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 follow any nice surname patterns, so I file by generations. First gen. is me and my sister, second for my parents, third for my grandparents, etc. At some point though, that gets switched to alphabetized surnames because the size increases exponentially with each generation and my binder becomes too small. My break point is at the time of immigration to the states.
Much like my sewing room, I'm always trying new ways to organize to make everything more efficient. Good luck, Gayle -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
