tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597120676482381146.post6343379328266164979..comments2024-01-01T03:23:28.492-05:00Comments on The Historian's Family: First things First: The Historian Needs OrganizingAmanda E. Eppersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109866750256177769noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597120676482381146.post-91718147747735895642010-12-11T13:24:07.844-05:002010-12-11T13:24:07.844-05:00Welcome to the Geneabloggers community.Welcome to the Geneabloggers community.Mavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241988882011440597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597120676482381146.post-45883959534398559982010-12-04T20:00:17.113-05:002010-12-04T20:00:17.113-05:00Since I started researching in pre-internet times,...Since I started researching in pre-internet times, I have a lot of notebooks. Over time I am reducing the paper copies down to essentials filed by surnames in filefolders. Since many doc (census records) can easily be seen on line now I feel comfortable not keeping the bulk of papers/xeroxes like I used to. It takes time though...but the upside is I am stumbling across notes or info that I had forgot about that now make sense & sometimes fill in blanks.TCasteelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01261694755025450452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597120676482381146.post-67233637846093619052010-12-04T19:52:46.972-05:002010-12-04T19:52:46.972-05:00Welcome to the Geneabloggers!Welcome to the Geneabloggers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597120676482381146.post-72208234411695367222010-12-04T15:55:32.673-05:002010-12-04T15:55:32.673-05:00I primarily organize my family history files by su...I primarily organize my family history files by surname. Some things are organized by geographical area. <br /><br />I use a combination of files and notebooks and am trying to move more to digital using the same organizational scheme.<br /><br />There are some great resources out there. Some of my favorites are: <br /><br />Organizing Your Family History Search: Efficient & Effective Ways to Gather and Protect Your Genealogical Research by Sharon Carmack is my favorite book on the subject.<br /><br />As far as digital organization on your hard drive, here are a couple of resources I really like: <br /><br />First an article at AnceStories on naming your files:<br />http://ancestories1.blogspot.com/2008/12/tuesdays-tip-organizing-your-digital.ht<br />ml <br /> <br />Next, two podcasts episodes of "Family History Genealogy Made Easy" <br />http://personallifemedia.com/podcasts/415-family-history <br />Episodes 32 and 33 are on Hard Drive Organization.<br /><br />Finally Lisa Louise Cook has a video on YouTube on this topic at:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWFDITBusPM<br /><br />Hope this helps some. It barely scratches the surface. The important thing is to develop a system that works for you.Michelle Goodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427355155193196767noreply@blogger.com