In reply to Jim C:
> Scan them and put them on Flickr for the world to enjoy.
> You can make them viewable but protect the copyright, prevent download etc.
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If you do hand them to an archive they will ask you to legally sign them over to them.
Check out your options of the suggested archives and give them to the archive that best matches your preferences on preservation, access copyright etc.
Either way , I would get them scanned ( as high quality as you can) before handing them over.
These are for your family to keep( no space needed)
I have handed 16mm film over to an archive that has never seen the light of day, as they did not have the resources to both preserve and transfer and share. If I had been more informed, I would have shopped around before signing the rights away.
Post edited at 10:39