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How Do I Keep All of This Stuff Straight?
Some wonderful suggestions for organizing your genealogy information by George G. Morgan in "Along Those Lines..."

Internet Genealogy Lesson 14: Organization is the Key!
If you are among the majority of genealogists who feel their information is in disarray, this free tutorial from Genealogy.com will guide you through the first steps to getting your research organized.

Keeping Track of Cousins
A filing system for cousins from Christine Sievers of Suite 101.

Organizing Data
Twelve suggestions for organizing your genealogy data including correspondence, research activity logs and numbering systems from Ancestry.com.

Organizing That Genealogy Clutter
From Shaking Your Family Tree by Myra Vanderpool Gormley.

Organizing Your Family Records
Chapter 3 of Beginner's Guide to Family History Research by Desmond Walls Allen and Carolyn Earle Billingsley.

Organizing Your Genealogy Using Computers
FamilySearch.org presents a number of ways in which computer programs can help you organize your genealogical records on your home computer.

Organizing Your Notes
Take a pair of scissors to that pile of genealogy notes and get them organized with Christine Sievers of Suite 101.

Organizing Your Paper Files Using Binders (Notebooks)
Steps for using 3-ring binders (notebooks) to organize family history materials, from FamilySearch.org.

Organizing Your Paper Files Using File Folders
Steps for setting up a genealogy filing system using file folders from FamilySearch.org.

Organizing Your Research
A "four-pronged" approach to organizing your genealogy records, by Diana Smith.

Tackle Your Genealogical Documents
Tips for organizing your stacks of genealogical documents from Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens, CGRS.

The Deadly Ps: Procrastination and Perfectionism
Does this describe you? Then don't miss these tips from Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens, CGRS.

The To-Do List
Ten ways to create a "healthy" to-do list from Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens.

Your Genealogy Work Area
George G. Morgan of "Along Those Lines.." considers several possible ways to organize your genealogy work space so that you can work more effectively.

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