Re: Keeping track of paper files

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From: Betti Cogswell
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:06

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good ol fashioned 4 drawer file cabinet and excellent filing 
system....so far it works.
but yes, mounds and mounds, and mounds, and mounds of paper

On 7/28/2010 4:20 PM, Wes Groleau wrote:
> On 07-27-2010 23:39, Steve Hayes wrote:
>> This is how I do it:
>
> I don't.
>
> I tried, and failed, even with systems not too dissimilar to
> the one you praise.
>
> Now, I scan them, enhance the digital copy with GraphicConverter,
> add it to my website, and reference it in a GEDCOM OBJE record.
> When worthwhile, a transcript can be part of the OBJE record or
> another OBJE or SOUR record.
>
> If it is a SOURce, then citing it on the INDI or FAM record
> takes care of the indexing.  For some media, I make direct OBJE
> links in the INDI / FAM.
>
> SOURce records will use CALN, REPO, and other tags to identify
> the paper.  No more copying and trying to organize physically.
>
> PhpGedView and webtrees both support this reasonably well.
>
> I'm sure many other programs do, too.  Anyone want to name names?
>

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