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Historian urges families to label photos, record elders and keep journals to preserve local history
Summary
In the Talk City interview, Scott recommended small, practical steps—labeling photos, recording older relatives' voices, and keeping journals—to pass family history to future generations.
Scott closed the interview with practical advice for listeners who want to preserve family and local history.
He said simple steps have outsized value: label photographs, record an elderly relative's voice, and keep diaries or journals. “So if you've got photos of your children or your parents and they're sitting in a drawer, make sure there's some identification attached to them,” Scott advised.
Scott emphasized that ordinary materials can become extraordinary sources for later generations and encouraged families to take small preservation steps now to safeguard memories and civic heritage.
