I put the date for each page down in the right hand corner. I place them from the oldest to the newest date. I also highlight names on copies and other important info so it is easy to find.
You could save space and a page protector by putting the inventory sheet in the same page protector as the ancestor sheet. Just have them back to back.
I'm glad that I watched this video. I need to find those record inventory sheets. I'm forever re-finding records that I already have because I can't find them. My files are a wreck at the moment. Is there any reason not to put two sheets back to back in the page protectors, rather than having one sheet per protector? It seems to me, with only one document per page protector, this project is going to cost more and fewer records will fit in the binder than if each page protector held 2 documents. Thank you for this informative video!
You make a good point - you can absolutely put two pages back to back in a sheet protector. Unless of course you're storing original documents using archival-grade sleeves. But we'd recommend making using copies of original documents for your binder anyway. Also, you can find our records inventory download here: familytreemagazine.com/freebie/personalrecordsinventory/
One idea you might consider is creating a series of binders for a single surname and organizing them either by nuclear family or by record type. For example, “SIMMONS: Census,” “SIMMONS: Naturalization Records,” “SIMMONS: Passenger Lists.” The numbering system would be more complex, but it's a system that adapts well to growth as you continue to research.
I started watching this video but stalled on the Pedigree chart stage. Why oh why don't people producing these charts understand family dynamics.? I'm sure US families had the same problems as I had with my rural Welsh families . Namely mothers died during/ after childbirth or from diseases and the men needed a wife to run the home and bring up the children regardless of their social position. In my family history I have many example of say 3 children with wife no 1 followed quite quickly by wife no 2 with many more children. These printed charts are absolutely hopeless for this quite common situation. I do though like the idea of a chart at the start of the binder and it is one I'll start constructing for my own system.
I've put binders together before. And now it makes no sense to have them. When you have thousands of ancestors binders are difficult to use as a part of organized workflow. I use one binder for the current question/project I'm working on. Everything else is individual file folders organized by date with the inventory and pedigree chart in front, filed by family. We all use an internet program and a software program and spend a great deal of time and money on our research. Why have a binder which only adds more work and no organizational payoff?
Binders are easier to share your work with family than files. I have family that is interested in the things I find but not necessarily interested enough, or in some cases don't know how, to do the research themselves. I enjoy sharing what I have found with them and binders makes it so much easier.
Thanks for this. Very straight forward for us amateur genealogists 😊
I put the date for each page down in the right hand corner. I place them from the oldest to the newest date. I also highlight names on copies and other important info so it is easy to find.
Loved this! Thank you!
You could save space and a page protector by putting the inventory sheet in the same page protector as the ancestor sheet. Just have them back to back.
Who do you add children of people in you pedigree chart and how do you number them?
I'm glad that I watched this video. I need to find those record inventory sheets. I'm forever re-finding records that I already have because I can't find them. My files are a wreck at the moment.
Is there any reason not to put two sheets back to back in the page protectors, rather than having one sheet per protector? It seems to me, with only one document per page protector, this project is going to cost more and fewer records will fit in the binder than if each page protector held 2 documents.
Thank you for this informative video!
You make a good point - you can absolutely put two pages back to back in a sheet protector. Unless of course you're storing original documents using archival-grade sleeves. But we'd recommend making using copies of original documents for your binder anyway. Also, you can find our records inventory download here: familytreemagazine.com/freebie/personalrecordsinventory/
@@familytreemagazine Thank you!
Thanks! I'm going to make one.
Ideas for how to organize these binders if do more than the main line ancestor, like if we include other siblings or their children
One idea you might consider is creating a series of binders for a single surname and organizing them either by nuclear family or by record type. For example, “SIMMONS: Census,” “SIMMONS: Naturalization Records,” “SIMMONS: Passenger Lists.” The numbering system would be more complex, but it's a system that adapts well to growth as you continue to research.
Thank you, I have a folder for each surname. Some folders are 4 inches. But that includes all copies of records that I have on each person
How I can buy pedigree chart?
What kind of dividers do you use and where can i buy them?
Does Family Tree Magazine sell the Family Tree Magazine binder as seen in the video?
No, we unfortunately don't anymore. The one in the video is a FTM relic of sorts!
I started watching this video but stalled on the Pedigree chart stage. Why oh why don't people producing these charts understand family dynamics.? I'm sure US families had the same problems as I had with my rural Welsh families . Namely mothers died during/ after childbirth or from diseases and the men needed a wife to run the home and bring up the children regardless of their social position. In my family history I have many example of say 3 children with wife no 1 followed quite quickly by wife no 2 with many more children. These printed charts are absolutely hopeless for this quite common situation. I do though like the idea of a chart at the start of the binder and it is one I'll start constructing for my own system.
in the future please turn down or turn off the background music as it drowns out everything else and really is distracting
Agreed. I was interested, but the music was not to my liking.
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I've put binders together before. And now it makes no sense to have them. When you have thousands of ancestors binders are difficult to use as a part of organized workflow. I use one binder for the current question/project I'm working on. Everything else is individual file folders organized by date with the inventory and pedigree chart in front, filed by family. We all use an internet program and a software program and spend a great deal of time and money on our research. Why have a binder which only adds more work and no organizational payoff?
Binders are easier to share your work with family than files. I have family that is interested in the things I find but not necessarily interested enough, or in some cases don't know how, to do the research themselves. I enjoy sharing what I have found with them and binders makes it so much easier.
Can't hear you over the stupid music.