The Laurence Family Image Archive

Preserving our family’s history in photographs and images

📸 Family Events

Weddings, reunions, holidays, birthdays, graduations, and celebrations—cherished moments from our most important events.
Family Reunion 1998
Family Reunion 1998

🧑‍🦳 Portraits

Individual and group portraits, school photos, formal pictures, and family snapshots.

🕰️ Historical Photos

Old family photos, black-and-white images, immigration, early generations, and vintage scenes.

🏡 Everyday Life

Candid moments, pets, vacations, home, and the little things that make up family life.

📄 Documents & Keepsakes

Scans of letters, certificates, awards, heirlooms, and treasured family artifacts.

How to Add a New Album to the Archive

To add a new album, you now simply need to edit the _data/images.json file:

  1. Prepare your image files:
    • Convert your images to .jpg, .jpeg, or .png format for best compatibility.
    • Place all the images for your album in the assets/img/ folder.
  2. Add an album entry to the JSON data:
    • Open the file _data/images.json in a text editor.
    • Add a new album object to the albums array: 
      {
  "id": "your-album-id",
  "category": "family-events",
  "cover": "cover-image.jpg",
  "images": ["image1.jpg", "image2.jpg", "image3.jpg"],
  "en": {
    "title": "Your Album Title",
    "description": "Description of your album.",
    "tags": "tag1,tag2,tag3"
  },
  "ja": {
    "title": "アルバムのタイトル",
    "description": "アルバムの説明。",
    "tags": "タグ1,タグ2,タグ3"
  }
}
  3. Test your addition locally and push your changes.

This change will automatically update both the English and Japanese versions of the image archive!

Every picture tells a story. Help us preserve the visual history of our family for generations to come.