I have 18,000+ individuals. There are way too many source files (almost 9,500) to keep straight especially when I may not know the full name at the time I find the file (some have initials, nickname, or partial name in the file). I use a combination of the old paper style & new digital files.
Folder examples: MRIN His Name - Her name (the MRIN number is unique, the names are for me to read) 1541 George Rix - Anna Gooch Files inside folder YYYY-MM-DD file name 1940-06-01 census-WA King Seattle-Rix George 1886-06-01 Rix George-birth cert I can use Legacy to find the MRIN. Or I can use Windows File Explorer to search for a name. I like the 60 second rule... find the info I want in 60 seconds or less. When I have children who get married, and therefore get their own MRIN, I copy all the pre-marriage files (like birth & census records) that refer to the individual into their own MRIN folder. This creates several copies of some of the files, but all of 1 persons records are all together when I need them. - Evelyn Washington state On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 8:38 AM, Martha Graham <[email protected]> wrote: > Good Morning, > If I have three John Smith Death Certificates I use the following naming > scheme: > Smith,J-1884-1901 > Smith,J-1902-1951 > Smith,J-1740-1800 > > By using the dob-dod's, I can tell at a glance who is who. > > Same thing for Births, use the dob or yob along with the name. > If I have two identical names and birth dates - say a set of cousins - > same name, same dob. I put in the birth location > Smith,J-1905-NJ > Smith,J-1905-MO > > Martha > In Los Osos, CA > > > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > [email protected] > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/ > mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > -- Evelyn Wilhelmson [email protected] 509-998-6743
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