(skrāp'bŏŏk 'ĭng)Definition -  the practice of creating compilations in scrapbook albums, such as keepsakes, pictures, periodical articles, etc.

Scrapbooking is a hobby that combines photos, memorabilia and stories in a scrapbook album. Scrapbooking has been around for years, but has evolved since the 90’s. As we learn more about color photography and the use of chemicals and dyes we are now better able to store them in a manner that they will preserved.

People of all ages have embraced scrapbooking as a creative outlet. New scrap booking techniques, ideas and products are available through a variety of resources.  Scrap booking allows people to chronicle their family traditions, milestones and memories and leave a legacy for generations to come.

Scrapbooking utilizes the knowledge available in the area of photo preservation to ensure that photo’s are not just in a scrapbook, but that they are in a scrapbook that will help protect them from deterioration. For this reason, future generations may be spared the yellowed, faded color photos of our childhood. The truth is that color photographs are not permanent, however, the methods that we use to store color photographs can lengthen and improve their preservation.

The future of scrapbooking will undoubtedly bring many "electronic" scrap bookers into the field of scrapbooking. The hardware to take digital photographs, the ability to transfer photos to disk and the software to manipulate photographs has amazing capabilities.

Regardless of the medium, scrapbooking allows the simple pleasure of one to become a family historian. It teaches and shares a moment of time, for a lifetime.