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In case you haven't notices, National Archives' and Records Administration's (NARA) has a new web site and with just a quick glance, seems to have some very helpful information which I had not noticed before.
http://www.archives.gov/
I subscribe to the Family Tree Magazine Email Updates. This issue had some very good suggestions, one of which was dealing with Computer Clutter.
Cut Computer Clutter
A newsletter reader wrote me asking, "I'd love to see an article on ways to organize all the family genealogy folders on my computer. I have e-mails, digital books, photographs, vital records and more. I'm looking for a common system to apply to all families I research. Do you have any suggestions?"
Yes, I do.
Continue reading at http://www.familytreemagazine.com/ancestornews/current.html.
Nancy Hendrickson is the author of Finding Your Roots Online, on sale now at http://www.familytreemagazine.com/store/display.asp?id=70583. Browse past AncestorNews columns at http://www.familytreemagazine.com/ancestornews/previous.html.
I believe it is time for me to try some of these suggestions on my computer. <grin>
Hope everyone is finding some success in breaking down those brickwalls.
Sarah McCray
Dunkelberger, Moll, Close, Kloss, Akroyd, Haworth, Schoch, Schock List administrator