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National Scrapbooking Day was created in 1994 by Creative Memories. Today it is an internationally observed day by practitioners of the hobby and may include contests, get-togethers and other locally organized events.
Scrapbooking (also referred to as memory keeping) has existed since the 15th Century where homemade books were used for journaling, drawing and saving knickknacks for the family record. At the time these books were referred to as Commonplace books and each was usually created to mark a specific period of time like a year.
In later centuries scrapbooks would become known as friendship books, family albums and clipping books. Typical memorabilia included in scrapbooks is newspaper articles, ticket stubs, photographs, stickers, journal entries, drawings, report cards, ribbons, locks of hair, first dollar (or in this writer’s case) first nickel earned. Often childhood drawings will be included as well.
The modern day scrapbook, which is now a worldwide multi-billion dollar industry start in 1980 by Marielen W. Christensen in Utah. Part of the Mormon tradition is tracing one’s family tree and documenting your family’s journey. This task usually falls to the mother. Unlike previous generations, Christensen decided to embellish her photo album pages with a ribbon, artwork, captions and other frills and bling. After creating over 50 of these three ring binders she exhibited these at the World Conference on Records in 1980. Based upon the feedback from those attending, she wrote a book entitled “Keeping Memories Alive” and opened the first store dedicated to scrapbooking in Spanish Fork Utah in 1981. That store is still open today.
With the advent of digital photography, easy accessibility of scanners and Drag and Drop technology, scrapbooking moved from the physical world into the digital world during the early 2000s. Popular social media websites grew from this trend including Pinterest and Instagram. Today many news and information sites copy the same idea of embellished layout with short commentary in how they present themselves.
Scrapbooking has played a critical role in safeguarding the family history of generations. Today, thanks to digital technology, it is a custom practiced and enjoyed throughout the world. The industry did experience a sharp decline in popularity in the late 2000s, most likely attributed to the Great Recession. Scrapbooking can be quite expensive if one chooses to purchase professional embellishment.
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