How to Preserve Your Family Memories in the Digital Age

Digitize with intention

Start with the items most at risk: fading Polaroids, cassette interviews, handwritten recipes. Scan at 600 DPI for photos and 300 DPI for documents, naming each file with a consistent pattern—`year-person-event`. Store the masters on an encrypted drive plus Kunbaa's Memory Lane so relatives can help tag people and add captions in their native language.

Give every memory context

Metadata matters more than megapixels. Record who took the photo, why it happened, and any family phrases tied to it. Kunbaa lets you pin memories directly to people or events in your tree so a future cousin can see the full story, not just a JPG.

Weekly habit checklist

• Capture one analog artifact
• Upload to your private Memory Lane circle
• Tag relatives + add a short audio caption
• Share the recap link with grandparents