During the Holiday Season (NAPSA)—Theholiday season is always the perfect time to crack open a family time capsule or old photo album and sharefamily history with loved ones. As families gather to celebrate the season, they are also celebrating their family histories and genealogies through stories and heirloom photos. Items such asbirth certificates or pieces of one’s wedding dress should be preserved for the enjoyment of all family members—for both today and tomorrow. Holiday photo cards and albumsare always appreciated, but preserving old family memories for future generations is a timeless piece of nostalgia. With a little help from modern technology, family memories can be shared and preserved for years to come and makegreatholidaygifts. Have an Heirloom Party When families gather for holiday parties, set up an All-in-One photo printer that offers a color printer, scanner and copier. This makes preserving family memories incredibly easy. Everyone can bring heirloom photos and mementos and either scan or copy them to share immediately, archive electronically or send as an e-mail attachment to family that cannot attend. Instant Memories Treasured memories don’t have to be from the past but can happen at any time. With a photo All- in-One that offers digital camera card readers and Pictbridge sup- port, guests can instantaneously print out photos from their digital camera. And with a photo All-inOne with a LCD screen, you can edit and enhance your photos directly on the machine, without the use of a PC! Creative Possibilities After you have scanned or copied your photos the possibilities are endless. You can create an online scrapbook, crop out a dated hairstyle and enhance great family shots with photo editing software. A photo editing software packagealso allows you to reduce, enlarge, crop or even remove red eye from photos. The Gift of Family Give the gift of family this holiday season with a memory quilt. Scan and print photos on special cloth (available at craft stores) and you can sew thesections together to create a quilt. Ask each friend or family member to send a special photo and this will become a cherished home decoration and one that can be added to year after year. When looking for a photo Allin-One this holiday season, consider one that offers modern capabilities such as digital memory card readers, PC-free copying (no need to turn on your computer to make copies!) and a color LCD preview screen—all great features that will be used by the entire family throughout the year. Products such as the Lexmark P6250 Photo All-in-One, priced at only $199, is a great tool for memory preservation and photo printing. For more information of the P6250, please visit Lexmark.com.
