How do you organise your family history research?

[AdobeFlats]

not a lot to add to what people have said or the way they do things, as you have to do it the way
YOU understand and know where everything thing is,

HAVING SAID THAT, you have to remember one day we will no longer be here,
and someone else has to understand it easily, bits of paper/notes are all well and good but others may see it as rubbish and it could end up in the bin and your years of research a complete waste,
in files/folders books and make it personal and your kin would be loathe to throw such history away,
imagine if you had such things from your departed relatives and how much they would mean, just my own personal thoughts, but if you can make it so it CAN'T be thrown away.

Possibly one of the best pieces of advice ever.

[Willow 4873]

How very true!

Have finally got my finger out and started filing everything in binders with LOTS of indexes hopefully they will read like books one for each parents/grandparents line containing trees, certificates and census

Willow x

[kerryb]

Must be something in the air Willow! I was given a A3 folder for various military etc printouts and papers from TNA for my birthday in February.

I finally got around to filling it at the weekend!!!!!    I can actually now see and read my papers.

Kerry

[Willow 4873]

Yes have actually had fun making up the indexes but have also discovered how many certificate I am missing and seem to have lost my Ggrandfathers marriage certificate and GGgrandfathers birth certificate

Willow x

[EDWARDO]

Halpint. it looks like your going to sort it all out,and get every thing in order.when you have.can you make a start on mine.edd.

[Willow 4873]

Found GGgrandfathers birth certificate still missing Ggrandfathers marriage certificate

Only things I recommend to anyone is to make a note of GRO references year/quarter/area/number, where you found any information/websites and census references you would be amazed how often you cant find them again

I'm only indexing the main ancestors and Ive been using word with a table for the layout one per couple and at the moment I've only gone as far as ancestors I can supply certificate/census print outs for I will look at another format for earlier information once I get this sorted

Found out I still need over 100 certificates to complete it though 

If anyone wants a copy of my Indexs to see if it helps them (and you have Word) PM me and I will e-mail them to you

Willow x

[eadaoin]

Only things I recommend to anyone is to make a note of GRO references year/quarter/area/number,

for GRO Refs, I have three thick(200 pages) hard-back copybooks, one each for births, marriages, deaths ..
(3 is enough for Irish records, I find)

I allow 2 facing pages for each year "my" page on the right and OHs on the left.

after a few years, they do get a bit messy, I admit, but I've only had to copy them out once

regards eadaoin

[Willow 4873]

Yes guess who forgot to do this when she started 

Willow x