How do you file your documents and certificates?
As genealogists this is a big problem we find ourselves with and there are many any various ways we can do this. Below is what I do and it works for me. 1) I started with building an Access Database. I have six fields, Certificate, Who, Date, Number, Folder, Comments. The ID numbers are generated by the data base. I enter the details in the correct field and make comments, such as hard to read, things that help identify the document. Using a light pencil I write the ID number on the back of the document, slip it into a plastic, archival quality sleeve and add the number to the top right hand corner. These are the sticky numbers I use. 2) Documents and certificates in their sleeves. 3) These are then filed in lever arch folders under Births, Death, Marriages and Other. Each of these sections is in alphabetical order. Other contains such things as census documents, wills, military records and other peoples notes. In the Births I also put Baptism...