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From: Wes Groleau <Groleau+>
Subject: Re: Keeping track of paper files
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:20:27 -0400
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On 07-27-2010 23:39, Steve Hayes wrote:
> This is how I do it:

I don't.

I tried, and failed, even with systems not too dissimilar to
the one you praise.

Now, I scan them, enhance the digital copy with GraphicConverter,
add it to my website, and reference it in a GEDCOM OBJE record.
When worthwhile, a transcript can be part of the OBJE record or
another OBJE or SOUR record.

If it is a SOURce, then citing it on the INDI or FAM record
takes care of the indexing. For some media, I make direct OBJE
links in the INDI / FAM.

SOURce records will use CALN, REPO, and other tags to identify
the paper. No more copying and trying to organize physically.

PhpGedView and webtrees both support this reasonably well.

I'm sure many other programs do, too. Anyone want to name names?

--
Wes Groleau

achy breaky grammar
http://Ideas.Lang-Learn.us/WWW?itemid=229

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