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==== 1. Gather your papers together so&nbsp;you can find what&nbsp;you need and keep things from getting lost.&nbsp;<br> ====
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==== 2. &nbsp;Put your ''Ancestor (Pedigree) charts, To Do Lists, and Results lists ''in one pile and your ''family charts ''in another pile.  ====


== 1. Gather papers together to find what's needed, and prevent loss.  ==
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==== 3.&nbsp; Put your sheets in ''alphabetical order ''by name. <br><br> ====


== 2. Put ''pedigree charts, to-do lists'', and ''results lists'' in one pile. Put ''family group records'' in another pile.  ==
==== 4.&nbsp; Put the papers about each family behind their ''family chart''.  ====


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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • Put a person’s papers from before they are married behind their parents’ ''family chart''.  


== 3. Put your ''family group records'' in '''''alphabetical order''''' by name. ==
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• After a person is married,&nbsp;put their papers behind the family chart where they appear as the husband and wife.  


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<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp; •&nbsp;Keep your ''pedigree charts ''in one folder and your ''To Do lists ''and ''Results Lists ''in another.  


== 4. Put the papers about each family behind their ''family chart''. ==
&nbsp;&nbsp; • You then can put the Pedigree Chart and associated papers for each family in a folder in alphabetical order by name.  


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&nbsp;&nbsp; • The more papers we get, the bigger the container we would need.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; • We then&nbsp;store them in a safe place.


*Put a person’s papers from before they are married behind their parents’ ''family chart''.
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*After a person is married, put their papers behind the family chart where they appear as the husband and wife.
*Keep your ''pedigree charts'' in one folder and your ''To Do lists'' and ''Results Lists'' in another.
*You then can put the ''Pedigree Chart'' and associated papers for each family in a folder in alphabetical order by name.
*The more papers you get, the bigger the container you will need.
 
== 5. Store your papers in a safe place.  ==
 
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Revision as of 16:30, 19 November 2008

1. Gather your papers together so you can find what you need and keep things from getting lost. 
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2.  Put your Ancestor (Pedigree) charts, To Do Lists, and Results lists in one pile and your family charts in another pile.[edit | edit source]


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3.  Put your sheets in alphabetical order by name.

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4.  Put the papers about each family behind their family chart.[edit | edit source]

    • Put a person’s papers from before they are married behind their parents’ family chart.

    • After a person is married, put their papers behind the family chart where they appear as the husband and wife.



   • Keep your pedigree charts in one folder and your To Do lists and Results Lists in another.

   • You then can put the Pedigree Chart and associated papers for each family in a folder in alphabetical order by name.

   • The more papers we get, the bigger the container we would need. 
   • We then store them in a safe place.