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From: Evelyn Hendricks <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Filing system
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 22:40:14 -0500
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I like your method. Think I will give it a try since I am in the process of
rearranging my files right now.Thank you for sharing it.
Evelyn

At 05:34 PM 01/21/2002 -0600, you wrote:
>While ducking, I'm going to reply to the list as I have never seen my system
>mentioned. Basically it is KISS.
>
>Books
>I file research books on the shelf by state or country just like they do in
>the library.
>
>Xerox Copies of books & Census data
>I file xerox copies of books in file folders except usually break down a
>state into county folders... then when that gets too large break it down
>into townships. (Think of my xerox copies as books on the shelf... let the
>title of the book be a guide as where the xerox is filed) In other words,
>start with the largest entity and break it down and when that folder gets
>too large then break it down again. Within the county designated area, I
>have separate folders for Military data by war and Census copies by
>township/district. Location, location, location. <g>
>
>Documents (Birth, Marr, Death, Military Service, SSDI, Wills, etc)
>These are filed in folders labeled by Name of Person, TMG ID# and will some
>day have a colored dot that corresponds to Relationship Flag color code. So
>everything pertaining to a person is in their file except marriage items are
>not duplicated.
>
>Family Histories, Descendant Reports, Research by Others
>File folder by author/compiler with title of documents included on front of
>folder. Try to print out what I find via net or email. Some histories are so
>big they have their own folder. TMG cite is "Researcher of Mary Jones
>Smith", with the title of the document in the CD field. Use the citation #
>for their generic source on the folder tab. Since both the researchers name
>and generic source number are included doesn't take much to find the
>document again.
>
>Pictures
>At this moment they are labeled and filed in several boxes. Some day this
>needs work. <g>
>
>Journals
>Filed by society name and in date order.
>
>Deeds
>Have these filed by County and deed book number and since they are not the
>size of other documents, they are in long folders so they don't have to be
>folded.
>
>Tried notebooks and that didn't work for me. File folders are quicker and
>easier when moving documents around. Just my bias.
>Rae Jean in Tennessee
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