Exhibitsmith

01/17/2025

Come for the Calming Doodles and stay for Saving Your Family Photos! Thanks for hosting me last night, ! I had a wonderful time.

01/14/2025

Have you used photo digitization/editing apps? The Q&As following my Saving Your Family Photos programs often include people sharing the various photo apps they've used to photograph and edit/digitally restore/photoshop images.

Since I take a more tangible (and textbook/old school) approach to photo digitization and preservation, I'm not familiar with these apps. My assumption is that the edits are decent but the file sizes are small.

Have you used any apps that help you digitally restore images, and what are your thoughts? Which should I try?

Thank you!

01/13/2025

I'm looking forward to my Saving Your Family Photos program up in Rutherford on Wednesday!

We have a busy week at the Rutherford Library! We're launching two new teen/tween programs: Loops & Laughs, which meets today at 3:30pm and Calming Doodles, Wednesday, January 15. There is an info session on long-term care planning tonight at 6pm and workshop on saving family photos on Wednesday. We also have Story Time with Miss Jane, Spanish Story Time, Family Yoga with Miss Bhavna, and more! To register or for more information, visit: rutherfordlibrary.org/events

01/03/2025

I love scrapbooks! They might be a preservation nightmare, but I think it's worth it. Want to hear more? Check out my recent podcast episode, "Much Ado About Scrapbooks", Exhibitsmith the podcast is available at Exhibitsmith.com and at most major platforms.

12/30/2024

Here’s a quick end of year post to get us all excited for the new year! I’ve had a couple program changes for 2025. My Books & Papers program at the Ocean County Public Library has been rescheduled for May, and my new & improved Saving Your Clothing & Textiles program will have its debut in Pennsylvania on March 18th. Fun!

I’m so excited for all of these events! And yes, I’m already booking events into May (and June), so if you’re looking for programming, let’s chat! Everything’s available in-person and online.

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12/27/2024

This image is a little too shiny for my liking. Unfortunately, it's affected by something called silvering. Take care of your teasured images by storing them properly. Learn more about photo preservation at exhibitsmith.com.

12/20/2024

Wow! What a great year it was for Hangerbee x Exhibitsmith.

Here are a few of the highlights:

* Vogue Magazine called Hangerbee a “Vintage Garment Care Essential.”
* We sold our 19,000th hanger and had record-breaking sales!
* We moved into our new office and warehouse space.
* Our 230+ customers came from 40 states, three Canadian provinces, Germany, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, and Qatar.
* We launched Exhibitsmith the podcast and debuted our first online course, “How to Donate Artifacts to Museums.”
* Lindsey led 16 “Saving Your Family Photos” & “Downsizing Heirlooms & Collectibles” programs at venues across New Jersey and the Philadelphia area.

And we celebrated Hangerbee’s 10th anniversary!

Thank you for your support over the past year. See you in 2025!

12/19/2024

Have you ever thought about how people photoshopped photos before photoshop? Well, it took a little elbow grease. Check out this 19th century tintype - yikes! Have you ever done that to a photo?

This photo is often featured in my Saving Your Family Photos talk. The image was already altered when I acquired it. I did NOT do this.

12/13/2024

Exciting News!

I’m pleased to announce that I will be leading all five of my preservation-focused programs in the first four months of 2025.

All my programs are available in-person and online, and come with a resource guide for attendees. I would love to speak to your organization, near or far. Let’s chat! [email protected]

12/12/2024

It's time for one of my favorite photos! This beauty is featured in my Saving Your Family Photos talk and it's the inspiration behind what I call "Look Beyond the Grandma." You might know who is in a photo, but with a little detective work you can discover a lot more!

So, are you ready to "Look Beyond the Grandma?" Check it out!

12/11/2024

I forgot to take a photo at last night’s online Saving Your Family Photos program for the Livingston Public Library (!) but I wanted to give a shout out to the person two doors down who was absolutely rocking out to the Broadway soundtrack of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. I wonder if they knew someone was in the conference room. 😂🎵❤️

12/10/2024

Calendar Update:

I'm excited to announce that I will be leading all five of my preservation-focused programs in the first four months of 2025.

All my programs are available in-person and online, and come with a resource guide for attendees. I would love to speak to your organization, near or far. Let's chat! [email protected]

(Reposted with an updated graphic.)

12/05/2024

It was a blustery day but I had a great time at the Gloucester County Library - Greenwich Township Branch, leading my Downsizing Heirlooms & Collectibles program. 🌬️

12/02/2024

New Episode Announcement!

As we look ahead to the new year, which will, no doubt, be filled to the brim with tabloid images and talking heads, this episode encourages you take a moment to think about life before photos changed the world, and how (for better and worse) it has changed our lives. Photography has meant very different things to us collectively since its debut in 1839. This episode explores the different ways photography has shaped our society over the past (almost) two centuries and encourages you to reflect on those immense changes and how they affect your daily lives.

Ready to listen? Find Exhibitsmith the Pod at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, and many more, or just listen at exhibitsmith.podbean.com. And of course, please subscribe so you don’t miss an episode, and remember to tell all your friends. Thank you!

Exhibitsmith the podcast rethinks how and why we save our stuff. With a background working with museum collections and archives, Lindsey loves to help people interpret, preserve, and better understand, well, stuff. She believes that artifact and heirloom preservation is both easy and fun, so sit back, relax, and listen to professional thoughts, personal musings, and the exciting - and sometimes ridiculous - stories that that she’s encountered while working with all that stuff.

12/02/2024

As we look ahead to the new year, which will, no doubt, be filled to the brim with tabloid images and talking heads, this episode encourages you take a moment to think about life before photos changed the world, and how (for better and worse) it has changed our lives. Photography has meant very different things to us collectively since its debut in 1839. This episode explores the different ways photography has shaped our society over the past (almost) two centuries and encourages you to reflect on those immense changes and how your daily lives.

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Ready to listen? Find Exhibitsmith the Pod at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, and many more, or just listen at exhibitsmith.podbean.com. And of course, please subscribe so you don’t miss an episode, and remember to tell all your friends. Thank you!

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Exhibitsmith the podcast rethinks how and why we save our stuff. With a background working with museum collections and archives, Lindsey loves to help people interpret, preserve, and better understand, well, stuff. She believes that artifact and heirloom preservation is both easy and fun, so sit back, relax, and listen to professional thoughts, personal musings, and the exciting - and sometimes ridiculous - stories that that she’s encountered while working with all that stuff.

11/27/2024

Look what I found! My old sticker album from the 1980s is in the spotlight, here to remind us to get our family photos out of those old, sticky, adhesive photo albums before it is too late. Yikes!

Do you still have these albums in your life?

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