external hardware copies of your archives, include all the cables you can think of to connect it to other devices. This may be important in the future. Peter’s perspective as a photographer and storyteller introduces special insight, however. We got into a discussion about “curation” of photos as a way to tell a story. That curation can’t be everything; it’s the best photos in a sequence or visual arrangement that tell your particular story. It’s also not the only story that will be told from your collection of photos. Peter quotes a phrase he uses with his photography students: Take (or select) photos as if you’re a character in that story and let others see through your eyes. It’s a simple idea, but powerful. What were the discoveries for you? Let us know in the comments. Resources Kathy collected a number of resources she thought you might find useful in your work. Let’s start with reaching out to our speaker, Peter Bennett: * FotoFlow Solutions: FotoFlowsolutions.com (http://FotoFlowsolutions.com) * Citizen of the Planet (photography site): CitizenofthePlanet.com (https://www.citizenoftheplanet.com/) * The NYC East Village book, Vibrant Chaos (https://www.citizenoftheplanet.com/eastvillagebook) * The LA River Book, The Los Angeles River (https://www.citizenoftheplanet.com/lariverbook) Learn more about cloud storage and sync: * iCloud Drive icloud.com/en-ca (https://www.icloud.com/en-ca) or icloud.com (http://icloud.com) in the US. * Google Drive workspace.google.com/intl/en_ca/products/drive (https://workspace.google.com/intl/en_ca/products/drive/) or Workspace.google.com (http://Workspace.google.com) * OneDrive Microsoft.com/en-ca/microsoft-365/onedrive/online-cloud-storage (https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/microsoft-365/onedrive/online-cloud-storage) (or just replace the location with /en-us (http://microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/onedrive/online-cloud-storage)/ * Dropbox Dropbox.com (http://Dropbox.com) * BackBlaze Backblaze.com (http://Backblaze.com) * Carbonite Carbonite.com (http://Carbonite.com) * Pcloud Pcloud.com (http://Pcloud.com) * Permanent.org Permanent.org (http://Permanent.org) * Forever.com Forever.com (http://Forever.com) Is this the kind of post you think your friends and followers might appreciate as well? Kindly add a recommendation so they know how you feel. You’ll be doing us the favor of spreading our work. Thank you. Hang on, YOU have homework for October! Next month on Kathy’s Corner, we will focus on the software you use (or can use) for organizing your collection. Remember Projectkin is completely platform-independent, so none of the advice you hear will be motivated by affiliate codes or sponsorships. In fact, Kathy suggested discussing the exact software you use or are interested in. Message or email Kathy from the contact info on her profile with what you use. Check the event page  (https://tockify.com/eventscalendar/detail/279/1790290800000?startms=1788246000000)for your local time and to register for your personal Zoom link. Don’t forget to add it to your calendar. About Kathy Stone Kathy has been the “cornerstone” of Projectkin (http://projectkin.org/) since we were a “Rōnin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C5%8Dnin)” gang called “PostPonga.” That was just over three years ago, just after RootsTech 2023. Her commitment to the physical artifacts of family history now inspires our whole community. Learn more about what Kathy is doing today at her own publication: As Projectkin, we’re here to help families tell their stories in any form. I feel strongly that our collections of photos and other artifacts are key to our memories and, in turn, our stories. Do you have friends or family members who may benefit from this? Please share our work and invite friends and family to join us: Get full access to Projectkin at projectkin.substack.com/subscribe (https://projectkin.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

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   24 Jul 2026

   Kathy’s Corner » Special Panel on Privacy Practices in Family History » July 2026

