> What is the "standard" for the filing system to genealogy paperwork? > > I know that when a woman gets married, you still maintain copies by > her maiden name. So then, how do you file them - by the initial of > her maiden name or with her husband's name? Perhaps you make 2 > copies - one for her and one for the husbands file. Also do the > children get filed with their parents even after marriage or do they > get a separate file? Hoping for an easy solution :o) > > (nothing is easy in genealogy tho) > > Nancy <nposs1936@yahoo.com> Allocate each document an index number and file by number and set up a card index file. You wouldn't need very big cards, just enough to hold the card and the index number. Write out and file alphabetically as many variations of the name as you want. If you're also using software then you don't need the card file - just enter the index number in some convenient field. Or, as everyone else says, whatever works for you. -- Ian Hotmail is for spammers. Real mail address is igoddard at nildram co uk Ian Goddard <goddai01@hotmail.co.uk>