Tips for Creating Albums and Boxes

Albums and boxes help you stay organized as your collection grows, especially if you’re researching multiple family lines, regions, or photo sources at once.

Think of them as digital folders:

• Albums group people

• Boxes group photos

Create with Purpose

Before naming your first album or box, ask:

• Is this tied to a family line?

• Is it focused on a region or event?

• Is it for collaboration or just for sorting?

Use naming strategies that are clear, searchable, and meaningful to you later.

Album Name Ideas

Albums are great for:

• Family branches (e.g., “Smith Family – Dad’s Side”)

• Research categories (e.g., “Unknown Soldiers” or “Mystery Women”)

• Organizing people by time/location (e.g., “Indiana 1900s”)

Remember: people can be in multiple albums.

Photo Box Name Ideas

Photo boxes help track where your uploads came from, or how you plan to use them:

• “Scan Batch – Jan 2023”

• “Grandma’s Shoe Box”

• “Italy Trip – Unknowns”

• “Civil War Era (Roughly)”

Use colors to visually organize related boxes, like all maternal line boxes in green, paternal in blue, etc.

Keep It Tidy

You can always rename or delete boxes and albums later, but a little strategy early on makes things easier long-term.

🟢 The more organized your materials are, the easier it is to spot patterns and find matches.

🖼️ Screenshot Suggestion

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• Album list with good names

• Box grid with color usage

• Editing or creating a new album/box