Vicki I don't have one main database. I keep them separate, by nationality Polish, Italian, Lithuanian and Jewish, those being the 4 direct lines from my husband and myself (grandparents) Now if you take on binder say Polish I have the docs put together all births (baptisms), Marriages, Census ect. I do name them birth001, or Marriage001 so Iknow where to look in the binder. If you just put them in order of entering 001-might be a birth, 002 a marriage, I suppose you would have to know and add the file, or binder where that record is stored. But if that works for you then do the easiest. Arleen > > > Hi All, > > > > I was just looking back at a message from Joe Bissett in Nov > 05 discussing Personal File Numbers simply being consecutive > numbers without category identifiers. Example: 00001 vs. > Birth001. Is anyone out there using this simplest of > methods? I'm thinking about going for it and can't reason > why it may be detrimental in any way. I really, really > dislike categories. Just thinking about it makes me > procrastinate, trying to get the "best" system!! > > > > Thanks, Vicki > > > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your > ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.10.4/396 - Release Date: 7/24/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.10.4/396 - Release Date: 7/24/2006