that is a great idea Kathie, also if anyone is interested, I can get people in touch with a lady who does Heritage Makers and we can print our genealogy in book form for a price we all can afford. and it will be pretty. I'm going to do it. Sue Stout ----- Original Message ----- From: <KathieMir@aol.com> To: <STOUT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 7:50 PM Subject: Back to School and Genealogy! > 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 > > > > ==== STOUT Mailing List ==== > Need help? Visit the list FAQ: > > http://www.rangeweb.net/~hmscook/roots/stout.html > >