Learn about our digital archiving services
Memories Revived
Our in-home photo archiving service specializes in the meticulous process of digitizing your cherished photos, albums, scrapbooks, inherited family tree records, and some forms of video. Our team travels to your home and utilizes advanced imaging technologies to create high-resolution digital copies. Ensuring your memories are preserved, safeguarded from wear, tear, and unforeseen damages.
Currently available onsite in greater metro area of Indiana cities: South Bend, Fort Wayne, and Indianapolis as well as Asheville, North Carolina. We are trusted with thousands of memories, aiming to provide a reliable, professional, and convenient solution for preserving your one-of-a-kind heirlooms. We recently expanded our services to include VHS and 8mm video cassette content preservation. Additional video formats may be available upon request. Through our specialized services, Cherish My Past empowers you to unlock the stories, memories, and legacies contained within these various mediums, preserving them in digital form for future generations to cherish.
LOOSE PHOTOS
Rediscover the stories behind your cherished memories with our expert scanning services for loose photos. We carefully convert each photo into a high-resolution digital format, allowing you to easily organize, share, and relive your memories with a simple click.
PHOTO ALBUMS
Capture the nostalgia of your treasured photo albums by transforming them into digital keepsakes. Our innovative scanning process preserves the integrity of each page, allowing you to relive and share those precious moments while safeguarding them from deterioration or loss.
SCRAPBOOKS
Digitize your cherished scrapbooks to unlock hidden gems and preserve the intricate details. Our expert team delicately handles each page, capturing the memories and creativity that make your handmade treasures special. Relive those moments and effortlessly share your scrapbook's legacy with others.
FAMILY TREE RECORDS
Did you recently inherit a large collection of family tree records from your family historian and now have no idea what to do with it? We can help you carefully organize and consolidate those records with digital scanning and creative storage solutions.
MILITARY RECORDS
Pay tribute to your military heritage by preserving and exploring your ancestors' military records. From service records to medals and commendations, we digitize these invaluable historical artifacts, ensuring that the sacrifices and achievements of your loved ones are never lost or forgotten.
VHS & 8mm VIDEO CASSETTES
Relive precious family moments captured on VHS and 8mm video cassette tapes with our expert digitization services. We convert these outdated formats into high-quality digital files, preserving the nostalgia and emotions of your cherished videos. Easily enjoy and share these memories with loved ones on modern devices.
New Client Special
“Memories Revived” Digital Archiving Project
This $250 offer includes an onsite assessment of your photo collection, personalized archiving plan, digital scan of up to 300 photos, a new cloud-based storage account, and proposal for digital archive of the rest of your collection. Exclusive offer for residents of Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, South Bend, and Asheville. This offer applies only to clean, damage-free photos that are 3x5, 4x6, or 5x7. Ask how we are able to accommodate some damaged photos and different sizes under a different pricing model. Schedule now!
Offer expires August 1, 2023.
Why is it important to cherish the past?
If you don’t, who will? And once its gone it is so hard to recover.
“I used to have hair like you”
Sometimes it takes a picture from the past to prove to the youngster that I really did have a full head of hair at his age.
A new relationship after divorce
You survived the divorce and now starting over with someone new. He/she is curious to know everything about you and you pull out the old albums if you were lucky enough to share copies with your ex…
Because it is fun!
Goofy pictures from the past can fill a room with laughter. Our first digital pictures were around 2001. Every photo memory before that is in a box under the bed or album in the closet. It’s time to dig those out and revive them for friends and family.
“911 - what is your emergency?”
Fire, flood, and other natural disasters can strike anytime. Buildings and material possessions can be replaced. Photo albums, scrapbooks, and one-of-a-kind documents or videos cannot. Are you prepared with digital backups of your collection of photos & documents?
What are the most precious items in your home?
God forbid you ever encounter a house fire, but if you had time, what would you try to grab and save because it is the most important priceless items in your home? A top five answer for most people would include photo albums.
Testimonials
“I lost both of my parents last year and all we have left are the memories preserved in scrapbooks and photo albums. Our new digital archive makes it so easy to share one-of-a-kind keepsakes with friends and family.”
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Nicole T.
“My new peace of mind is so comforting knowing that no matter what happens to my home, I have my most precious memories preserved and protected in a way that can be saved and easily shared with future generations.”
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Nancy M.
"Cherish My Past helped me preserve my family's history in a way I never thought possible. The team was professional and compassionate, and I'm so grateful for their services."
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Emily T.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Every family is unique, so every project will be different depending on the size, quality, and organization of the collection. We strive to make it as simple as possible and have a methodical process to complete with great efficiency. We will help you design the most cost effective and high quality archiving plan that accomplishes your specific goals. As an example of what is possible, one client with 300 photos was complete within a few hours while another with 10,000 photos took four days.
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We typically begin with a phone call to discuss your collection of photos, documents, video, and other precious items. Ideally you will purchase the Memories for Generations Consultation where we then help you create an archiving plan and other memory preservation projects. After we help you determine the goals of an archiving project, an estimate will be offered. We schedule a follow up visit that begins with organizing your collection prior to the onsite scanning service. As the scanning is completed we either return the collection to its original state, or help you create a new consolidated storage option of the originals.
Note the photo and document scanning is onsite, so no need for you to ship your precious collection anywhere. Video projects may need to be taken offsite depending on the quantity, condition, and media type.
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Once the archiving process is complete, we follow the 3-2-1 backup strategy with three copies on two types of storage and one offsite location. In other words, you will have your original items plus a physical device (flash drive or external drive) plus a copy on a cloud database service. The offsite location could be achieved with a flash drive that you place in the secure location of another family member. We are not a cloud hosting service, but we will help you decide on a cost-effective option if you don’t already have one.
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We are a growing family business with new service locations in our future. At this time, we are only offering onsite archiving services within a 20-30 mile radius of the greater metro markets noted on our locations tab above. For unique circumstances on a case-by-case basis, we are willing to consider new locations with agreed upon travel and per diem expenses. Note however that this includes the cost of transporting our delicate equipment.
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We have a methodical process that we follow but we also offer a highly personalized service to each of our clients. If you have a unique need or challenge, just ask and we will do our best to accommodate.
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This is a customizable service with packages that include:
1) a do-it-yourself option with our coaching; or
2) our Specialists completing the digital scanning and organization of your new digital archive.
We suggest that you start with the “Memories for Generations” Consultation which will help you create a plan for preserving your photo / video / document collection with other memory projects. That consultation is currently available for new clients for just $50 (a $200 value). Click on PURCHASE CONSULTATION below or LEARN MORE if you have any questions.
If you choose to hire us for additional services, the consult fee may be deducted from your next invoiced services if scheduled within 30 days.
New Client Special
“Memories Revived” Digital Archiving Project
This $250 offer includes an onsite assessment of your photo collection, personalized archiving plan, digital scan of up to 300 photos, a new cloud-based storage account, and proposal for digital archive of the rest of your collection. Exclusive offer for residents of Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, South Bend, and Asheville. This offer applies only to clean, damage-free photos that are 3x5, 4x6, or 5x7. Ask how we are able to accommodate some damaged photos and different sizes under a different pricing model. Schedule now!
Offer expires August 1, 2023.