Gathering, Organizing And Uploading Material
Gathering Extensive Material
Embarking on the journey to gather scattered keepsakes from different corners of your home can be unexpectedly joyful. Gathering meaningful materials—photos, voice note, writings, even appearance, tattoo, trophies, houses, backyard, school uniform, pets, honor metals —that enrich your memoir and reflect the chosen storytelling purpose. We provide a guide and spreadsheet to help you document. You don’t need everything—just what feels meaningful. Here is the suggestion as follows:
| Visual Memories | Photographs* | Childhood moments, Family Portrait, Memorable places |
| Portraits | Grandparents, Partners... Flowers... | |
| Paper | Poems, School Reports, Love letters, Journals, Paintings, | |
| Venues | Backyard, Schools, Trees, River, Bedroom,... | |
| Appearance: | Tattoos, Hairstyles, Clothing styles, Vehicles.. | |
| Map* | Footprint markers in the UK, Global | |
| Collection | Silver Coins, WW2 Honour Metal, Firearms .,.. | |
| Book lists |
Vinyl Records, Favorite books, Films...
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| Audio & Video | Video Footage |
Celebrations, Trips, Life moments,
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| Movies |
Inspirational films from youtube.com
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| Songs / Music |
Songs, Tracks or Music from youtube.com
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| Voice Note | Related to Images | Captions, Stories, |
| Interviews w/ Family |
Children, Siblings, Spouse, Close relatives...
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| Questions & Answers |
Light-hearted psychological questions with quick answers
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This is more than documentation - it’s a quiet Journey Through a Photo Album. Each page pauses time. A glance becomes a whisper from the past. Let yourself feel it—joy, tears, stillness. Then gather your spirit and remember your purpose.
Photographing and Recording Voice Notes
We provide a guide and spreadsheet to help you use your mobile camera effectively to capture high-resolution images with good lighting and minimal distortion, and voice note recording.
File Naming Guide with Caption Submission
We also provide a File Naming Guide tailored for storytellers, helpers, and interviewers to organize those materials with Consistent file names and captions in a logical way - making it easier to manage, retrieve, and preserve each piece of the storyteller’s journey without duplication.
File Uploading to Google Drive
To ensure smooth collaboration and secure storage, we’re setting up a dedicated Google Drive workspace to host all modified images, audio recordings, videos, and documents related to your project.