ABOUT US
Preserving YOUR Past, Making It Accessible In The Present, And Ensuring Its Future!
Old pictures, scrapbooks, correspondence, journals, personal documents, yearbooks, and even family recipes contain bits and pieces of your past. When viewed collectively, they tell a story of who you are and where you came from. Without a doubt, you have a stash of family photos or albums taking up space on a bookshelf or hidden away in a hope chest. Somewhere, someone in your family has a box of old photos, negatives, or slides collecting dust in a closet. There might be a storage box tucked away in your basement that holds a scrapbook of newspaper clippings of your high school athletic achievements, and maybe a yearbook or two. You might possibly have a small shoebox of grandma’s index cards with her recipes written out in her own handwriting. Letters, military records, family genealogy records, old concert tickets, a showbill from your first play, home movies...all excerpts of your history, recorded in countless formats, stored out of sight in the nooks and crannies of your home. Each piece of this personal history provides a clue as to what makes you, you. Each piece offers insight into the people, places, and events that shaped your life, your family, and your community.
About Us
History Is Everything is a division of Advantage Archives, a trusted partner of libraries, museums, educational institutions, government agencies, non-profit organizations, historical societies, and genealogical organizations across the US.
My History Archives
The "My History Archive" allows you to explore your past and connect others to your history as well. As more people create open archives, a network of free genealogical tools will emerge, allowing for “crowdsourcing” of family history research.
How It Works
To help you understand how easy digitizing your history can be, we have put together a summary of the steps involved, including what you will need to do, what we do, how we know what to do, and what you get! It is easier than you might think!
FAQ
Do you have any questions? This is where you will find the answers! What file types will you receive and how they will be delivered? Is there a limit to what I can add to the archive? Do I own the images? We will answer all of these questions, and much, much more.
Packing & Shipping
We will send you sturdy boxes and prepaid return shipping labels once you place your order online. You will also receive identifying labels to match your identifier worksheet you downloaded. The worksheet will tell us all we need to know about your collection.
Backups
We will maintain backups of your digital collections on our secure servers. You can also make as many duplicates as you would like of the DVD or flash drive, so you can make extra backups or create a copy to share with family and friends.
Delivery Media
At no charge, we will provide your choice of either a set of DVDs or a USB flash drive containing your complete archive. This will allow you to view the images or videos on your DVD player, or upload them to your favorite photo management cloud service.
MY HISTORY ARCHIVE
It is not just history, it is YOUR history!
Subscriptions
Your subscription will be charged monthly, quarterly, or annually depending on the package you choose. Your first 3 months are FREE when you subscribe to an annual plan or get 1 month for FREE with a quarterly subscription.
- Monthly: $7.99
- Quarterly: $18.99
- Annual: $49.99
We accept VISA, Mastercard, Discover, American Express, PayPal, Apple Pay, and debit cards.
Cancel At Any Time
You can cancel your subscription at any time. When you cancel, we will remove any of your files from our servers, and dispose of the backups so you retain full control of your materials. If at any time you would like to resume your subscription, you can simply send us a copy of your DVD or USB Hard Drive, and we will ingest it into your "My History Archive" for a small charge. Remember, this is YOUR history, and you retain all ownership rights. We will not sell, use, or feature your digital files without your expressed written consent.
Protect Your Past
In addition to the ease of access, a "My History Archive" offers you the safest way to protect the history contained on the videos and images you have digitized. As part of your subscription to your "My History Archive", we will maintain backups of your digital collections on our secure servers. You may request a copy of your archive be sent to you in the event your DVD, HDD, the flash drive has been lost or damaged. You will only be charged for the replacement media.
CONTACT US
Do you have any questions? We’re here to help. Our Customer Advocates are standing by to answer any questions you may have. We’re looking forward to connecting with you!
GROW YOUR ARCHIVE
Your personal history isn’t doesn’t begin or end with a single document, book, or the research that was put into developing a family tree. Your history has been recorded in countless formats over the years, from letters, photos, and video, to old family recipes, journals, and newspaper clippings. Not only is it impractical to organize and access your physical original materials, handling them too often leads to damage and eventually, loss. Photos can tear, fade, or discolor. Videos and film can become brittle and crack or break, it is easy to scratch, and plastic cassettes are not as durable as you might think. Paper is fragile, making it vulnerable, and at risk of being lost to the ravages of time.
The originals should be stored properly for safekeeping and handled as little as possible. Fortunately, preserving the original materials does not mean you can’t have access to them. On the contrary, you have the option of making them more accessible than ever before. By digitizing your past, and creating a "My History Archive", you will be able to explore, view, and share your collection from anywhere in the world, at any time, using an Apple iPad, iPhone, Android phone or tablet, computer, Mac, Chromebook, or even a smart TV.
We can archive:
Printed Photos, Slides, Photo Negatives, Scrapbooks, Family History Books, Yearbooks, Journals, Diaries, Family Trees, Genealogical Research, Annuals, Census Records, Local History Books, Programs, Cookbooks, Newsletters, Record Books, Ledgers, Meeting Minutes, Directories, Manuscripts, Visitor Books, Muster Rolls, Documents, Marriage Certificates, Birth Announcements, Obituaries, Death Notices, Children’s Artwork, Postcards, Church Records, Correspondence, Handouts, Recipe Cards, Newspapers, Clippings, Memorabilia, Military Records, Drawings, Awards, Index Cards, Maps, Meeting Minutes, Heritage Collections, Property Records, Abstracts, Schedules, Bulletins, Immigration Records, Public Announcements, Transcripts, Oral Histories, Greeting Cards, Home Movies, Microfilm, Digital Photos...
...and almost anything else you can think of!
Additionally, you can leverage the hundreds of free Community History Archives created by libraries, genealogical societies, heritage centers, and other institutions across the country. We have made it simple to clip articles or other sections of documents and add them to your "My History Archive" with just a few clicks. You can also explore, clip, and share information you find on any "My History Archive" that an owner has made available to use as a free resource for others.