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Get Organized Using the FamilyRoots Organizer Color-Coding System

Mary Hill, AG
Apr 9, 2014
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Welcome
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Speaker's Introduction
1m 21s
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Introduction
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GenRootsOrganizer.com
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Step 1 - Gather Supplies
1m 55s
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Step 2 - Pedigree Charts
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Step 3 - Circled Chart
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Step 4 - Separate the Lines
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Step 5 - Hanging Files
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Step 6 - Label the Files
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Step 7 - Highlight and File
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Step 8 - Set Up Family Files
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Step 9 - File the Folders
5m 36s
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Step 10 - Add to Folders
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Step 11 - Locality Files
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Step 12 - Expand
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Step 13 - Keep it Updated
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Digital Images
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Two Systems
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Descendants
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Announcements / prizes
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Questions / answers
20m 11s

About this webinar

For on-going research success, a person must have a simple system to organize genealogy records. FamilyRoots Organizer is a proven system – easy to understand, simple to set up, and simple to use. Based on four colors for your four grandparent lines, coordinate your paper files with your Legacy database as you build your family tree.

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Mary Hill, AG
Mary E.V. Hill, MLS, AG® (Mid-Atlantic States); worked as reference librarian at BYU from 1989-1992, as genealogy instructor at BYU from 1992-1995, as Family History Library US/Canada Reference consultant from 1995-2006. She served on the UGA Boar
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