   Thank you Linda Teather (https://substack.com/profile/185449888-linda-teather), Kyla Bayang (https://substack.com/profile/316733498-kyla-bayang), and so many more of you for joining Annette Gendler (https://substack.com/profile/9423471-annette-gendler), Linda Stufflebean (https://substack.com/profile/323342951-linda-stufflebean), Kathy Stone (https://substack.com/profile/177868959-kathy-stone) and me today. I can’t tell you how much it means to help more families feel comfortable in capturing, preserving, and sharing their stories. Thank you for your added ❤️s to help others see this conversation, too. Please feel free to add your thoughts in the comments below. Projectkin (http://projectkin.org/) programming is offered free with the kind support of our Patrons (http://projectkin.org/patrons) worldwide. Explore our story and join us 👇. Privacy and Shades of Gray Those of us in Family History tend to feel as though we have a pretty good handle on privacy. You’ve heard these simple statements: “never talk about living people,” and “the dead have no privacy.” Well, yes, but it’s not so simple, is it? As we learned in the discussion, there are many gray areas that can affect * whether you can find anything * whether you can talk about it * whether you should talk about it, and * whether you already did talk about it… — you just didn’t realize it. Our panel brought together four perspectives on the topic: * Linda Stufflebean, an accomplished genealogist and well-known in her community as a finder of lost people. She’s been a genealogy researcher since 1979 and blogging daily for decades now at Empty Branches on the Family Tree (https://emptybranchesonthefamilytree.com/). * Annette Gendler, the author of How to Write Compelling Stories from Family History (https://annettegendler.com/how-to-write-compelling-stories-from-family-history/), a must-have resource for anyone interested in preserving their lineage; Jumping over Shadows (https://annettegendler.com/jumping-over-shadows/), the memoir of a German-Jewish love that overcame the legacy of the Holocaust; and Natalie and the Nazi Soldiers (https://annettegendler.com/jumping-over-shadows-2/), a story for early readers based on her mother-in-law’s life as a hidden child in France during the Holocaust. She’s helped countless writers over her many years as a writing instructor at StoryStudio in Chicago. * Kathy Stone, a retired Professional Photo Organizer who has helped clients make sense of their overflowing boxes of photos, albums, and keepsakes for decades. Today, she is active with Projectkin’s Kathy’s Corner (http://projectkin.org/kathys-corner) and with Kathy’s Coaching (https://kathyscoaching.substack.com/), where she offers tips, ideas, and gentle guidance to help clients build systems for themselves. * Barbara Tien, ringleader at Projectkin (http://projectkin.org). Learn more about my background at Projectkin.org/about (http://projectkin.org/about). Were there discoveries for you? Let us know in the comments. Is this the kind of post you think your friends and followers might appreciate as well? Kindly add a recommendation so they know how you feel. You’ll be doing us the favor of spreading our work. Thank you. Taking a Break in August Next month on Kathy’s Corner, we’ll be giving Kathy a little hiatus. The stressors of finishing a massive project deserve a little time off. Rejoin us for a special program in September. Check the event page  (https://tockify.com/eventscalendar/detail/279/1790290800000?startms=1788246000000)for your local time and to register for your personal Zoom link. Don’t forget to add it to your calendar. About Kathy Stone Kathy has been the “cornerstone” of Projectkin (http://projectkin.org/) since we were a “Rōnin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C5%8Dnin)” gang called “PostPonga.” That was just over three years ago, just after RootsTech 2023. Her commitment to the physical artifacts of family history now inspires our whole community. Learn more about what Kathy is doing today at her own publication: As Projectkin, we’re here to help families tell their stories in any form. I feel strongly that our collections of photos and other artifacts are key to our memories and, in turn, our stories. Do you have friends or family members who may benefit from this? Please share our work and invite friends and family to join us: Get full access to Projectkin at projectkin.substack.com/subscribe (https://projectkin.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

