Does anyone have a tried and true method for naming electronic files of scanned family photographs? I have several families and am looking for a simple way to name and identify each photo.

james coleman wrote: > > Does anyone have a tried and true method for naming electronic files of scanned family photographs? I have several families and am looking for a simple way to name and identify each photo. I give each photo the first three letters of the surname, two letters of the given name, and a numeral for sequencing. Example: My gg-grandfather, Cornelius Sammons DECKER: DEC-Co1 DEC-Co2 His wife, Jane Elizabeth ASHBY: ASH-Ja1 ASH-Ja2, etc. His photos are in C-line acid-free photo-pocket pages in my DECKER documentation pages. Hers are stored the same way, in the ASHBY pages. Negatives are in negative sleeve pages in my safe deposit box, with identifying labels on the outside of the plastic. One of these days, I'll figure out how to burn the bitmap files onto a CD, and will put it into the safe deposit box, also, as well as sharing duplicates with relatives. Julie, endlessly sorting out dead Dutchmen.....

Hello, Everyone. I am new to this list. Don't want to tell you the whole long story, but a month ago I decided that I would dedicate a year to researching the surname VanAmburg and all spellings a variations of the name........I am doing this in lieu f information about my grandfather who eludes me. I know that I am in the heart of Dutch country and surely there are some folks on this list who have some VanAmberg, VanAmburg, VanAmburgh or some other spelling of the name linked to them in some way. Would anyone be interested in sharing what they have on this name with me? Thanks so much. Sincerely, Rose Matthews Potter County,PA