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A simple system for organizing family history files, key filing principles, and links to alternative filing system descriptions. | A simple system for organizing family history files, key filing principles, and links to alternative filing system descriptions. | ||
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== Setting Up an Organized System == | == Setting Up an Organized System == | ||
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| valign="middle" | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffff99" align="center" | '''Tip:''' Do NOT change your old files to a new note keeping system all at once. Start slowly with just the one family you are researching right now. Wait to organize the file of another family until you start research on that family.<br> | ||
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=== • if the search is negative === | === • if the search is negative === | ||
#Write '''nil''' | #Write '''nil''' orin the research log’s results field. | ||
#Continue trying to document the '''same event''' as before, but using a different source, different jurisdiction, or different repository. | #Continue trying to document the '''same event''' as before, but using a different source, different jurisdiction, or different repository. | ||
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[[Category:Beginners]] [[Category:File_Organization]] [[Category:Organizing]] | [[Category:Beginners]] [[Category:File_Organization]] [[Category:Organizing]] | ||
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