Every genealogist feels that digital filing is out of their control. It can be an overwhelming process to keep track of all of the documents, images, and files that end up on our computers and devices. How do we even start to tackle this virtual pile of filing? What tools and processes will work best for you? We will discuss all of this and how to maintain digital filing as we research.
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Thank you – such good advice and you make it simple to understand. I have a better understanding of several things. I have my filing system in the same way.
Watched this yesterday, and now I have some cleanup to do. You have a great system and explained it so very well. All the slides really help. Love ALL your presentations. I especially liked the comment that software with family trees (i.e. Legacyfamilytree) not need the sources linked. That means I can get on with moving items around without breaking any links. Also, the hint of short cuts was amazing!! Thank you so very much.
Excellent webinar-very detailed in a good way! I’ve started to organise my electronic files in the last few months and heartened to hear that the way I have set up my filing system is very similar to Cyndi (our brains must be similar!). Love the use of shortcuts – hadn’t considered these, bur will definitely start to use them now.
Hi Cyndi, thank you so very much for this amazing webinar, It is all coming together, as I have tried so many ways without success. This will really help me. I am now going through my Ancestry tree and also my FTM and removing all the media, scanning and putting it into my “new” filing system thanks to you. Can you tell me if you have an Ancestry tree online that I can view? Just to see how you organize without media. Thank you again so much. Looking forward to your next webinar.
Another question I just thought of – do you separate your line from your husbands line or all the surnames under the research folder?
I wasn’t able to watch live to ask any questions but I do have a couple. How do you suggest handling the same surname but on different lines, especially when it is not known if they connect somewhere in the past? And then there is the opposite, suggestions on handling more than one connection to the same family, i.e. pedigree collapse?
It might seem like organizing your files is super easy… but Cyndi points out why it isn’t, and how to simplify it. She’s also a riot. I laughed out loud at Murgatroyd McNuts (and a few other spots, but that’s when the kids came in to accuse me of watching youtube videos because genealogy isn’t supposed to be FUNNY).
Cyndi, thank you so much. You and I definitely think alike. I believe this system will work for me!