Back to School and Genealogy! Remember that New Years resolution you made to organize your genealogy notes, letters, e-mails, computer print outs, etc. Now is the time to buy the supplies. Over the next few month there will be many Back to School sales. You can use these items for organizing your genealogy records. Check your newspaper for sales and COUPONS. Example - WalMart right now has items on sale for 10, 20, 50 and 97 cents!! Stores have notebook paper, 3 ring binders, sheet protectors, spiral notebooks, calculators, file folders, etc on sale. Another good item is the kid's assignment calendars - these are great for keeping track of "TO DO" lists. You can find items now that are not available the rest of the year. Look for file boxes - not too large - ones you can easily carry around. If the price is right, you may be able to get one for each surname you are currently working on. Time to organize all that paper on the guest bed and dinning room table!! Take a trip to the store and see what may help solve some of your organizational problems. Set a timer for 10 to 15 minutes and use that time to file and organize your papers. You will be surprised how much filing you can get done in 15 minutes. If I only listened to my own advice!!! For important items use only acid free / archival quality products. You will find these items on sale over the next few months. Happy Hunting, Kathie Mirabella Macoupin County, IL Mail List Manager http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/macoupin.htm