Kathy’s Corner » A Roadmap for Creating a Treasure Box » Mar 2026

Many thanks to our special guest, Jane Chapman, our fantastic presenter, Kathy Stone, and our audience, including Marcia Keats Rudolph, Jennifer Jones, Linda Teather, and all of you following along from this recording. Do you have a collected group of heirlooms passed down in your family? Share the details in the comments below. Your generous ❤️s, restacks, and shares are a wonderful way to share this post with others and, in the process, thank Kathy and Jane.These free programs are made possible by the generous support of our Patrons. Learn more, Projectkin.org/about & join us!Today, we were treated to a presentation of the wonderful treasure box Jane Chapman has discussed in posts for her publication, BJNL's Genealogy. This was the first post in the series. We were captivated from the start.Since several of these references also pull in details about the family story, you may also be interested in following along from Jane’s WeAre Archive. Her full BJNL’s Genealogy site is here. Given the detail in her slides, Jane graciously shared them with us as a PDF.Other referencesOn the topic of family heirlooms, these are other related posts Kathy mentioned, first, from Paul Chiddicks’ WordPress site: Hidden Treasures Preserving the Stories Behind Family Heirlooms, and this related post on Substack.In the context of curated heirlooms, we talked briefly about creating commemorative or time-constrained collections such as a Annie Deihm with the Century Safe captured in the fantastic five-part series of posts from Lori Olson White. Coming in AprilInspired by Annie Diehm’s Century Safe, Lori is now building a time capsule of her own. This collection will serve her family as a bridge to 2075, the 300th anniversary of our American Declaration of Independence. Join us on April 16 as she shares what she has in mind and how you can follow along to create your own time capsule:ResourcesIn our conversation, Kathy mentioned several useful blog posts from her favorite supplier of preservation materials, Archival Methods. (These are not affiliate links; she’s a committed customer.): * Basic Tips for Storing Family Heirlooms www.archivalmethods.com/blog/storing-family-heirlooms/* Storing Small Objectswww.archivalmethods.com/blog/storing-small-objects/* Tips on Storing Quilts www.archivalmethods.com/blog/tips-on-storing-quilts/* How to Store a Flag www.archivalmethods.com/blog/how-to-archivally-store-a-u-s-flag/* Using Textile Storage Kits www.archivalmethods.com/blog/textile-storage-kits/About KathyWith her decades of experience as a professional photo organizer, Kathy always has another special insight to get us through it. Learn more about Kathy’s Coaching.As Projectkin, we’re here to help families tell their stories in any form. I feel strongly that our collections of photos and other artifacts are key to our memories and, in turn, our stories.If you think this post might interest a friend or colleague, why not just pass it along? These are public posts, and our events are free.See all coming events in our calendar at Projectkin.org/events. Get full access to Projectkin at projectkin.substack.com/subscribe