There is a rootsweb list especially for discussing how to store records in various formats. http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Genealogical_Computing/RECORD-KEEPING-METHODOLOGY.html "A mailing list for the discussion and sharing of information regarding the storing, filing, archiving and recording of genealogical data collected by both physical and electronic means." It's not a very busy list but when someone posts a problem/question, there is lots of help offered :-) Heather On 08/08/2011 07:49, Caroline Bradford wrote: > Are we talking here about hard copy filing of certificates, print-outs of > census pages and photocopies from microfilm etc? > > If so, it is a very good question, because over the years (or decades in my > case) one does tend to accumulate a mountain of paper. I have a strong > cardboard pocket wallet folder for each direct ancestor (i.e. someone with > the word "parent" in their relationship name). The subordinate families have > plastic folders stored within these. To offer a concrete example, I have a > folder for my 3x great grandfather named "George HOWARD/Elizabeth TANNER". > This contains information related to George and Elizabeth, as well as 6 > plastic folders - one for each of 6 of their 7 children. These plastic > folders store material going on down through the generations. The seventh > child, Emma HOWARD, is my 2x great grandmother and therefore gets her own > cardboard wallet named "William BRADFORD/Emma HOWARD". > > This system works well enough for me, as a way of storing hard copy, but it > is, of course, only an adjunct to my FH software (I use Roots Magic). > > Caroline > > >> How do other members file there families? >> I'm adding the children to their parents, but what do you do with the >> children of their children? >> I seem to be getting in a muddle, > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message