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Workshop Access: January 13 - March 2, 2025
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Meet the Instructors
Say Hello and Introduce Yourself
Before we begin ...
1. Setting S.M.A.R.T. Goals for Your Project
Take a Step: Set Organizing S.M.A.R.T. Goals
2. Why You Should Digitize
3. Deciding What to Keep (and What to Toss!)
4. Planning Your Sorting Session
Take a Step: Make a Plan and Gather Materials
Take a Step: Now, Sort Your Materials
5. What Does Sorting Look Like
6. Disposing of Materials
Take a Step: Make a Disposal Plan
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What’s next?
Introduction
1. How to Handle Inherited Genealogy
2. Home Archiving Basics
3. Select Items for "Quick Digitization"
4. Resources for Archival Supplies
1. Organizing your genealogy workspace
2. How to organize and name your files and folders
3. Naming Files and Folders
4. How to Make a Family History Binder
5. More about organizing digital files
Meet Your Instructor
1. Planning for digitization
2. How to scan documents and photos
3 . How to use a smartphone to digitize documents and photos
4. How to find digital copies of things you've photocopied
5. How to (re)name your files, folders and photos
6. Metadata – what it is and how to use it
7. How to back up your digital files
Meet Your Instructor
1. How to use genealogy software to organize your research
2. How to use online trees to organize your research
3. How to enter names, dates and places in your tree
4. Use Facts and Notes
5. How to attach digitized images to your tree
6. How software can help you find errors in your tree
7. How to sync your family trees
8. How to use tables to organize your family history research
