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I'm interested too! I've been working on my genealogy for about 15 years. It seems to be a never-ending quest. It seems that answers bring more questions. I love it! I have "met" several cousins while working on genealogy. If I could get paid to work on genealogy, I'd do it full-time!
What I have done in the past, and had to pack away to move during Christmas; I would put each family name in a seperate 3 ring binder, with file folders in there to seperate different branches within the family (sister, brother and so on...) and the file folders will contain any and all paperwork that I have for each family name.
Does that make any sense? I have about 2 shelves full of family binders plus BOXES and boxes of papers that dont fit.
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Looks like we have the beginning of a good group!
I would like some input on the best ways to organize all of the paperwork. I have deeds, birth/death and marriage certificates, military paperwork, school transcripts, etc...I would like to know how all of you keep it together...by family, person, by type of documents...
There are a few great websites that explain it but I would like to hear from others what seems to work best!
Count me in, too...Would it be in "Social Groups"??? I know there have been many requests for a Genealogy Forum or Sub Forum...I think it would be a great way to learn more ways of doing research.. as I know we have all hit that "Stone Wall" in looking for relatives...sounds like fun!!
I'm interested too! I've been working on my genealogy for about 15 years. It seems to be a never-ending quest. It seems that answers bring more questions. I love it! I have "met" several cousins while working on genealogy. If I could get paid to work on genealogy, I'd do it full-time!
Cabe90 and others:
If we want to start a group we [1] need a name for it, [2] a forum for it and [3] to advertize it - unless we want to keep it private.
Most groups focus on a surname or a specific area. My ancestors were early settlers in NY colony, Province of East NJ, PA, OH, IL, KS and OK. I know nothing about other areas except a Principality in the Netherland ruled by a Prince-Bishop. Since the diocese was not a state, province, region, county or country, and it was owned by the House of Habsburg for at least five hundred years it has been a real challenge to explain where it was located. Unfortunately the defacto "city, county, state" designation does not apply in this case and neither does "country."
Where do we go from here? Suggestions?
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I would like some input on the best ways to organize all of the paperwork. I have deeds, birth/death and marriage certificates, military paperwork, school transcripts, etc...I would like to know how all of you keep it together...by family, person, by type of documents...
There are a few great websites that explain it but I would like to hear from others what seems to work best!
I say a box, but that is too easy.:-) LOL. I use a couple of different methods. I keep a file on each family. Once I copy important papers I put them in a safety deposit box. Once the papers are safely tucked away, I burn the whole file to a CD and put it inthe safety deposit bos too. This way if there is ever a fire, the data is not lost. I have a cousing who has a fireproof safe the size of a gun cabinet at home. Everything important goes in the safe. I personally think the bank is a better investment.
I agree. It interests me, but I really have nowhere to start!
Assuming you know who your parents are and where they were born, start there. Your mom and dad's birth certificate should list the names of your grandparents on each side and where they were born. Work backwards one generation at a time. I've had good luck with county message boards, state archives, federal and state ceusus, cemetery and church records, and also county biographies.
Some ancestors are doubly difficult to find. I traced Hobart for 10 years and placed him pre-RW with Paul Revere before I discovered he was a step-great-great-grandfather who was not related at all!
I say a box, but that is too easy.:-) LOL. I use a couple of different methods. I keep a file on each family. Once I copy important papers I put them in a safety deposit box. Once the papers are safely tucked away, I burn the whole file to a CD and put it inthe safety deposit bos too. This way if there is ever a fire, the data is not lost. I have a cousing who has a fireproof safe the size of a gun cabinet at home. Everything important goes in the safe. I personally think the bank is a better investment.
Well, I have not gotten that far yet...I was thinking about making 2 copies of all important papers so I will not have to give the original undue wear and tear... then I need a filing system...afterwards I will put the originals in the bank where I also keep all my negatives.
How do you organize/file your things, besides a gigantic box?
If we want to start a group we [1] need a name for it, [2] a forum for it and [3] to advertize it - unless we want to keep it private.
Most groups focus on a surname or a specific area. My ancestors were early settlers in NY colony, Province of East NJ, PA, OH, IL, KS and OK. I know nothing about other areas except a Principality in the Netherland ruled by a Prince-Bishop. Since the diocese was not a state, province, region, county or country, and it was owned by the House of Habsburg for at least five hundred years it has been a real challenge to explain where it was located. Unfortunately the defacto "city, county, state" designation does not apply in this case and neither does "country."
Where do we go from here? Suggestions?
.
How about just calling it the genealogy group, for simplicity's sake? Do we keep it closed or open? It does not matter to me.
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Organizing important papers.
