Contents: Preface - Part 1 Preface - Part 2 Organizing the Paper Files Turn One Pile into Three Piles Notes and Documents Compiled Sheets Research Aids Separate the Notes and Documents Problems Filing Notes and Documents Three Types of People (Ancestors, Collaterals, Suspicious) Solving the Paper Collecting Problem Rules for Saving Notes and Documents Control the Sheet Size Separate by Surname Separate Surname Sheets by the Place of Origin Give Every Sheet a Page Number Back to the Pile of Paper Retrieving Notes and Compiling Family Sheets Preparing a List for a Family Sheet Example of a List of Sources (Back of Family Sheet) Other Indexing Options Paper Files to Computer Files Tracking Genealogical Events Genealogical Event Database (GED) Example of GED Designed for Computers Let the Computer Do the Work Paper Filing to a Computer Filing System Organizing Your Genealogical Electronic Documents What You Will Need Besides Your Computer Electronic Filing Surname Folders, Country Folders and Family Folders What Constitutes Your Family? Family Folder Contents Sheet What About Photos? Mylio Photos William Dollarhide and Leland K. Meitzler 2023, 5.5" x 8.5", paper, 44 pp.ISBN: 9781628593648 121-FR0428