1. What computer program(s) do you use to store your
information?
Family Tree Maker. I recently returned to genealogy after a 10-year
hiatus;
I was using Roots III when I left the fold, but once you've gotten used to
Windows, it was easier to re-enter everything in FTM than to go back to DOS.
2. Do you use any other program(s) to store or record
information?
None
3. What program(s) do you use to Communicate with others?
Eudora Pro for e-mail; Netscape for newsgroups, bookmarks, etc; Fastfind to
search (it will search 7 engines at once); Mindspring is our server - we've
tried AOL, Compuserve and Prodigy at various times, and find Mindspring by
far the best.
4. Describe your Record Keeping System. (Include, if any, number
assignment procedures and types of categories used along with special
"piles", if any.)
I'm most interested in the stories. I've divided my work into eight
families, one for each of my grandparents and my husband's grandparents. I
record the material in FTM and then export it to Word, where I format it,
rewrite where necessary, and add where I can - my husband and I are both
writers, so I've included various things we have written over the years.
Eventually I will index it in Word. I've asked every member of my family
(parents, sisters, in-laws, aunts & uncles, cousins, adult children, even 7
& 8 year-old granddaaughters) to write their own biography, as well as
their memories of other members of the family. Few have done it yet - and
apparently many won't - but it is a good idea. I intend to give each person
what I have collected and written about their particular lines. (My
sister-in-law wouldn't be interested in my 8th great grandfather, but my
sister would/should.)
I haven't gotten to a numbering system yet, and would be interested to hear
how everyone else handles it.
5. Do you own a scanner or photcopier? If so, what make and
model?
I wish I could have afforded the HP. We bought a Scanmaker E3 by
Microtech.
(I believe that model is now discontinued.) I like it, but use it so seldom
that I have to reinvent the wheel each time.
6. Do you have a special E-mail address to be used for attachments?
No, and so far no problems with either Eudora or Mindspring.