From Chaos to Order: Where To Begin Organizing Old Photos
This post contains affiliate links. Please read my disclosure for more info. I recently shared that I am an organizing junkie….and a flunkie! I desperately want my genealogy nice and organized. I want my files easy to find. I’ve worked hard to achieve that. I may not have a perfect system (does one even exist?), but I do have a system that works for me. You do, too, right? If you are still struggling with organizing your “paper” genealogy files, read more about that is this post. Now…where do you begin when organizing old photos? One of the great things about being our family historian is relatives send me photographs…
How to Create Your Genealogy Research Plan
I am a little embarrassed to admit this to you, my genea-friends. Sometimes when I am researching my genealogy, I find myself wandering down rabbit trails. Distracted. Repeating previous research. [Hopefully you won’t judge me!] When I find my research heading down rabbit trails, that indicates one thing: I am researching without a plan. That is not a good thing. I learned to stay off the rabbit trails by creating a genealogy research plan before I began my research. Why You Want to Create a Genealogy Research Plan A research plan will: Help you stay focused (and off the rabbit trails!). Help you organize your research. Help you be efficient with…
What You Need To Know To Organize Your Genealogy
This post contains affiliate links. See full disclosure policy here. Every year January rolls around and I get the organizing bug. I love researching new organizing systems. I might be an organization junkie. I am also an organization flunkie. I see all of those pretty organized homes. organized calendars/planners and even organized genealogy files. I jump into organizing an project but never last more that a couple of weeks. I have just never been able to stick with one system for very long….especially a genealogy one! Anyone else? How about you? Are you thinking to yourself THIS will be the year you get your genealogy files organized? Let’s look…
How To Back Up Your Genealogy Research
Recently one of my young adult children had a panic filled moment and I received a frantic text just before midnight! The old laptop would not turn on and there were important files needed for an upcoming presentation. No worries, right? Where are your files backed up? Well…..these files were never backed up! Not in the cloud or on an external device. Eeek!!!!!!* Could this happen to you? Are your genealogy files at risk for being lost if your computer gives out? Sit back and get comfortable. We are going to talk about strategies for backing up your genealogy research. Tips for Backing Up Your Research Develop a habit…
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