Did I forget to say that each TYPE of document goes in a different binder? I have a 3 inch binders for
Birth Records (birth certificates, newspaper announcements, etc.) Death Records (death certificates, obits, funeral cards etc.) Marriage Records (certificates/licenses/bonds, newspaper announcements etc.) Bible Records (copies of pages and transcriptions) Military Records (pensions, compiled service records, discharge from draft etc.) Education Records (diplomas, reports cards etc.) Wills and Probate (wills, administrations etc.) Church Records (member lists, church minutes etc.) Social Security Records (SS-5 apps) Land Records (land patents, headright plats, bounty land) Deeds (NON land transaction deeds) Court Records (guardianship bonds, jury lists, etc.) I use A-Z tab dividers to even make it easier to find what I am looking for. When I get to many to fit into the 3 inch binder, I split them between two binders A-N, M-Z) michele -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] Sent: Friday, September 02, 2011 11:19 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy News Archives----was: Source Name Filing System Here are a couple examples. I put the year of birth/death to differentiate between people with the same name. Women are filed under their maiden name.. Marriages are filed under the husband's name. Simmons, Celia D. [1872-1943] Death Certificate Forrest Co, MS 23 Sep 1943 Glaentzer, Peter [1874-1940] Birth Certificate Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany 14 Jan 1874 Lewis, John [1801-1880] Will Columbia Co, GA 20 Jun 1868 Miles, James Edward [1879-1950] Lewis, Eva Mae [1891-1969] Marriage License Columbia Co, GA 24 Dec 1908 Silas Simmons [1794-1856] Compiled Service Record, War of 1812 Morris, Needham William, Jr. [1859-1949] Family Bible [some things don't have locations because they aren’t applicable] With the labels in the upper right hand corner on the outside of the sheet protectors, I can flip through a book quickly since they are in alphabetical order. You could easily adapt this to the system Geoff described in the Legacy newsletter by adding a distinct file name to each document like Birth 001 and then you could put that in the file ID field in Legacy which would give you a cross reference. michele -----Original Message----- From: Tim Rosenlof Sent: Friday, September 02, 2011 11:05 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy News Archives----was: Source Name Filing System Michele, What is written on the label ? Tim On 9/2/2011 5:39 AM, [email protected] wrote: > I put labels on the outside of the sheet protector > (upper right corner) with all of the info so that 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 ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1392 / Virus Database: 1520/3872 - Release Date: 09/02/11 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 ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1392 / Virus Database: 1520/3872 - Release Date: 09/02/11 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
