: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Cheri Mello
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 1:16 PM
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] genealogy organization
Karen,
Legacy has its Source Writer feature. So with the search sites, I list the
URL (I
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To: azores@googlegroups.com
Sent: Fri, March 18, 2011 1:02:19 PM
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] genealogy organization
With the very little time I have for genealogy lately, organization, which is
already not my strong point, is something I'm always looking for a quicker,
easier
Everyone should pay close attention to this. I can tell you from personal
experience. Several years ago, my house caught fire while we were all
asleep. Let me tell you, when you wake up hearing someone yelling fire!!
Get Out!!, you do just that. You do not think to grab any possessions. Only
loved
Karen,
Legacy has its Source Writer feature. So with the search sites, I list the
URL (I think Legacy prompts you). I also put in the date I accessed the
site.
You didn't mention census, but when I started, I used to make photocopies of
them. There was no other way back in the day. Now, as
I keep everything I have in a three ring binder in plastic sleeves.
Dolores
On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 12:19 PM, Karen kmh4...@aol.com wrote:
As I collect information on my Azorean roots, I enter it into my
genealogy software program (I use Legacy).. But what do you do with
the paper. When I
I use both computer and paper files. Each family member has their own
file with name and contents listed on the outside of the file folder.
Also, archivists are now saying that information should be curated in
as many different forms as possible. (At least that's what the
archivist at
Hi Karen
I have ran into the same issue as you and everyone might be doing. I am
not sure what to do with all the documents I am collection. I have done a
couple of things. One, I save what information I get into my family tree
program that I use and put the information under that person
:
From: Karen kmh4...@aol.com
Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] genealogy organization
To: Azores Genealogy azores@googlegroups.com
Date: Friday, March 18, 2011, 9:19 AM
As I collect information on my Azorean roots, I enter it into my
genealogy software program (I use Legacy).. But what do you do
I'm doing this with shortened URLs (or tiny URLs) so the long hyperlinks
don't go into people's spam folders.
All information from Dick Eastman about various media and ways to store your
data. Bottom line: Multiple copies all over the place. Mother Nature
doesn't care about our genealogy.
Jesse, I really hope you're also backing up those files on a flash
drive or CD. Two years ago my hard-drive crashed with no warning. I
had nothing backed-up. Two different computer companies tried to
retrieve my files (including family pics) with no success. I finally
gave the hard-drive
Karen,
You seem to be getting a number of suggestions. Here's mine, for what its
worth regarding paper copies. My maternal side of the family (Italian,
English, Irish, etc) maintain surnames from one generation to the next, so I
simply file by surname. My paternal side (Azorean) doesn't seem to
From: Jesse Pacheco pacheco.jess...@gmail.com
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Sent: Fri, March 18, 2011 1:02:19 PM
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] genealogy organization
With the very little time I have for genealogy lately, organization, which is
already not my strong point, is something I'm always
there's my take on it.
Jacki
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From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Karen
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 9:19 AM
To: Azores Genealogy
Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] genealogy organization
As I collect information on my Azorean roots
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