> Donald.....I'll keep this in mind, too. I think I definitely like cutting and pasting the Email into the source in TMG. But, as for deleting the original Email, I have a few suggestions from all of you to ponder over what works best for me. Maybe I don't have to delete them to feel like I'm cleaning up the AOL Inbox. I might not mind keeping them in a separate location. Thanks, Terry > > > > >> On Aug 20, 2015, at 9:15 PM, Donald W. Range <deranger2@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I would certainly want to retain them in the situation you describe. Here's >> a thought: how about getting a (free) Gmail account and letting Google keep >> a copy of your entire AOL archive in the Google cloud. Although I don't use >> AOL it's my understanding that Gmail can collect past emails from the AOL >> archive. It can also make copies of any new emails that are added if the ISP >> supports auto-forwarding (and I don't know if AOL allows auto-forwarding). >> >> See https://support.google.com/mail/answer/164640?hl=en and >> >> http://email.about.com/od/gmailtips/qt/Import_AOL_Messages_and_Contacts_Into >> _Gmail.htm >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: tmg-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:tmg-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf >> Of Terry Phelan via >> Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2015 4:50 PM >> To: tmg@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [TMG] Organizing and Editing Sources. In particular,Emails. Delete >> or Keep? >> >> Hi all, >> I've decided to go through my Emails and delete as many as I could since I >> have over 700 now. LOL. Probably 500 are Emails from distant cousins that I >> wrote to when I discovered them and they responded with a plethora of info >> about their families. I added their info into TMG and cited the Email with >> date, sender and recipient info, etc. In paring down, I 've decided that I >> certainly do not want to print out hard copies and then delete the Emails >> since I do not want all that paperwork. In many cases, I don't have this >> info anywhere else so I have to cite a particular Email. I think I just >> really want to cite and delete the Email. >> I am single, and my nieces and nephews are not interested in genealogy >> nor would they ever read 500 Emails from strangers discussing family info if >> I kept the Emails. Is it irresponsible of me to use the source and delete it >> when it is the only proof of new people, their data and info about their >> families? If these were conversations that we had, the source would have no >> hard copy to back it up. Or even the source Personal Knowledge has no hard >> copy back up. >> AOL only allows me to archive these Emails in AOL mail so I can't even >> copy or move them to a personal file on my computer. I'm not sure if I want >> all this data anymore. I'm on overload with trying to be the family recorder >> and much of this is from very distant relatives. I already have two file >> cabinets at my house with birth, marriage, and death certs (paper copies) of >> my closer relatives. I have also scanned these and put them in my computer >> file. Too many papers! >> What are your thoughts on keeping these Emails of every person you've >> ever researched because it is now a source in TMG? >> Thanks, Terry >>