Comments on: Genealogy Aspirations Reviewed & Renewed 2012

By: Judy Webster

Judy Webster — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:32:07 +0000

MyGenes101, I follow most of the advice in Sassy Jane's Guide to Organizing Your Genealogical Research Using Archival Principles (mentioned in my recent post about genealogy blogs), but I use a modified version of her system for digital file names. I think dots, hyphens or underscores make the names more readable. Consistency is important though.

By: Shauna Hicks

Shauna Hicks — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:02:07 +0000

Thanks for the comments and support Geniaus and Shelley and MyGenes101 for some tips on filing have a look at Geniaus’ blog Fling it in the Folder and the comments as well( http://geniaus.blogspot.com/2011/05/fling-it-in-folder-my-digital-filing.html )for some very useful tips – it has to suit your needs, which is why everyone’s filing is slightly different.

By: Shelley

Shelley — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:05:42 +0000

Shauna, I’ve found your posts so helpful. They’ve given me plenty of new directions to persue. I look forward to reading more in 2012!

By: MyGenes101

MyGenes101 — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:57:29 +0000

Best wishes and good luck for achieving your goals. Can you please give us some hints on how to name and file scanned copies in an easy to retrieve system? I have just started scanning and with so many generations with the same name it is difficult. I don’t think I will ever be able to find what I am looking for in a hurry!

By: Geniaus

Geniaus — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:01:01 +0000

2012 will be a great year for genealogy – best wishes as you pursue your goals.