Organising info??????????

[bean]

Help!!!
I've got to the stage where i REALLY need to organise the info that i've collected.
I have my family tree drawn in Autocad and data sheets are Excel based and i was wondering if anyone had come up with any clever referencing systems.
Or do i just pick a spot and start at 1........................
 
Any advice - even if it's buy a genealogy program  - very welcome

Bean

[Steve Ley]

Hi Bean, I have my information in family history programme (including photo's and scans of documents) plus i keep hardcopies in binders. I have 8 main binders one each for my great grandparents which contains all my confirmed relatives, and a couple of binders contain odds and sods.
i also use a filing cabinet for maybe's and to store information on the area's that they lived in.
Of the several family history programmes i use Legacy is my main one and you can download it free.
http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Index.asp

And they have a very good user group which can be found here.
http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/UsersGroups.asp#LegacyUserGroup%20Mailing%20List

The only problem i have is keeping track of scraps of paper with my jottings on them 


Steve.

[Kazza]

Hi,

The best way really is to use a Genealogy program of some kind,  they are engineered to perform the tasks you will find yourself needing as you progress into your family history.

On this thread you will find one of the recent discussions about Gen software:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=18195.0

Good Luck,

Kazza.

[bean]

Kazza and Steve,

Thank you both for your replies - i think genealogy software beckons 

Bean

[Kazza]

Bean,

It needn't cost a lot either,  there are freebies and trials out there too.

Kazza.