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Organization Articles
4 Easy Steps to Preserving Old Letters
Preserving old family letters is one of the best things you can do to be sure their precious content is available to...
Here are the Genealogical Resources You are Not Seeing
In the digital era, it's more important than ever to digitize your family history: tree data, photos, stories,...
Here’s the Reason NOT to be a Genealogy Hoarder
If you may fit the description of a “genealogy hoarder,” you should read this letter from Roland. He...
Declutter Your House: 3 Questions for the Family Archivist
To declutter your house, you may have to ask yourself hard questions--especially if you're the family...
Home Archiving for the Genealogist: 5 Ways to Think Like an Archivist
You may be doing some "home archiving" without even realizing it, if you're the keeper of any family photos,...
Getting Genealogy Organized for Genealogy Gems Premium Members
Getting genealogy organized is just one of the topics we cover here at Genealogy Gems, and Premium Members...
How to Organize Notes in Evernote Notebooks
Use these step-by-step instructions to organize notes in Evernote notebooks. Recently Donna watched one of my Evernote...
You and Albert Einstein May Have This in Common
Is a cluttered desk a familiar sight to you? Maybe you and Albert Einstein have something in common. Or maybe you're...