> 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> I don't know how others do it but I file by head of family last name. For instance: COLEMAN Then I subfile it by family generation: Youngs Levi/Lucy Katherine This has been easier for me. I can't wait to hear other people's solutions. Terrie "Terrie Milligan" <Terrie@cavibigoaks.com>