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Are you really saving THAT?

Photo of several pillar candles dating from the 1980s and 1990s.

Would you want these in your family archive?

Genealogists are usually trying to preserve family keepsakes, not get rid of them. But, sometimes, really, truly, letting go is the best thing to do.

“What Not to Preserve” is the subject of my latest column In the September/October 2026 issue of Family Tree Magazine featuring five family treasures to avoid saving. These items are so toxic that includ

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	How to Archive Family Keepsakes: Learn How to Preserve Family Photos, Memorabilia and Genealogy Records by Denise May Levenick (Goodreads Author), Levenick 3.95 avg rating — 111 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Archive Family Photos: A Step-by-Step Guide to Organize and Share Your Photos Digitally 3.73 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Organize Family History Paperwork: A Genealogist's Guide to Effective Record Keeping 3.73 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Organize Inherited Items: A Step-by-Step Guide for Dealing with Boxes of Your Parents' Stuff 3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Organization Strategies for Genealogy Success: Family History Research Tactics to Get Better Results 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Let us save what remains: not by vaults and locks which fence them from the public eye and use in consigning them to the waste of time, but by such a multiplication of copies, as shall place them beyond the reach of accident.”
― Thomas Jefferson

tags: archives, disasters, documents, heritage, history, libraries, preservation, records, value

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