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5 Genealogy Filing Systems (YouTube)

5 Systems for Organizing Genealogy Paper Files

Ask Yvette – How to Organize Files for Dutch Ancestors

Blog post describing how to organize files of your ancestors based on the Ahnentafel numbering system. The example is from the Netherlands but the system works anywhere.

Best Ways to Organize Genealogy Files: 5 Methods to Choose From (YouTube)

Digital Folder Organizing & Naming Made Easy

From Michigan Family Trails by Diane Gould Hall.

Family Curator - Do You Need More Than One Filenaming Scheme?

Family History Fanatics - 5 Systems for Organizing Genealogy Paper Files

Family Tree Magazine - 5 Genealogy Filing Systems to Get You Organized

FamilySearch Wiki - Genealogical Filing Systems (National Institute)

FamilySearch Wiki - Organizing Your Files

File Naming Convention for Digital Photos, Scans, and Documents

By Calvin Knight.

Find Your Folks - Color Genealogy Filing System

Genea-Musings: My Ancestor Family File Folders and File Naming Convention

Genealogy File and Folder Organization System for Mac, Part 1

By Ben Sayer of GenealogyTools.com

Genealogy File and Folder Organization System for Mac, Part 2

By Ben Sayer of GenealogyTools.com

Genealogy File and Folder Organization System for Mac, Part 3

By Ben Sayer of GenealogyTools.com

Genealogy File and Folder Organization System for Mac, Part 4

By Ben Sayer of GenealogyTools.com

Genealogy File and Folder Organization System for Mac, Part 5

By Ben Sayer of GenealogyTools.com

Genealogy File and Folder Organization System for Mac, Part 6

By Ben Sayer of GenealogyTools.com

Genealogy File and Folder Organization System for Mac, Part 7

By Ben Sayer of GenealogyTools.com