When this happened
When did, what is in this image, occur? If it was a document, such as a letter, what is the date it was written or published? While you may know when this was, others looking at this may not. So please let them know! Ideally, provide the following:
- Month / Day / Year (e.g. December 7, 1941 or 12/7/1941)
Often the date is not known exactly, or not at all. In that case, provide as much information as you can. For example, provide the following:
- Month and Year
- Year
- Season (summer, fall, winter, spring)
- Decade
If you have no idea, just guess. Sometimes that guess is enough to trigger someone else’s memory. Tell people in a comment that it is a guess and that you are looking for clarification. Have them weigh in, as everybody knows something, but nobody knows everything! You can always come back and enter or edit it later.
Note regarding EXIF information: EXIF information is the data that is attached to a digital photograph when that photograph was made. It may include a origination date. Please know that by entering something in the “Occurred When” field does not edit or remove what if anything there is in the origination date field in the photo itself. TightKnit preserves that data. We do that because future enhancements will be leveraging any date information should it exist, so please feel free to enter information now and know that all information is being retained.