Curated photo albums
Choose a OneDrive folder, and the site turns it into a clean family gallery.
theschnells.org concept
A family hub that feels alive.
A private front door for photos, updates, recipes, milestones, and the OneDrive folders that already hold the family story.
OneDrive family vault
Mock sync
Latest album
Spring weekend
Recipes
24
Notes
8
Archive
112
New scan added to family archive
Holiday card draft ready for review
Recipe folder updated from OneDrive
The site becomes a curated window into the family OneDrive: public enough for a warm homepage, private enough for the real archive.
Family Library
OneDrive, but intentional
The website reads from selected folders only, so the family can publish memories without exposing the whole drive.
Family notes
Drop a markdown or Word file into a folder and it becomes a new update.
Private documents
Keep scans, letters, and important files behind Microsoft sign-in.
Memory timeline
Dates, photos, and notes can assemble into a living family history.
Album Wall
Folders become places to visit
Recipe Box
The useful kind of nostalgia
Family favorite
Sunday sauce
Ingredients, notes, photos, and "who made it best" stories in one place.
Holiday
Cookie tray
A shared folder can hold scans, photos, and a printable recipe page.
Weeknight
Quick wins
Search by person, season, ingredient, or the story attached to the dish.
Build Roadmap
From concept to real data
Static concept
Show the experience, layout, and content model before wiring accounts.
Curated OneDrive folder
Create a single folder like OneDrive / theschnells.org with approved subfolders.
Microsoft sign-in
Move to a Next.js app with Graph API access and family-only private pages.
North Star
A site the family can update by using folders they already understand.
The public homepage stays warm and simple. The private side becomes the family library: albums, recipes, scans, notes, and milestones organized from a deliberately curated OneDrive source.