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Workshop Access: January 12 - March 1, 2025
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Meet the Instructors
Say Hello and Introduce Yourself
Take a Step: Imagine Your Future Genealogy Materials
Before we begin ...
Q&A Session 1: Modules 1 and 2 (Recorded Friday, January 17th)
Q&A Session 2: Modules 1 and 2 (Recorded Friday, January 24th)
Q&A Session 3: Module 3 (Recorded Friday, January 31st)
Q&A Session 4: Module 4 (Recorded Friday, February 7th)
Q&A Session 5: Module 5 (Recorded Friday, February 14th)
Q&A Session 6: Module 6 (Recorded Friday, February 21st)
Q&A Session 7: Module 7 (Recorded Friday, Febuary 28th)
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
Take a Step: Make a Plan for Your Tasks
3. Select Items for "Quick Digitization"
4. Resources for Archival Supplies
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1. Organizing your genealogy workspace
Take a Step: Envision Your Space
2. How to organize and name your files and folders
Take a Step: Decide How To Name Your Files
3. Naming Files and Folders
Take a Step: Rename and refile existing files
4. How to Make a Family History Binder
5. More about organizing digital files
Take a Step: Create Your Physical Files
Questions?
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
Take a Step: Digitize Your Documents
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