I used the categories Sarah created (vitals, legal, newspaper, etc.) and added one of my own (census).
Let’s Start with Digitalįirst, I created my categories in a new folder on my desktop. Regardless of the ancestor the document is connected with.ĭon’t panic. The formal name would be an Accession Number Filing System, which just means that as you acquire a new document, you assign it a chronological number. Like the Dewey Decimal system at your local library. My system (which has its roots in this one from Sarah O’Connor) deals with categories of documents and relies on an index file. I’ll share some resources for alternate genealogy organization systems in a bit, but first I want to share the one that I think is the best. The most popular ones incorporate the surname into the filing logic, which typically makes sense. There are many organizational systems out there. In fact, for me the digital files are the most numerous and (especially with the photographs) duplicated in various folders as I’ve imported from here, copied from there, switched computers two or three times - you get the idea.
WHO MAKES THE BEST GENEALOGY FULL
And you probably also have digital folders full of images with helpful names like IMG0009524.jpg. on the many branches of your family tree. If you are anything like me, you have binders and file folders full of records, memorabilia, research, etc. With just a few updates, it’s all set for the new year! I originally wrote this post on genealogy organization almost a year ago, publishing it on an old blog that no longer exists.
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