I, too, Jim and Jennifer, am beginning to deal with my growing mountain of papers and photos. I bought acid-free archival quality boxes that are fitted with 3-ring binders, and I bought the archival sleeves into which each document goes.
If it isn't an original document, I write the source or provenance on the back. All documents go into the archival sleeves, and I use my Dymo Duo label printer (imagine the fun my children got out of me asking for THAT one Christmas; my daughter fondly told me that I truly am the ultimate nerd) to print a label which has 1) the reference number and 2) the full source as I would record it in my Legacy file. I invented my own numbering system, which does not make any reference to Legacy numbers. One of my documents might be numbered W.HR.4.will(1887) Which to me indicates Walker, the HR (Helton Rutherford family), the 4th child, a will, and the year. While completely unscientific, it does allow me to see at a glance exactly where the document falls in my research. My hope is that if I keep the surname reference letter, and the given name references together, the documents will roughly sort into a browsable formation. At this point, I am just slamming them into notebooks, willy nilly. When I feel I have gained some ascendancy over the stacks, I will begin to sort, and determine how many notebooks I need for each surname. In the meantime, they are at least IN notebooks, and shelveable (is that a word?). I also have an event for each individual with a document - in the event, I list any filed document applicable to that individual, and the file number assigned. This is a little unwieldy, as some documents reference numerous people - I'm sure I'll end up jettisoning some of these procedures and instituting different ones. Meantime, at least I have a (flawed) plan. Janis From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Keener Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 7:05 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Ahnentafel Numbering System Jennifer, That is probably what I should be doing. I'm trying to keep the notebooks as small as possible. I have large notebooks, but I've already gotten three of them full. I followed the advice in the video and so I have lots of other info included. I'm going to set up one just for my misc. information. I am determined to get all of those stacks of folders off my den floor. My wife has threatened to throw them out, and occasionally, my dog, Gabby starts chewing on the folder corners. Sometimes I feel like like the old saying my grandfather used to use when he had about all he could take. He said he was, "craving a bullet". Its not that bad. Actually I am making marked progress. visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://legacyfamilytree.com/DeluxeEdition.asp. Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
