tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post4920217896623677513..comments2024-03-13T21:06:16.936-04:00Comments on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog: Spring Cleaning Your GenealogyOlive Tree Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-80805607414003955982010-05-02T19:02:50.115-04:002010-05-02T19:02:50.115-04:00I started mine today. I tend to not use my desk si...I started mine today. I tend to not use my desk since I bought my laptop so I drag the papers around my apartment. Then I put them on an ever growing pile on top of my desk and file cabinet. I bought some plastic tubs specially built for the hanging file folders and I'm currently scanning all the paper documents onto my computer by family. Once they are on the computer I back them up to Rachelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-10053603440435477922010-04-30T14:11:27.526-04:002010-04-30T14:11:27.526-04:007. Organize and Scan Your Photographs
.
Organizi...<b>7. Organize and Scan Your Photographs</b><br />. <br />Organizing photographs is a job that takes some time but is always very productive. As you organize and attach captions to photographs from decades past, you get to see how members of your family dressed and lived. This particular spring cleaning exercise is considerably more interesting when you think of it more as an opportunity to timeHappyDaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04960993272772122243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-76954062511520097132010-04-30T11:05:46.996-04:002010-04-30T11:05:46.996-04:00@JOanne and Cheryl - I'm glad you enjoyed my p...@JOanne and Cheryl - I'm glad you enjoyed my post! I get discouraged too but I think the solution is to tackle the job in small chunks. Finishing one chunk of the bigger job leaves you feeling like you can do it!Olive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-48441036800104532002010-04-30T11:04:18.496-04:002010-04-30T11:04:18.496-04:00@pkathy - what a good idea to buy a hand held scan...@pkathy - what a good idea to buy a hand held scanner! I may have to do that myselfOlive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-33739951074364641842010-04-30T11:03:29.855-04:002010-04-30T11:03:29.855-04:00@Lainey, my own thought on purging the paper copie...@Lainey, my own thought on purging the paper copies after you digitize them is NO. <br /><br />First, you don't know if the digitized copies will be accessible in the future. Technology changes may make them obsolete and unreadable.<br /><br />Second, the courthouse or library where the original records are held, could burn down. The records could be lost in a flood. Anything could happen to Olive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-61343351908015193372010-04-30T10:54:24.190-04:002010-04-30T10:54:24.190-04:00You have inspired me to do the same. I ordered a ...You have inspired me to do the same. I ordered a wand scanner and am going to scan those papers in the stacks waiting for me to use the flatbed scanner that takes so long. My hard drive might fill up, but my desktop and floor around it will be clean. My folders of "leads" that need to be refiled in other folders are going to be history!! Thanks for the inspiration!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08429887404054884742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-80728292939463665662010-04-30T10:50:42.460-04:002010-04-30T10:50:42.460-04:00For the most part, all my records are digital. My...For the most part, all my records are digital. My spring cleaning will be to verify that I have copies of all my documents. Should I then purge the paper ones or tag them in some way to match up with digital ones and archive them? Since most of my documents are copies from court houses and other records, I don't see that they are too valuable since they are replaceable. Is this a valid Laineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08218869015621881734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-26298427251803804692010-04-28T08:51:26.924-04:002010-04-28T08:51:26.924-04:00I know the feeling, but it's more the electron...I know the feeling, but it's more the electronic copies that are a problem for me. It's just so easy to click download...Shelley Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15008715347583341427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-10274214330463415752010-04-27T23:37:49.814-04:002010-04-27T23:37:49.814-04:00I haven't been researching long enough to have...I haven't been researching long enough to have as many papers as you do, but I have more than enough and I think I should take your challenge. Ah, but then there's the time problem. If I'm sorting, how can I also be searching and blogging and ...?! Thanks for the encouragement. I'll try....Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-30393720015881110822010-04-27T18:19:59.098-04:002010-04-27T18:19:59.098-04:00as I read your blog I was laughing to myself and c...as I read your blog I was laughing to myself and cheering that I wasn't theonly one...then I read Joanne's comments and realized that it must be part of being a searcher of family history...my problem is that my family history stuff is also mixed up with my scrapbooking things...and I swear this is where my ADHD really gets in the way...but I like your ideas...I've actually bought cheryl stuartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-56273839735247873762010-04-27T11:48:53.906-04:002010-04-27T11:48:53.906-04:00The comfort I received from reading your post? - I...The comfort I received from reading your post? - I'm not the only one! I, too, am tackling this daunting task and get discouraged at times at the "mess" I create while "cleaning". I have to remind myself that it's a process but the end result will be worth our efforts! Thanks for the encouragement and inspiration!<br /><br />JoanneAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857832952433617886noreply@blogger.com