Re: Scan& & Archive original documents
Generally, in practice, there is an obvious SURNAMEgivenname to go with each of these examples. The head of household in a census, the husband in a marriage record, etc. And in the rare cases where there isn't an obvious "dominate" person, you can easily duplicate the record/image and cross-file it if needs be.
I don't link media in Reunion for the reasons I gave in my post. I have no assurance that those linkages will persist if I have to change programs at some point and, more importantly, when I share my genealogy with other members of my family, those on Windows won't be able to run Reunion now, and in the distant future (20 years or more?) it's unlikely Reunion will still be around - or, if it is, that it will be able to reach back in time and convert it's 20 year old files. I got burned by that when I had my 1995 book on my Worth family in a page layout program that went defunct.
I can see going to the trouble of linking media in Reunion if you want another, faster, more convenient way to find things. And to support the cross-tagging to various individuals I mentioned earlier. However, I think it's important to have a filing system that can stand on it's own as well. I haven't bothered to link in Reunion because my "keep it simple" filing system based on sorting by file name has worked for me to find things quickly in most cases anyway.
The main reason I file by family line first (rather than by record type) is that I want to be able to easily sub-set my records for cousins. They are not interested in seeing every census record I have - only the ones that apply to a particular great-grandparent's lines. After that, I would like to sort by chronology rather than record type in any case.
That said, filing systems are like genealogy programs - you have to go with the one that best suits the way you think. There is no ideal choice for everyone - only what works best for you.
Don
Originally posted by Michael Talibard
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I don't link media in Reunion for the reasons I gave in my post. I have no assurance that those linkages will persist if I have to change programs at some point and, more importantly, when I share my genealogy with other members of my family, those on Windows won't be able to run Reunion now, and in the distant future (20 years or more?) it's unlikely Reunion will still be around - or, if it is, that it will be able to reach back in time and convert it's 20 year old files. I got burned by that when I had my 1995 book on my Worth family in a page layout program that went defunct.
I can see going to the trouble of linking media in Reunion if you want another, faster, more convenient way to find things. And to support the cross-tagging to various individuals I mentioned earlier. However, I think it's important to have a filing system that can stand on it's own as well. I haven't bothered to link in Reunion because my "keep it simple" filing system based on sorting by file name has worked for me to find things quickly in most cases anyway.
The main reason I file by family line first (rather than by record type) is that I want to be able to easily sub-set my records for cousins. They are not interested in seeing every census record I have - only the ones that apply to a particular great-grandparent's lines. After that, I would like to sort by chronology rather than record type in any case.
That said, filing systems are like genealogy programs - you have to go with the one that best suits the way you think. There is no ideal choice for everyone - only what works best for you.
Don
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