Lisa, Ah, you see my dilemma. I have 280 files in the Pictures directory, and I think most of them are linked to individuals or to sources. And *now* I'm re-thinking my organization and naming strategies. I really do not want to re-link everything just to change to a completely consistent naming strategy, so I am now pondering the existing strategies to see what to use moving forward... leave the rest of it as is unless it's really outrageous. My situation comes from only working on my hobby intensely a few weeks at a time, usually only once or twice a year. I hope to get more regular about it, and I'm hoping being more organized will help with the "pick it up/put it down" issue.
I am likely to have multiple hard copies of a census page, one for each family listed there, but only one on the computer / linked into Legacy. Thanks. --Paula in Texas Researching: Adair Baker Beasley Benson Betz Bigley Blagrave Burton Chapman Clement Clough Coppernoll Costine Daulton Dinwiddie Doody Ellis Exline Field Floran Floyd Gates Goodale Gordon Gump Hale Harbaugh Hind Hopkins Hughes Hurdle Jones Klein Koyle Laswell McDonald Misner Passwaters Pelton Roberts Roche Ryburn Short Singer Sullivan Weller Williams ________________________________ From: Lisa Gorrell <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, August 31, 2011 3:58:43 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Source Name Filing System Paula, I use surname file folders. When I file the census based on head of household for that family. If there are two family members on the page, I make a copy to put into that family's folder. The reason I do this, is so I can "see" everything that I have on that family. I only keep the file/hard copy in the folders, and do not link them to the software. I haven't completely decided on my file organization and do not want to re-link if I decide to move a file to another folder. Lisa Gorrell On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 7:56 AM, Paula Ryburn <[email protected]> wrote: Just re-read many posts in the archives, but still have one issue pertaining to how to organize files in folders (digital or hard-copy). > >This question is for those of you who organize your folders by surname, not by >document type. > >How have you "filed" your census images/transcriptions/data? I have cases >where >not only do two brothers (same surname) live near enough to be on the same >page, >but also where several families that are related (if not at the time of that >census, then later when one's son married another's daughter) are on the same >page (different surnames). > >Do you keep a copy of each in each family's folder? > >I'm about to start an "organization" project and would welcome your quick input >on this question. > --Paula in Texas > 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 Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
