Organizing Your Stuff

Date:

Friday, Mar 22

Time:

1:45 - 2:45 pm

Room:

155D

Session ID:

B27

Type:

Presentation

Difficulty:

Beginner

Track:

Getting Started

Syllabi:

ORGANIZING_YOUR_STUFF-syllabus (PDF)
ORGANIZING_YOUR_STUFF-syllabus (DOC)

Description

Tired of trying to maintain an archaic filing system and numbering system? We are in the era of the search engine. This session will demonstrate how to use the search capability of your genealogy software to put your documents, photos, and research materials at your finger tips using inexpensive and readily accessible materials.

Presenters

Richard Rands, PLCGS

Richard Rands is President of the Silicon Valley Genealogy Computer Group, and is the director of the Los Altos Family History Center. Richard earned an MBA degree from the University of California at Berkeley, and Advanced Certificate in English Genealogy Research from the National Institute of Genealogical Studies at the University of Toronto, Canada. Richard was the primary author of the genealogy source documentation manual, Family History Documentation Guidelines, published by the SV-CGG, and considers himself a documentation evangelist. He regularly teaches classes throughout Northern California in all levels of genealogy software, methodology, documentation, problem solving, and organizing documents.