The first step in successful research is to have a workable organization system. Who wants to spend all their time trying to locate something you KNOW you’ve seen? This presentation demonstrates a Color-Coded System of Organizing based on the “FamilyRoots Organizer” long taught by Mary Hill. Assign one color to each grandparent, match your document folders to that color, and follow a simple method to get organized and stay that way. This is making a positive difference in Laura Chaplin’s own filing madness! Establish your filing system with a good method, in a good way, and you’ll reap the rewards forever!

Laura Chaplin Bio
Owner of Willowtree Research Genealogy Services, currently living in Sugar Grove, Illinois, Laura was raised in southeastern Iowa and has lived all around the Midwest: Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, and Ohio. She and her husband were inspired by the “Roots” miniseries in college, which began a lifelong love of research and genealogical learning, raising their three daughters tramping through graveyards – now with 6 grandkids in training!
In addition to her genealogy business doing client work and offering online Study Groups, Laura is a former History and Genealogy Manager at the Lawrence J. Martin Heritage Center in Elburn, IL She has been active as a genealogical presenter for several years. Laura is a member of the APG, GSG, Board member for the Kane County Genealogical Society, a Director on the Governing Board for the Illinois State Genealogical Society, and a member of several local societies.

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