Journaling is the writing that describes the events taking place in the photographs on your scrapbook page(s).

A scrapbook without journaling is merely a fancy photo album!

In addition to the collection of photographs, tickets, postcards, and other memorabilia, journaling is often a principle element in modern scrapbooks.

Journaling is text that describes, explains, or accents the photographs on a scrapbook page. Contemporary journaling can take many forms. It can be reflective and story-like, take a reporting tone, or simply be a list of words. Journaling may also include song lyrics, quotes, and poems.

The value of journaling lies in the fact that it provides an account of family histories that may otherwise not be preserved.