Organization continues. I have a stack of papers, notes, etc. about three feet high, all meticulously labeled with post-it tags. That should work, provided the tags continue to stick to the papers!
1) My next step is to re-sort the papers by surname or topic. That should prove interesting. Some stacks will consist of one or two pages. Others may be 6-7 inches high. After that they get alphabetized.
2) Following that step will be dealing with the family folders. Most families have one folder. If an individual has netted enough material to warrant his/her own folder, then a family could have up to a dozen folders.
3) The folders will be alphabetized. They were that way for quite some time, but have fallen victim to not being but back in order.
4) Papers will be placed in the appropriate folders.
5) New folders will be created for families and individuals that require them and labels attached. [Yes, I have extra folders and labels.] Some folders may be replaced. A few are getting ratty-looking!😁
6) Next, repeat #4.
7) New folders will be placed in the proper order.
8) As I go along, birth, marriage and death records will be copied and placed in the Beget, Bewed & Begone binder. That's what I call the binder that contains all of the vital records, obits and photos of cemeteries or other important places. [For those of you who missed my irreverent humor - begat = birth records; bewed = marriages; begone = death records.]
I use colored school subject folders. They have pockets to hold the documents and other papers. The folders also fit in the filing cabinet.
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