Jenny, Filing hard copies is really a personal preference and any system that suites your needs is OK, as long as there is no duplication of records as you have pointed out.
Personally, after trying many different systems I found that filing by MRIN best suited my particular needs. If you want more information about how that is done, Genealogical Research Associated provides free lessons at this link http://www.fileyourpapers.com/lessons.html . One of those lessons is tailored to match Legacy. Your system is fine as long as it meets your specific requirements. Charles -----Original Message----- From: Jenny M Benson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 7:18 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Missing RINs I have *masses* of hard copy Source material where one document relates to anything up to a dozen or even more people. Do people who file their hard copies by RIN (or MRIN for that matter) have multiple copies - one for every person referenced? If so, that would seem a shocking waste of resources and space. I file my documents according to *type* - Certificates all together, Letters all together, newspaper clippings all together, etc etc. Next to each person referenced I write their UserID (which incorporates their RIN.) Within Legacy, I record the location of each document in the Source Detail FileID field - eg "Certificates & Documents, page C10" or "Correspondence & Reports, page L2." No duplication of paperwork and I can quickly and easily refer from paper to Legacy or from Legacy to paper. -- Jenny M Benson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
