The Heirloom Blog

Discover the differences between 110, 126, 135, and 35mm photo slides. 📸 Learn which format you have and how to convert these timeless memories to digital!

If you’ve found a collection of Scotch cassette tapes, you may be holding onto recordings that exist nowhere else. For decades, Scotch was one of the most recognizable names in recording media. Families used these...

The Hidden Cost of Buying a Super 8 Film Scanner If you’ve stumbled across a box of old Super 8 or 8mm film reels, you’ve probably wondered if it’s worth buying a Super 8 film...

Organizing a lifetime of photos may feel overwhelming, especially when you're staring down a cardboard box filled with prints from different decades. Whether you’ve inherited family albums or rediscovered a stash in your closet, this...

What is a MiniDisc? The MiniDisc (often written as Mini Disc or mini disk) was Sony's answer to digital music recording in the 1990s and early 2000s. Unlike cassette tapes or CDs, MiniDiscs featured a...

The Brownish Tint of Old Photos That warm sepia tone creeping into your childhood photos wasn’t always there. Over time, many printed photographs—especially those from the 1960s through the 1990s—develop a distinct brownish tint. This...

The Word "Video" — A Vision of Life in Motion Before we ever streamed a show or digitized a tape, the word “video” meant something more poetic. From the Latin videre, meaning “to see,” it...

When Old Memories Don’t Look How You Remember You finally rescued that 30-year-old VHS tape — a wedding, a family reunion, a child’s first steps — and trusted Heirloom to bring it back to life....

If you’ve ever opened a dusty slide box and felt instantly transported—Christmas mornings, family vacations, first homes, old friends—then you already know something important: Slides don’t just store pictures. They store people. The problem is...

Meaningful 50th Birthday Gift Ideas Turning 50 isn’t just a milestone—it’s a celebration of everything that came before. From childhood memories to parenthood moments, the best 50th birthday gift ideas are the ones that say,...

Many families today are discovering boxes of old videotapes and wondering how to turn VHS into digital files. For decades, VHS tapes were the primary way people recorded birthdays, holidays, weddings, and school events. These...