I want a show of hands now. How many of you have piles of copies and letters from fellow researchers sitting on tables, on filing cabinets, even on the floor? Come on now; be honest. We all have a few. However, if you haven't yet put together some kind of organizational system, you could soon find yourself spinning your wheels and duplicating research.

There are a number of articles and books devoted to organization, filing, and project management even in the genealogical community. It is a good idea to look at the different methods. The most important aspect though to any method is that it makes sense to you and that you plan to stick with it. After all, if you don't, you are right back where you started from with piles everywhere and no idea where you are going with your genealogy.

-- Why Organize?
-- How to Organize
-- What's In Them Thar Folders?
-- Combining with Computers

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