tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post7927505408050168235..comments2024-03-13T21:06:16.936-04:00Comments on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog: A Big Genealogy Re-Organization Starts Today!Olive Tree Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-77662674893565360812012-04-15T16:57:46.243-04:002012-04-15T16:57:46.243-04:00I live in Allen County Indiana where we have a gre...I live in Allen County Indiana where we have a great library. Our genealogy department will make copies of your work, keep a copy to use in our library and give you back a bound copy and the originals. That way you can safely get rid of all the loose papers and have your work in book form. As we know our genealogy is never done. I believe they take it even from out of our county. You can Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-62823298881076006722012-04-15T14:45:10.559-04:002012-04-15T14:45:10.559-04:00Giving files to a library or historical society is...Giving files to a library or historical society is an excellent idea if the data pertains to the repository you're considering donating them to.<br /><br />In my case, the data I'm tossing is mostly for Quebec (I live a long way from there) and for New York. Again - quite distant from me.<br /><br />My local library wouldn't touch these files and we don't have a historical societyOlive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-25220166634154743922012-04-15T14:39:43.281-04:002012-04-15T14:39:43.281-04:00Ever consider giving the files you are purging to ...Ever consider giving the files you are purging to a library or historical society. You have gathered and some one else may be able to use that gathered info.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-39669638423053054502012-04-15T07:54:52.109-04:002012-04-15T07:54:52.109-04:00I think that if I had started researching in 2009 ...I think that if I had started researching in 2009 instead of 1979, my approach would be so much different. Every document I saved to paper, would have been saved electronically. I have a four drwer file drawer of papers, that I have to scan and save electronically. Bought a new easier scanner last week, so I need to get started.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-1733850175239202942012-04-14T17:05:04.120-04:002012-04-14T17:05:04.120-04:00Our home is like yours, full of antiques and perso...Our home is like yours, full of antiques and personal collections and it IS hard to decide how to downsize any collections we have. Like you, I feel those paper copies are so hard to let go of, they just have a tangible "feel" that digitized records do not have. I need someone to pry those papers out of my hand even though they are also digitized. Do keep us informed and maybe some of Cheri Hopkins aka You Go Genealogy Girl #2https://www.blogger.com/profile/17792786622751019882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-617087482622655242012-04-13T18:56:51.101-04:002012-04-13T18:56:51.101-04:00Good luck,Lorine.
How fortunate you are to have s...Good luck,Lorine. <br />How fortunate you are to have some of Kak's treasures to enjoy.GeniAushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-21825500820526041922012-04-13T16:17:44.841-04:002012-04-13T16:17:44.841-04:00One thing I did find while digitizing my research ...One thing I did find while digitizing my research is that I had a ton I had never entered into FamilyTreeMaker. My research is much better documented now.Annette Crafton Corbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09533037577310535749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-10318911796586608372012-04-13T13:19:54.338-04:002012-04-13T13:19:54.338-04:00I've had to move every 2-5 years and almost al...I've had to move every 2-5 years and almost always into small basement suites, so I've never had the luxury of room to store papers. One 2-drawer filing cabinet, one bookcase, one corner desk with an extension with 2 small drawers for filing, and that's it. Big hard drives, all backed up regularly. You may find some true treasures in going through your papers! Enjoy the process, Celia Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04096301290962083820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-61227957456181910222012-04-13T10:50:25.550-04:002012-04-13T10:50:25.550-04:00Looking forward to hearing about your progress. It...Looking forward to hearing about your progress. It looks like a huge project. It's a liberating but somewhat stressful process to go through.Michelle Goodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427355155193196767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-35775376775442649742012-04-13T10:45:52.526-04:002012-04-13T10:45:52.526-04:00I too have some lines that are not mine but that I...I too have some lines that are not mine but that I have been researching because "I can" and maybe "someday someone will...". What I ended up doing with those was scanning them into a photo file I set up just for them. So when that "I can" or "maybe someday someone" moment comes I know exactly where they are. Congrats on the project & good luck! Karen Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12624286643791601297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-84101658426337929042012-04-13T10:09:03.897-04:002012-04-13T10:09:03.897-04:00Good luck in this major project. I look forward to...Good luck in this major project. I look forward to hearing about and seeing your end result.Janet Ileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10742257036879298830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-52438949599348512692012-04-13T09:52:54.298-04:002012-04-13T09:52:54.298-04:00I have been researching since 2008 and only have a...I have been researching since 2008 and only have a two drawer file cabinet, desk and a four shelf book case, plus two external hard drives.<br /><br />I don't know if I am doing good or bad. <br /><br />IClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-46265302562179346102012-04-13T09:43:44.509-04:002012-04-13T09:43:44.509-04:00You picked the perfect time of year for this task,...You picked the perfect time of year for this task, I must say. I always get some sort of cleaning/organizing bug this time of year and again in the fall. I do the office end of a small business and my genealogy in a room the size you are moving to and have for 15 years. At this moment the floor space is taken up with too many boxes and I started yesterday doing what you are doing, downsizing. It Lisa Wallen Logsdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13003873811444854964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-24943798277332411312012-04-13T09:09:51.024-04:002012-04-13T09:09:51.024-04:00I've been digitizing my genealogy for the past...I've been digitizing my genealogy for the past year. It's so empowering. Now everything is with me every where I go. It's all sorted in directories on my computer under surname, then by type of document.Annette Crafton Corbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09533037577310535749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-69708410073466395782012-04-13T09:05:08.385-04:002012-04-13T09:05:08.385-04:00Ol' Myrt will be doing much the same during a ...Ol' Myrt will be doing much the same during a marathon week this summer with my daughter's assistance. I plan to get rid of all surname binders by scanning everything. I am keeping papers only for current research projects.<br /><br />Of course I'll save the few ORIGINAL, original documents and artifacts.<br /><br />Thinking of you. Those lateral file cabinets look great.DearMYRTLEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15684472865240981715noreply@blogger.com