Organize Your Genealogy

Get Your Research in Order! Stop struggling to manage all your genealogy facts, files, and data--make a plan of attack to maximize your progress. Organize Your Genealogy will show you how to use tried-and-true methods and the latest tech tools and genealogy software to organize your research plan, workspace, and family-history finds. In this book, you'll learn how to organize your time and resources, including how to set goals and objectives, determine workable research questions, sort paper and digital documents, keep track of physical and online correspondence, prepare for a research trip, and follow a skill-building plan. With this comprehensive guide, you'll make the most of your research time and energy and put yourself on a road to genealogy success. Organize Your Genealogy features: • Secrets to developing organized habits that will maximize your research time and progress • Hints for setting up the right physical and online workspaces • Proven, useful systems for organizing paper and electronic documents • Tips for managing genealogy projects and goals • The best tools for organizing every aspect of your ancestry research • Easy-to-use checklists and worksheets to apply the book's strategies Whether you're a newbie seeking best practices to get started or a seasoned researcher looking for new and better ways of getting organized, this guide will help you manage every facet of your ancestry research.

Have mountains of photos, records and other family history materials? Do you ever struggle to remember where you put your great-grandmother's birth certificate or your grandparents' marriage license? Even the most dedicated genealogists can end up drowning in a sea of research. Getting (and staying) organized in your ancestry quest is crucial to your success, and this book has tips from seasoned family historians on how to more efficiently organize your hard-earned research. ...Inside, you'll find:...Ways to minimize your research clutter...Tips on digitizing your photos and records...Helpful how-tos for organizing your computer to easily locate files...Strategies for creating research plans and logs, which can help you have more efficient research sessions...Forms to help you organize and record your family research and heirlooms...Here are some of the ways you'll learn to be more organized in a Genealogist's Guide to Getting Organized:...Keep clear records of your interviews, especially of who you are interviewing and when....To reduce your clutter, consider making your research paperless by scanning important photos and documents and uploading them to your hard drive....Keep a detailed log of what you have learned in each research session and from where you got the information....

Family history research can quickly create mountains of paperwork. This book give you step-by-step instruction to effectively organize and digitize your genealogy research papers.You'll learn how to: • create a personalized filing system to suit your genealogy research style and experience • turn your computer into a top-notch filing clerk and research assistant by establishing a clear, consistent naming pattern for files and folders • Scan old paper records and store them electronically to save space and make them easier to find • make digital copies of original source documents • organize your family history research to pass on to future generations

Writing a family history does not have to be an overwhelming task. This book outlines a simple process that will aid your research and create pages of information that can be read and understood by all family members. Your research will become faster and more accurate and your family can enjoy the family history. Remember, our writing should go beyond finding documents and filling in charts. Hopefully, the methods discussed in this book will show the reader a simple format that will make this task much easier. You may be reluctant to write down these stories because you do not consider yourself a writer. Our ancestors were ordinary people. Why should we write about them? All of our immigrant ancestors contributed to America’s history and their stories should be saved for our grandchildren. Our family histories should give clues of their roles and this will help us understand our roots.

Presents methods for tracing your family history with tips and sample charts to follow.

Genealogy Organizer - A Genealogy Notebook With Genealogy Charts And Forms, Family Tree Chart Book (Genealogy Gift For Family History Buff & Genealogists; Family Tree Book You Fill In; 5 Generation Genealogy Pedigree Charts; Ancestry Workbook Journal) GENEALOGY ORGANIZER: This genealogy notebook makes it easy to record and organize your family history. It has family tree charts to fill in. KEEP TRACK OF PRECIOUS FAMILY HISTORY MEMORIES: It can keep track of basic genealogy information and special family memories, family tree chart, correspondence logs, traditions, heirloom histories, family records,and all the research that you have done. FAMILY GROUP SHEETS: Begin recording information and stories about your ancestors and your parents, brothers, sisters, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. BEST GIFT FOR FAMILY HISTORY BUFFS AND PROFESSIONAL GENEALOGISTS: There are many important genealogy research logs and notes, making it easy for family history enthusiasts and professional genealogists to research and jot down notes. Use this genealogy organizer to jot down and log your genealogy research. Bring it to family re-unions to share and exchange information. This can create an invaluable record of your ancestry for future generations. Product Details: Premium Matte-Finish cover design Printed on High Quality, Bright White paper stock Large Sized Genealogy Notebook Journal Pages - 8.5" x 11" Extra note pages GET your Genealogy Organizer - A Genealogy Notebook With Genealogy Charts And Forms, Family Tree Chart Book now!

Effective family history researchers know that organization is the key to productivity. Organize the Three Rs - Research, Results and Records - to work smarter, not longer, so you can check off more items on your genealogy to-do list.This book offers step-by-step instruction to help you: • Organize your genealogy research methods • Organize your family history source citations • Select the best software to make your genealogy research more effecient and effective • Connect with fellow researches online to help find answers to your genealogy brickwalls

"Seriously getting organized with all of the treasures that are now clutter usually means that you will most likely find that you have things your forgot about and at some point you will realize that you actually had information you didn't realize you had. Organization will help eliminate errors plus show you what information you already hold within those treasures. What can you do? The answers are within this book, sometimes with options as each has their own personal preferences. Following these pages is your easy way to organization. You will find tips on what not to do and those are wise to follow to avoid added work and wasted time. Organize and then move foreword!"--Back cover.