Overwhelmed with irreplaceable family photos, slides, movies, memorabilia and documents? Learn clear steps, best supplies and helpful resources for safely handling, organizing and permanently preserving family images and stories, physically and digitally. Explore scanning options and safest online cloud storage. Create digital books and new cherished heirlooms. Easily preserve and share your precious history with family and friends as well as future generations. Informative handouts included. Loris Sofia Gregory is a freelance historian, researcher, writer, archivist, and community educator. She worked with a diversity of collections at the Minnesota Historical Society for 18 years.

If something happens to you tomorrow, would your loved ones be able to easily find and manage all your assets, finances and wishes? This interactive class will include worksheets to start to physically and digitally organize, preserve and share your household accounts; passwords; care of kids and pets; possessions; family history, photos, and heirlooms; as well as health care directives, will or trust and end-of-life plans. This hands-on class is essential for anyone of any age and will save your next-of-kin time and money. Leave fond memories instead of a mess. A materials list will be provided with registration. Loris Sofia Gregory is a freelance historian, researcher, writer, archivist, and community educator. She worked with a diversity of collections at the Minnesota Historical Society for 18 years.

Explore home, local and online scanning options and the safest permanent online cloud storage. Discuss digital uploading, organizing and dating photos and documents while sharing with family and friends and gathering priceless stories. Each session is a blend of presentation, group sharing and support, personalized consultation and coaching while taking active steps to preserve, organize and share your family memories and photos. Bring a small selection of family photos, documents, heirlooms and/or finished or in-process projects to each session.

Closets, basements, attics, garages, and storage units can be intimidating spaces to declutter and organize, representing hidden and forgotten belongings that have accumulated behind closed doors. Explore why we cling to a diversity of items we will never wear or use again, continually diminishing our peace of mind and our money. Learn how to fearlessly declutter, organize, and empty these spaces to lighten your life and save time, money, and energy. Handouts included.

Bring your family history and memories to life. Permanently preserve, organize and share your precious family memories, photos and movies as well as essential “Just in Case” and healthcare documents. This class is a blend of “no presssure” informative presentation, group sharing and personalized coaching. FOREVER™ is the only online safe home to save, organize and share your irreplaceable photos, home movies, and documents for your lifetime plus 100 years.

Explore best archival supplies and helpful resources for safely handling, reviewing and organizing physical family photos, documents and heirlooms. Discuss what to save, toss and/or possibly donate. Discuss local and online resources for family history research. Each session is a blend of presentation, group sharing and support, personalized consultation and coaching while taking active steps to preserve, organize and share your family memories and photos. Bring a small selection of family photos, documents, heirlooms and/or finished or in-process projects to each session.

Explore creating and sharing physical and digital photo collections, albums, scrapbooks, auto-print illustrated books, remembrance and special-occasion cards, wall prints, new heirlooms and more. Each session is a blend of presentation, group sharing and support, personalized consultation and coaching while taking active steps to preserve, organize and share your family memories and photos. Bring a small selection of family photos, documents, heirlooms and/or finished or in-process projects to each session.

Papers can multiply on every surface and in every room of our home and offices. Discover steps, secrets, and systems to minimize paper piles and efficiently deal with mail, receipts, newspapers, magazines, catalogs and books. Learn how to make clear decisions for recycling, shredding and organizing your well-established piles as well as daily actions and simple systems to eliminate paper piles for good. Be inspired to tame your paper piles immediately. Informative handouts included.

Releasing all that you no longer use, or need, is one of the best gifts you can give your family, saving time, energy, and money. Create a lighter healthier vision for your home and your life as you commit to “letting go” sessions. Consider 10 steps to lighten up and release your clutter and extra weight within and around. Donate to local charities for people and animals in need. Receive health coaching, inspiring handouts and a helpful e-book.