Encore Presentation! Hard Drive Organization: Making Use of Your Computer File Folders

Saturday, May 25, 2013

1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

California Genealogical Society Library

2201 Broadway, Suite LL2

Oakland, California 94612

After collecting digital images from online sources and manually scanning paper documents and photos for over twenty years, Tim Cox found a management method that works for his digital files. Tim  is back with an encore of this popular class. He will demonstrate how to name files for easy identification, how to organize folders that make it easy to find them, and how to properly identify scanned photographs.

Register online.

The class is limited to thirty participants and is a free benefit of membership. Non-member fee is $20.00 (non-refundable) and can be applied towards membership on the day of the class.

Preregistration is required. Walk-ins will not be admitted. Registration confirmations will be sent to the first thirty registrants. Additional names will be collected and placed on a waiting list in case of cancellations.

Tim Cox has been a family historian and genealogist for more than twenty years. He is a member of numerous genealogical societies across the country, and has served as the Education and Events coordinator for the California Genealogical Society and Library for the past three years.

Copyright © 2013 by Kathryn M. Doyle, California Genealogical Society and Library.

Organizing Workshop with Lorel Kapke Saturday, March 10, 2012

 

Saturday, March 10, 2012
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

California Genealogical Society and Library
2201 Broadway, Suite LL2
Oakland, California 94612

Genealogy enthusiasts know that organizing and de-cluttering the vast amounts of documents, photos, certificates and records required to create a picture of a family’s history can be intimidating and time-consuming.

Lorel Kapke has created a tool to organize genealogy documents, research, and photos in one place to make it easy to recognize what you are missing. Join Lorel and learn how Sort Your Story software can help you:

• Organize and de-clutter your family’s important documents and photos
• Store valuable and irreplaceable data in one place in case of emergency or loss
• Easily run reports to spot trends, similarities, missing data and more in order to build a complete picture of your family’s history
• Compile data for submission to ancestry sites or self-publishers
• Simply and cost-effectively manage the vast amounts of data required to create a family history

Register online.

This workshop is limited to thirty participants and is a free benefit of membership. Non-members fee is $20.00 (non-refundable) and can be applied towards membership on the day of the workshop.

Preregistration is required. Walk-ins will not be admitted. Registration confirmations will be sent to the first thirty participants to register. Additional names will be collected and placed on a waiting list in case of cancellations.

Lorel Kapke is the founder and creator of Sort Your Story, an organizational software tool that stores genealogy records simply and conveniently on your Mac or PC computer. Kapke is currently 1st vice-president of programs at the Sonoma County Genealogy Society where she has served in a variety of capacities, including one year as president.

Copyright © 2012 by Kathryn M. Doyle, California Genealogical Society and Library