There I was trying to navigate my way thu a disorganized box of genealogy research. All kinds of documents, hand scribbles notes so much unledagable, photos, charts, & a large notebook. Oh where to begin ???
So I set about to do a quick organize. For me thats pulling the charts. Looking for the most current date & the oldest date. Voile! Names now to go to the message boards see if I can find help for this family. No Family name board in Ancestry. Now to try Genforum. Theres one here Yea!. Not much but its a start.
So now to inquiry about this family. It could be a responce right away or in months to a year or 2 so now its paitence. But not to worry. I have other places to help me organize this wonderful box of genealogy.
Now I have the charts in order only took 2 hours. I had to weed out the duplicates. Next I organized the photos alpa. Lucky each photo had a label with names on the back This is hardly normal. That was pretty quick work.
Documents, scan them in have a file for each respective family save of course onto a thumbdrive.
The binder had scarce resource and private collection notes. They are readable & some were type written. These places I never heard of before. I used the plastic sheet cover to slide the charts [family group sheets] in numerical birth order. These notes & references what to do with them ?
O.K. used a card file with alpha tabs to place the notes in. I just went by the first letter I could make out and filed them. These we be gone over soon with a fine tooth comb & a magnifying glass better to see the letters my dear.
References I will scan those into my computer then cut & paste in correct placement. All in all organizing someone else s family history can be quicker work then doing your own. But organize it you must. My personel way I have each seprate family name in with pocket folders. I have family group sheets in a large 3-4 inch binder. Actually I started a second one they do get heavy. All of my hand written notes Is typed up in a word document that I e mail to myself, plus I print them up and place in its family folder.
A quick way to organize.
So I set about to do a quick organize. For me thats pulling the charts. Looking for the most current date & the oldest date. Voile! Names now to go to the message boards see if I can find help for this family. No Family name board in Ancestry. Now to try Genforum. Theres one here Yea!. Not much but its a start.
So now to inquiry about this family. It could be a responce right away or in months to a year or 2 so now its paitence. But not to worry. I have other places to help me organize this wonderful box of genealogy.
Now I have the charts in order only took 2 hours. I had to weed out the duplicates. Next I organized the photos alpa. Lucky each photo had a label with names on the back This is hardly normal. That was pretty quick work.
Documents, scan them in have a file for each respective family save of course onto a thumbdrive.
The binder had scarce resource and private collection notes. They are readable & some were type written. These places I never heard of before. I used the plastic sheet cover to slide the charts [family group sheets] in numerical birth order. These notes & references what to do with them ?
O.K. used a card file with alpha tabs to place the notes in. I just went by the first letter I could make out and filed them. These we be gone over soon with a fine tooth comb & a magnifying glass better to see the letters my dear.
References I will scan those into my computer then cut & paste in correct placement. All in all organizing someone else s family history can be quicker work then doing your own. But organize it you must. My personel way I have each seprate family name in with pocket folders. I have family group sheets in a large 3-4 inch binder. Actually I started a second one they do get heavy. All of my hand written notes Is typed up in a word document that I e mail to myself, plus I print them up and place in its family folder.
A quick way to organize.
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