3 Websites to Spark Family Memories
If you have family gatherings coming up (Thanksgiving and other holidays), then this is the perfect time to brainstorm with family and record some memories related to family and traditions. Parents, spouses, and siblings reminiscing is a wonderful way to get ideas for stories to record.
Three great sites to check out while you're visiting with family are WhatWasThere.com, TheClio.com, and HistoryPin.org. Each of these sites allows you to upload photos and descriptions and pin them to locations. Remembering what your hometown looked like back in the day can spur a lot of memories and stories and help you better understand each others' lives and history.
WhatWasThere.com
WhatWasThere.com provides a free platform "where anyone can easily upload a photograph with two straightforward tags to provide context: Location and Year. If enough people upload enough photographs in enough places, together we will weave together a photographic history of the world (or at le…
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