tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post3244840916560632648..comments2024-03-13T21:06:16.936-04:00Comments on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog: Organizing Those Documents and Photos!Olive Tree Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-15001691841676745632014-09-27T13:19:50.426-04:002014-09-27T13:19:50.426-04:00Hi Dana
No I have changed to a very different met...Hi Dana<br /><br />No I have changed to a very different method which I love! <br /><br />In fact I wrote a small ebook tutorial on it called Organize Your Genealogy in Evernote in 10 Easy Steps<br /><br /><br />See <a href="http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.ca/p/lorines-books.html" rel="nofollow"> Lorine's Books</a>Olive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-8996224831400985022014-09-26T16:40:16.777-04:002014-09-26T16:40:16.777-04:00I'm working on organizing my genealogy and cam...I'm working on organizing my genealogy and came across this 'old' post of yours. So, I was wondering, did you stick with this method? Is it working for you?<br /><br />And, thanks for the reminder that we need to think about what will happen to our research when we are gone. So many things to consider!Dana Leedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387705697369311607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-47602062532382409322011-10-13T21:13:29.060-04:002011-10-13T21:13:29.060-04:00For Kelly and any other readers looking for my em...For Kelly and any other readers looking for my email addy. You can find it on my ABOUT LORINE page at http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com/p/about-lorine.html<br /><br />It is also in my PROFILE for blogger (right hand side bar, click on profile for Genealogy Blogger)Olive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-65073957887857933842011-10-13T20:46:34.762-04:002011-10-13T20:46:34.762-04:00As someone who has just started getting into genea...As someone who has just started getting into genealogy I am so appreciating your blog. I am overwhelmed with the idea of how to organize information and how much information to actually go after - so much that I think it's keeping me from enjoying some of this process! I am tech person and I think that digital with printed documents as backups might be the best option. I know that our local Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09243140452802449080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-16678563562860819162011-06-29T14:45:30.193-04:002011-06-29T14:45:30.193-04:00I have one small suggestion that has helped me tre...I have one small suggestion that has helped me tremendously. When looking at a family group chart, I never could remember which child was in my direct line. I now put each name in direct line in ALL CAPS. I do this with my individual file folders as well. It makes them so easy to spot. <br />Thanks for all of your wonderful ideas.Robin Wallacenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-8400533562956755252011-06-26T10:11:01.322-04:002011-06-26T10:11:01.322-04:00I started the add a comment the day you posted thi...I started the add a comment the day you posted this excellent article and I read the numerous thought-provoking comments, but I realized I need to think about it all first. My thoughts finally filled a blog post of my own on Searchin' for Kinfolk -- http://searchinforkinfolk.blogspot.com/2011/06/why-am-i-doing-genealogy.html. Thanks for getting my thinking gears in motion.Jim Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09897779686206557542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-47990482794586967012011-06-24T20:22:28.082-04:002011-06-24T20:22:28.082-04:00I am a relatively new researcher of my genealogy (...I am a relatively new researcher of my genealogy (spare time for past 7 or 8 years) and my information fits into 4 very full binders still. Everything is in my genealogy software including source information for every piece of information entered into it. That being said, my binders are organized by families. I have a binder for the family lines of each grandparent. Each binder is subdivided Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-33503531377712455482011-06-24T00:13:50.360-04:002011-06-24T00:13:50.360-04:00Lorine, great post on an important topic. I have ...Lorine, great post on an important topic. I have a file cabinet full plus boxes and more 'stuff' around. I'm getting more and more organized on the digital end of it but need to get better on the paper end. <br /><br />As for catching the interest of the next generation - I create giant family tree banners for each major family gathering (reunions, major birthday gatherings). ThatJoan Miller (Luxegen)http://www.luxegen.ca/genealogy/family-history/sharing-memories-the-cream-separator/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-36307324149964424752011-06-23T21:44:31.342-04:002011-06-23T21:44:31.342-04:00You're putting me to shame...and motivating me...You're putting me to shame...and motivating me to get into my organization. Keep it up!Cherie Cayemberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748187506552981093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-90271180197307497112011-06-23T07:09:55.138-04:002011-06-23T07:09:55.138-04:00Geniaus - oh how I wish! My sons are so anti-techn...Geniaus - oh how I wish! My sons are so anti-technology - neither even has a cell phone, they hate them. I mention Skype, they say "Ya, I've heard of that.." I ask them if they use cloud computing, they go "Huh?"