Quick — where is the image that you downloaded of your great-grandfather’s will? How about the photo of your grandmother that you scanned or the GEDCOM that your cousin sent to you? Organizing digital files is a necessary task, but it can also be frustrating.
Amy Johnson Crow recently had the opportunity to interview Drew Smith, co-host of the Genealogy Guys podcast (along with George Morgan). Drew literally wrote the book on organizing genealogy, especially those digital files.
Key takeaways:
- Having a structure is key.
- Structure depends up what you need (the project, theme, etc.)
- A good structure will be both searchable and browsable.
- Organization is personal; it needs to work for you.
- Think about how you name your files.
To view the complete video of the interview, please click here.
Source: Amy Johnson Crow