People – Portraits of family members, personal pictures, and snapshots that provide an insight into the character and nature of our ancestors.

Places – Photographs of homesteads, farms, residences, and other places of interest that provide a backdrop to the daily lives of our ancestors and an anchor to family history.

Paper – Images of documents, letters, and miscellaneous scraps of paper, legal and otherwise, that provide valuable genealogical data or simply add to the family knowledge base.

Documents – official and legal documents such as wills, diplomas, and notices.

Letters – personal correspondences that provide an understanding of the times.

Miscellaneous – hand-written notes found in family bibles and among personal effects.