<br /><br />To be fair one son does try things out if I suggest it, the other - not so much :-)<br /><br />I do think putting the paper files on digital format andOlive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-90774343005311493172011-06-22T22:31:04.574-04:002011-06-22T22:31:04.574-04:00Oh Lorine, My paper files are in binders and a cou...Oh Lorine, My paper files are in binders and a couple of big boxes.I have been ignoring them as I try to get my digital files organised but will have to face them one day. As my children and grandchildren are into technology in a big way I think they will be most interested in having the information presented to them in a digital format. One of my sons just phoned because he had a spare moment -GeniAushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-28446677483448043862011-06-22T16:37:17.397-04:002011-06-22T16:37:17.397-04:00Tessa - I like your idea of sitting down with my ...Tessa - I like your idea of sitting down with my intended recipients and asking them how they might like the material presented. <br /><br />As for my grandchildren, I'm a huge proponent of brainwashing :-) Been doing it since they were born. Have you seen my blog posts on creating fun activities with children and grandchildren? Check the topics right hand nav bar called GENEALOGY FOR Olive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-6004399184199499652011-06-22T14:36:00.149-04:002011-06-22T14:36:00.149-04:00Some great ideas - one suggestion I have would be ...Some great ideas - one suggestion I have would be to sit down with one of the "not interested" family members and see if your method for the binder makes sense to him/her. <br /><br />I have received so many good ideas from family members who want the stories with supporting documents (and I blog about family members this way) rather than the charts and forms we may use. Try to Tessa Keoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09146870113899850353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-5442004918983504192011-06-22T13:47:49.395-04:002011-06-22T13:47:49.395-04:00Nancy - yes yes yes. The women! Arrgh. I struggle...Nancy - yes yes yes. The women! Arrgh. I struggle with that too. I decided this time around to keep women with their birth families until they marry, then with husband's surname binder. <br /><br />That's okay for documents as I have family group sheets and have highlighted my direct ancestors so the married name can be easily spotted. And it's easy to see what documents go with Olive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-60483093515814503712011-06-22T13:44:15.544-04:002011-06-22T13:44:15.544-04:00Diana I absolutely agree with you. I would hate to...Diana I absolutely agree with you. I would hate to have my genealogy handed to me! The joy for me is in searching and discovery. <br /><br />But.... my children are not interested except mildly. They like the stories. They take delight in my joy. But do the research? Nope. And that's okay because I've done it and maybe someday one of my grandchildren will take up the torch and carry on Olive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-41848625777280286862011-06-22T13:21:52.725-04:002011-06-22T13:21:52.725-04:00I'm beginning to think that the joy is in the ...I'm beginning to think that the joy is in the journey. Searching and finding is what I enjoy. To inherit filing cabinets full of documents wouldn't be as much fun as finding the treasures for myself. Do we appreciate that which is presented to us on a silver platter? <br /><br />Our family trees can be preserved online at public places like ancestry.com and newfamilysearch.org for The Grandmother Herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10001005292502504358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-7716818695543278572011-06-22T13:18:31.621-04:002011-06-22T13:18:31.621-04:00You have 25 years' worth more of documents tha...You have 25 years' worth more of documents than I have! I'm still using binders but I can see the sense of keeping direct line ancestors in a separate binder with collateral lines in other binders/files. But in my mind there has to be some overlap so that the direct line individual appears (even if only with a family group sheet in the collateral file) with his/her birth family as well Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-43974599944836221122011-06-22T12:31:32.018-04:002011-06-22T12:31:32.018-04:00Linda - Love your idea of an overview. I have been...Linda - Love your idea of an overview. I have been urging my husband to create one for his MASSEY genealogy. He has conducted a one-name study of all Massey individuals in Ireland and Canada and it's hard for him to keep track of what he has and to whom it pertains<br /><br />I do plan to create a master list for my own documents -just as you did, in chronological order. I won't tally theOlive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-85688314185505118382011-06-22T12:26:27.413-04:002011-06-22T12:26:27.413-04:00Oh gosh I hope I didn't mislead anyone! I will...Oh gosh I hope I didn't mislead anyone! I will NEVER stop researching all siblings on all generations! <br /><br />But I'm separating my research into a main binder for each family surname for my direct ancestors only AND a second or third or fourth binder for that surname for siblings and collateral lines. <br /><br />That way my children or grandchildren can take what interests them. Olive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-79197034327063828432011-06-22T12:21:59.702-04:002011-06-22T12:21:59.702-04:00Wow, Lorine! You're thinking in exactly the sa...Wow, Lorine! You're thinking in exactly the same frame of mind I'm in--and have come to a similar conclusion. I recently ordered a bunch of binders from Hollinger to start sorting my archival photos in an orderly manner. I have 25 bankers' boxes of family archives -- photos, letters, diaries documents. My brothers and I made an excel spreadsheet 11 years ago of the overview of what&#Linda Gartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00740477693031139484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-69765540751629192372011-06-22T12:16:58.244-04:002011-06-22T12:16:58.244-04:00I have often posted queries to message boards enti...I have often posted queries to message boards entitled, How much is enough? Never got many responses. My theory is similar to yours. I stopped researching and keeping information on a lot of my collateral lines.<br /><br />That being said, not only did I want my collection to be usable and interesting for my children and grandchildren, but I wanted it to benefit other researchers, as well. The Lurking Genealogisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787978944398553795noreply@blogger.com