Heritage Services

05/21/2021

My Great Grand Father Earl Killion on right.

12/10/2020

The client loved the scans and restorations I did and suggested I post them for the public to see. So here are a couple examples. One was stained the other had someone hand? in the wedding shot.

12/07/2020

Scanned 160 images for a family to make a photo book for the Holidays. One day turnaround. Great to work on such a personal project with a family

12/02/2018

11/30/2018

Old photo albums are often in bad shape and many are actually harming your pictures, but by far the most common item to be in such terrible shape and falling apart is a scrapbook. There are many problems with them, acidic paper, falling apart, newspapers slowly destroying itself and anything else it is touching, and glued in items to just name a few. Dealing with them is always a challenge. The item itself is a historic document and there is always a struggle between preserving it as is or saving the items themselves and destroying the scrapbook. Sometimes there is no choice as the pages are literally falling apart, or things are so glued on that to remove them will destroy them. Often the both may be true in one scrapbook. Or what do you do with albums or scrapbooks that you would like to share with multiple family members? Scanning the entire page of an album allows you to preserve the historical arrangement as well as save copies of individual items. This electronic copy can be shared or even have a hard copy made. If the scrapbook or album is to be taken apart the items can be stored archivally or even rehoused on archival pages recreating the album page for page with the original items. For albums that cannot be taken apart the pages can be placed in large sleeves to protect them after digitizing and the whole album saved in a new archival binder. Albums and scrapbooks that are in good shape can be digitized and then only carefully handled as the digital version can be utilized instead.

11/24/2018

In addition to preserving the original photos and albums while creating digital images PDF copies and even hard copies can be created.

Marriage vows were exchanged by Miss Gloria June Schappaugh, daughter of E. P. Schappaugh, 1010 S. Fourteenth Street, and Joe Arlin Colson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Halac Colson, 921 Ann Eliza street, at a double ring ceremony, performed at 2 p.m., Sunday, July 13 in Pekin Bible church. Rev. Glen A, Lehm...

11/24/2018

Hand colored tintype of my Great Grandmother Gladys Lander

11/24/2018

Do you have a family scrapbook that you would like to share with the rest of the family? Is it falling a part and you would like to preserve the original as well as have digital copies of the pages and the individual images? I can help! Each project will be individually bid based on what exactly needs to be done and what you want to do but I guarantee the quality will be higher than any place else you can find and I will be cheaper. You will not have to send your precious memories through the mail and I have a quick turn around. I am a professional historian, museum curator, and preservation specialist. I would be thrilled to help you preserve and share your family, organization, or business photos and documents. Here these pictures are the raw original scan plus simple options for restoration. Full restoration of important pictures is possible. The sepia tone can be preserved or they can be returned to black and white like many pictures where originally.

11/24/2018

One of my favorite family photos that I have done. The train going through Lilly Illinois. Taken with the camera my grandfather carried through World War II. The original print was only 2x4 inches. I was able to fix the fading, crop the muddy foreground, sharpen it a bit and blow it up to a 8x10 that I have hanging on the wall.

11/24/2018

Folks if you are looking for a unique gift idea consider digitizing, preserving, and restoring your family photographs and documents. Now through the end of the year I will scan loose photos for 10 cents a piece. If you have albums you need archivally conserved, photos that need restored, research that needs done, or other historical projects lets talk and see if I can help!

Do you have shoe boxes or drawers filled with photographs? How about scrapbooks or photo albums? Boxes and boxes of 35mm slides? Wouldn't it be great to be able to share them on Facebook, through email, or to print out new copies? With expert care and specialized equipment we can take a time consuming and overwhelming task and have it done in short order. We can also archivally arrange and store your precious photos, rebuild some albums and scrapbooks archivally, and restore old photos to their former glory digitally. They make great gifts, one of a kind photos can be shared with other family members either electronically or in print. Lets get those pictures out of their dark storage and share them!

Quality, Expertise, Local, with Pricing that can't be matched, talk to us about your project today - Phone: 309-357-1720 Email: [email protected]

09/01/2015

Operation Photo Rescue, a truly great and selfless service, but not one you want to ever have to use.

Old photos are some of most precious things we have. Family photos are the things we truly treasure, our irreplaceable memories.

We can scan and store your precious photos, rebuild some albums and scrapbooks, and restore old photos to their former glory digitally. They make great gifts, one of a kind photos can be shared with other family members either electronically or in print. Lets get those pictures out of their dark storage and share them!

Quality, Expertise, Local, with Pricing that can't be matched, talk to us about your project today - Phone: 309-357-1720 Email: [email protected]

Old Metairie resident Julie Condy took advantage of the charity photo restoration event to seek assistance with her family photos stored in her freezer for 10 years.