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   26 Jun 2026

   Kathy’s Corner » Getting My Story Straight: Being a Better Ancestor » June 2026

   Thank you Lori Olson White (https://substack.com/profile/61971012-lori-olson-white), Linda Teather (https://substack.com/profile/185449888-linda-teather), Ann Rockley (https://substack.com/profile/13227539-ann-rockley), Rob Melton (https://substack.com/profile/16899876-rob-melton) and so many more of you for joining Kathy Stone (https://substack.com/profile/177868959-kathy-stone) and me today. I can’t tell you how much it means to us to see you join us from around the continent. Thank you for your added ❤️s to help others see this conversation, too. Thank you. Did I miss you? Add your thoughts in the comments below. Projectkin (http://projectkin.org/) programming is offered free with the kind support of our Patrons (http://projectkin.org/patrons) worldwide. Explore our story and join us 👇. This Week, Kathy Gets Her Own Story Straight Today’s program builds on last week’s discussion with Lori Olson White (https://substack.com/profile/61971012-lori-olson-white?utm_source=mention) to consider how Kathy would tell her own story. She shared her process to help us think about how we might capture our stories ourselves. Let’s start with the resources from last month’s program included in the link: (Unfortunately, of course, this was the program where the recording failed. Skipping past the apology video, you’ll see a nifty list of resources Kathy and Lori put together ahead of the meeting.) For some background on Lori’s Bridge to 2076, or the time capsule we mentioned several times, you might appreciate exploring the special program she did with us in April. Among the linked resources are prompt and timeline tools. Kathy started with these to find a way to build her own story in today’s example. Instead of the more complicated KnightLab.com timeline tool (http://timeline.knightlab.com), Kathy focused on the Canva timeline tool she mentioned last month. You’ll find it at We started very simply by working through her Canadian perspective and why different elements might be relevant to future descendants, and how she might structure stories around the timeline. Resources Referenced During today’s program, Kathy referenced a number of useful tools you might use or explore in preparing your own stories. Among them… * Tools to compile significant milestones you might add to your own timeline: * Using Timeline sites like * Compendium books (as you might find on the Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/history-of-the-world-map-by-map-peter-show-2018/page/n7/mode/2up)), Museums (the Smithsonian’s spotlight on the 1960s (https://www.si.edu/spotlight/1960s), for example), or organizations (SEC, for example (https://www.sechistorical.org/museum/timeline/1960-timeline.php)) * Using AI such as Gemini, Claude, or ChatGPT to compile lists * The Day-in-the-Life Journal Lori Olson White so graciously shared last month: * Software tools for capturing your own stories: * Remento - Voice Recording of Memories www.remento.co (http://www.remento.co) * Storyworth - Written prompt service welcome.storyworth.com (http://welcome.storyworth.com) * VoicedMemories – Photos are the prompts my.voicedmemories.ca (http://my.voicedmemories.ca) * Professional writing coach to help you with your memoir or personal history. You may have already found courseware and programs offered by folks like Carole McCulloch (https://substack.com/profile/261314525-carole-mcculloch), Aryn Youngless (https://substack.com/profile/236936484-aryn-youngless), and Denyse Allen (https://substack.com/profile/200267749-denyse-allen). In addition, there are writing coaches that specialize in helping you find your story, like Karen Ray (https://substack.com/profile/127989490-karen-ray), who offers a broad array of personal history services. * Prompt books like Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s Encyclopedia of Me (https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31324965169&dest=USA). * Finally, explore a newspaper archive to consider * What happened on the day I was born, graduated, etc? * Or, why parents, loved ones, and others might have behaved as they did on specific dates in history. Did you know, you can usually gain access to large repositories of newspaper archives from places like: * The British Newspaper Archive (https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/) * Trove Archives (https://trove.nla.gov.au/) (Australia) * Papers Past (https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers) (National Library of New Zealand) * Newspapers.com (http://Newspapers.com) (available through paid Ancestry accounts or free through local libraries or your own remote library card to Indiana’s Allen County Public Library (https://www.acpl.lib.in.us/library-card).) Is this the kind of post you think your friends and followers might appreciate as well? Kindly add a recommendation so they know how you feel. You’ll be doing us the favor of spreading our work. Thank you. I truly wish I could be there on Thursday to join in on the fun. As I shared in the program, I’ll have to catch up by watching the recording. You’ll find them at Kathy’s Corner: Projectkin.org/kathys-corner (http://Projectkin.org/kathys-corner). About Kathy Stone Kathy has been the “cornerstone” of Projectkin (http://projectkin.org/) since we were a “Rōnin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C5%8Dnin)” gang called “PostPonga.” That was just over three years ago, just after RootsTech 2023. Her commitment to the physical artifacts of family history now inspires our whole community. Learn more about what Kathy is doing today at her own publication: As Projectkin, we’re here to help families tell their stories in any form. I feel strongly that our collections of photos and other artifacts are key to our memories and, in turn, our stories. Do you have friends or family members who may benefit from this? Please share our work and invite friends and family to join us: Get full access to Projectkin at projectkin.substack.com/subscribe (https://projectkin.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

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