This subject is fantastic but Ron's struck a chord in me because I also use
Outlook Express
I know how to retrieve old [lost] messages having suffered several
computer crashes and one BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH so I have 8 drives on two
disks
Disk one drive C
My Documents
My Saved Mail
...Good Legacy Ideas
... folders for my main lines
.....DUNCAN
......TYLER
.................... other various folders
This has worked for me for the past two years
But no matter how what I do works for me, I still use any important
letters in LEGACY documentation [As a source], which is a real time saver
and very helpful tool
And to address Ron's other remark about online backups, many years ago
there was a thing called Driveway.com WAIT i GOT IT IT IS STILL THERE SO YOU
CAN CHECK IT OUT YOURSELF
ALSO THERE ARE THE NEW EXTERNAL HARDDRIVES of which I have one
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This is great I Google typed Driveway.com and got this
http://www.ibackup.com/index.html
Hope this helps someone
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----- Original Message -----
From: "RonKZ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Correspondence Tracking
> I agree with so much of Susan's approach -- there's just not space, time
> or energy anymore for creating a home museum. My paper files are also
> considered backup-only, being stashed in one wide filedrawer, as
> everything is scanned onto my computer, along with text versions when
> appropriate and possible.
>
> Just a couple of thoughts, tho...
>
> One is that I DO SAVE any eMail which has become source information,
> even after copy/paste into Legacy. This preserves the tracks, and makes
> it easy to ask the source when yet another question occurs! However,
> using Outlook Express for this has proven too unreliable and horribly
> difficult when switching computers or harddrives. Thus am trying
> Thunderbird as a free replacement; so far so good but not yet done
testing.
>
> The other is that if our home burns, our computers just may be included
> in the casualty. Even if the fire never happens, computers die -- had
> several of those over the last 20 years! Yes, passing on the CD's
> would help, but would they include absolutely everything -- probably
> not. I haven't yet done this, but perhaps using an online backup
> service would make sense? Would be interested if others have!
>
> Back to work now!
> RonKZ
> now in New Mexico USA
> http://zelltree.com
>
> Susan Malone wrote:
>
> >I have found it helpful to "copy and paste" the details from emails and
> >other online sources directly into my Legacy database- it either ends up
> >in the "notes" section on a person (head of family if it is about
> >several members of one family) or directly as a source (I use
> >"correspondence" as a catch-all source, and enter the date, letter or
> >email, who from, etc in the source details) I rarely print up the emails
> >since I don't have an entire room to dedicate to genealogy files... (nor
> >do I save the email once I put the information into Legacy). I no longer
> >save every piece of paper either.... I used to save all of the census
> >records and so forth- it takes up more room than it's worth. If I
> >document exactly where they were in a census, then I can find them again
> >easily if I have any questions... About the only records I save now are
> >vital records that I had to pay for to get. They get filed under each
> >family. I love the filing system recommended at family search- it's
> >color coded (4 colors, based on your 4 grandparents), and each folder is
> >a direct ancestor family. I just file all documents in the appropriate
> >family folder. Then I have all of my research for a particular family
> >all together in one place. It makes it so much easier when analyzing a
> >family to see what you need to do next. I have a big wall chart that is
> >color-coordinated to match the filing system too- I love color, so this
> >works well for me :-). I have found it to be very helpful to take the
> >time and go back over the past 30 years of research, and enter every bit
> >of information into Legacy (typing in exactly what it says on each
> >document)-- I notice details I hadn't before, and now, I can easily
> >share all of my documents and research with my children without the
> >hassle or expense of copying each record. If my house burned down, I
> >would not have to retrace any of my research- it's all on my computer,
> >and I regularly send copies (email or on cd) to my daughters who live
> >elsewhere... Simple, efficient, easy... Works for me.
> >Susan Malone
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paula
> >Ryburn
> >Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 9:09 AM
> >To: [email protected]
> >Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Correspondence Tracking
> >
> >
> >Marina,
> >Someone on this list recommended to me to enter the emails as sources,
> >which
> >is of course what you should do if the email is the source of
> >information
> >you are entering/have entered into Legacy. I think there are examples
> >of
> >that type of source on the Legacy website. Personally, I have a master
> >source like "Aunt Suzi" and then details or letters, emails, interviews.
> >
> >That just seemed more manageable than each one being a master source. I
> >
> >don't know about your outbound emails though...
> >
> >Now, if you're getting multiple emails per day, I'm assuming you're not
> >able
> >to "keep up" entering the data. I keep my emails in folders by family
> >line... my 4 grandparents, and my husband's line, since the cousins I
> >communicate with typically talk about more than one surname. I don't
> >print
> >them. I also have not "kept up" entering the data. So, technically, I
> >could lose information should I change email programs, etc.
> >
> >To "catch up" I plan to work on one family line at a time, rather than
> >chronologically. And once the emails are entered as sources, they
> >should be
> >pretty easy to find within Legacy. (Interesting how other life events
> >get
> >in the way of doing the fun stuff, eh?)
> >
> >I don't know about the Correspondence flag, but now that you've
> >mentioned
> >it, I will take a look! ;)
> >Thanks,
> >--Paula
> >Texas
> >Currently researching: Goodale in Mass., NY, Mich.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >I am just wondering if anyone uses Legacy to track incoming and outgoing
> >correspondence (particularly email). I am getting so many emails about
> >various family lines that it is hard to keep track of them.
> >
> >Currently I store the emails in Outlook in a folder for the surname and
> >print copies of them and put them in a file. But now that I have
> >hundreds of emails this is becoming unmanageable when trying to find
> >them.
> >
> >I notice that the to-do list area has a correspondence flag. Is this a
> >viable option for storing emails Any comments/ideas?
> >
> >Marina
> >
> >
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