I’ve posted at great length about the massive project I worked on for about two years organizing the genealogy documents on my computer. While cleaning up this huge mess that I, and I alone created, I learned several things. I’m passing on what I learned as it might help someone else in the same predicament…
Tag: Organization
Falling in love with Evernote
Until I rooted my Nook Color, I didn’t really give much thought to the conversations and blog posted swirling around me about Evernote. I couldn’t really see what the hubbub was about. Then, last week, I rooted my NC (meaning, I got a memory card that makes it a fully functioning Android tablet). I noticed…
Turning over a new leaf
As the new year approaches, I’ve been assessing my research habits. I’m always striving to improve on my methods, organization skills, and research habits. I’ve been working diligently on my project to input all my old documentation. It’s slow going–but it’s going! I had hoped to have it completed by the end of this year,…
SNGF: Genea Asset Confessions
I’m a bit late with Randy’s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun Challenge. Mostly because I had to crawl out from my rock of embarrassment before I could write this post. This week is True Confessions…just how organized am I? And, I would say, not very, but I am working on it. I’m giving myself a B…
Redoing My Genealogy Computer Folders
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, I started collecting genealogy documents on my computer. I put things in folders labeled Census, Ellis Island, Passports, etc. It made sense…at the time. Now it’s a decade later. I’ve got thousands of people who I’ve collected documents for and I can’t see to find…