Alan, Here's my electronic system, for what it's worth. Under My Documents, I've set up a folder for each of the primary surnames I'm researching, e.g., Darsey Family History, Holden Family History, etc. Within these folders I store census images by date and other documents by surname then first name, then type of document. At first I started storing by MRIN#, using the file system suggested on the Legacy website, but I found that it was not easy for me to find what I was looking for. Since most of the images that I'm storing digitially are censuses, it helps me to see by year exactly who I have census records for. Also, I've found that many times, I have more than one family on a single page of the census, since the family members tended to live close to each other. It's easy to see if I already have a copy of the image. The particular format I use for the census image is this - 1860 Surname First name County State US Census. If the family is split across two pages, I put p1 and p2 at the end of the file name. This method insures that all the 1860 census images are stored together, alphabetically by surname. This is just my system and it works for me.
If you ever anticipate publishing to a website, please heed what those with website experience are telling you. I think the key is to find the system that works best for you. I've learned that it is really trial and error until you find what you're comfortable with. You are wise to try to organize. It will save you lots of time in the long run. Dede Holden On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 5:16 PM, Alan Jones <a...@ajsquared.us> wrote: > > Richard, > > thanks for the reply.... i am primarily interested in electronic filing > and not paper filing. Anything that i keep on paper would be the "one" > off type things that i might still try and scan but there is something > unique or special and I had a physical copy. > > > On 7/24/2010 5:03 PM, RICHARD SCHULTHIES wrote: > > First question. Are you looking for a file system to record your paper > > copies of downloads, or a diffeent system for only the digital stuff? All > > my downloads eventually make it to paper, so I am using my system set up in > > Windows DOS days. So my PDF/JPG are stored on paper and also in hard > > drives, etc. The paper ones have the file names written on the printout. > > I have also made scrapbooks which contain up to 30 photos per page, > > including photo name, as an index to all work. Even documents are there, > > though to small to read. > > Rich in LA CA > > > > --- On Sat, 7/24/10, Alan Jones<a...@ajsquared.us> wrote: > > > >> From: Alan Jones<a...@ajsquared.us> > >> Subject: [LegacyUG] Source Names > >> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > >> Date: Saturday, July 24, 2010, 12:26 PM > >> Sometime back I asked on the > >> list about the advantages/disadvantages > >> of attaching sources Images (PDF/JPG) to Legacy. The > >> responses I got > >> indicated there was not a huge advantage and much was more > >> for do it > >> because it seemed like the right thing to do. > >> > >> I have realized that as I capture more and more sources > >> electronically > >> that I don't have a good naming scheme or file folder > >> organization > >> system to find the files later. I may have an image > >> of source document > >> that has information on several people or I may 5 or 6 > >> source documents > >> for 1 person. > >> > >> Has anyone come up with a good system of folder names/file > >> names? > >> > >> I had also thought about using some numbering source info > >> from Legacy. > >> That might work but then how best do I handle looking for > >> files if not > >> in Legacy (or maybe that is not an option). > >> > >> I have not found a web site with any good details. > >> How do other Legacy > >> users handle this? > >> > >> thanks > >> > >> Alan Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
