Organize your papers

''Pacific Island Guide &gt; Step 6. Organize your papers''

==== 1. Gather your papers together so you can find what you need and keep things from getting lost. ====

4. Put the papers about each family behind their family chart.



 * Put a person’s papers from before they are married behind their parents’ family chart. *After a person is married, put their papers behind the family chart where they appear as the husband and wife.


 * Keep your pedigree charts in one folder and your To Do lists and Results Lists in another.
 * You then can put the Pedigree Chart and associated papers for each family in a folder in alphabetical order by name.
 * The more papers you get, the bigger the container you will need.



Store them in a safe place.

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