Learn how to capture and organize your digital information better. We’ll talk about folders, downloading, the snipping tool, creating files and tags. But most importantly you need practice consistency across all these actions.
Fiona Brooker is a professional genealogist (Memories In Time) who has been actively researching her family history for over 35 years, inspired by two marriage certificates and a collection of family letters written from New Zealand back to her im
This webinar is so helpful. I have a quick question on file naming. If you have a record that incudes multiple names do you list only the head of tye household? For example, in the U.S. we had city directories which listed the name of the resident, their occupation and their address. These are organized alphabetically, so we can have multiple ancestors appearing on one document. I thought about making copies and having a file for each name. What is your suggestion?
Looking forward to Fiona’s next webinar. By the way, tagging works in OneDrive, just not as conveniently. I add them via the file properties. Also, if one puts a hashtag at the beginning of a tag, you can distinguish it from other words in the index. That’s important with surnames such as Wall, Green, etc. that are also common words.
Love it Fiona! Thank you for pulling this together. I am off and running with my digital folder structure. The tags is definitely something I will add in as I slowly go through my 999 – Delete When Empty folder and I particularly loved the tip on the blackhole! YES I have one!! Very helpful, can’t wait for the next webinar
Great organization, Fiona! I was headed the right direction with naming my files, but you got me there a whole lot faster than the speed I was traveling in and a whole LOT further with the tagging! Thank you so much!!!
Make the most of your research time, by knowing exactly what surnames to research and where. This Webinar Short introduces a spreadsheet tool to help you keep track of surnames.
Make the most of your research time, by knowing exactly what surnames to research and where. This Webinar Short introduces a spreadsheet tool to help you keep track of surnames.
Exciting Discoveries – Organising Your Family History
Are you wanting to get your family history research organised? Join Fiona as she takes you step by step the process of setting up a system that works for both physical and digital records including your DNA records. Explore other material that you may have also hoarded... whoops I mean collected... and get some tips on staying organised.
Are you wanting to get your family history research organised? Join Fiona as she takes you step by step the process of setting up a system that works for both physical and digital records including your DNA records. Explore other material that you may have also hoarded... whoops I mean collected... and get some tips on staying organised.
It’s so exciting! You’ve just received a new certificate and have new family names. There’s so much new research to do and before you know it it’s 2am and somehow you missed dinner. Finding new family can be exciting, but sometimes it pays to slow down and plan your research.
It’s so exciting! You’ve just received a new certificate and have new family names. There’s so much new research to do and before you know it it’s 2am and somehow you missed dinner. Finding new family can be exciting, but sometimes it pays to slow down and plan your research.
Birth, Marriage and Death information provides the bones of our family history skeleton from which we hang the rest of our research about a person. Learn more about the New Zealand records that give your research structure.
Birth, Marriage and Death information provides the bones of our family history skeleton from which we hang the rest of our research about a person. Learn more about the New Zealand records that give your research structure.
Timelines are a great tool for gathering together your research on an ancestor and their family. Learn tips and tricks on creating these and using them in your research and when you publish your family story.
Timelines are a great tool for gathering together your research on an ancestor and their family. Learn tips and tricks on creating these and using them in your research and when you publish your family story.
Add some more detail to your New Zealand Family History by checking four more sources for your research: Military records, NZ Electoral Rolls, The Suffrage Petition and the Cyclopedia of New Zealand.
Add some more detail to your New Zealand Family History by checking four more sources for your research: Military records, NZ Electoral Rolls, The Suffrage Petition and the Cyclopedia of New Zealand.
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So useful, thank you. I didn’t realise I could tag and put comments on files. A game changer for me 🙂
This webinar is so helpful. I have a quick question on file naming. If you have a record that incudes multiple names do you list only the head of tye household? For example, in the U.S. we had city directories which listed the name of the resident, their occupation and their address. These are organized alphabetically, so we can have multiple ancestors appearing on one document. I thought about making copies and having a file for each name. What is your suggestion?
Thank you. I love it when I learn something new. No more automatic Download folder! Woo Hoo!!!
Looking forward to Fiona’s next webinar. By the way, tagging works in OneDrive, just not as conveniently. I add them via the file properties. Also, if one puts a hashtag at the beginning of a tag, you can distinguish it from other words in the index. That’s important with surnames such as Wall, Green, etc. that are also common words.
Love it Fiona! Thank you for pulling this together. I am off and running with my digital folder structure. The tags is definitely something I will add in as I slowly go through my 999 – Delete When Empty folder and I particularly loved the tip on the blackhole! YES I have one!! Very helpful, can’t wait for the next webinar
Great organization, Fiona! I was headed the right direction with naming my files, but you got me there a whole lot faster than the speed I was traveling in and a whole LOT further with the tagging! Thank you so much!!!
Very interesting! I learned a few things! Thank you!
Ideas I did not know about, really great ideas.Look forward to your webinar in April. Thank you