Comments on: Creating a Genealogy Folder System on Your Mac, Part 3, People http://macgenealogist.com/creating-a-genealogy-folder-system-on-your-mac-part-3-people/ Showing You How to Explore Family History on Your Mac Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:09:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Fran Jensen http://macgenealogist.com/creating-a-genealogy-folder-system-on-your-mac-part-3-people/comment-page-1/#comment-17251 Fran Jensen Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:51:49 +0000 http://mac-genealogy-blog.com/?p=27#comment-17251 In the "My Family History" folder do you suggest having a folder for photos as well? Or, are you suggesting the photos be filed in the corresponding Surname folder? The majority of all my photos are stored in iPhoto. Is there a better way for them to be included in the My Family History folder? Can aliases be created for photos in iPhoto? In the “My Family History” folder do you suggest having a folder for photos as well? Or, are you suggesting the photos be filed in the corresponding Surname folder? The majority of all my photos are stored in iPhoto. Is there a better way for them to be included in the My Family History folder? Can aliases be created for photos in iPhoto?

]]> By: Handling People with Multiple Names in the MacGenealogist File System | Mac Genealogy Software http://macgenealogist.com/creating-a-genealogy-folder-system-on-your-mac-part-3-people/comment-page-1/#comment-17248 Handling People with Multiple Names in the MacGenealogist File System | Mac Genealogy Software Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:43:23 +0000 http://mac-genealogy-blog.com/?p=27#comment-17248 [...] Make the folder name follow the MacGenealogist File System naming technique for people [...] [...] Make the folder name follow the MacGenealogist File System naming technique for people [...]

]]> By: Dee Seymour http://macgenealogist.com/creating-a-genealogy-folder-system-on-your-mac-part-3-people/comment-page-1/#comment-8113 Dee Seymour Sat, 14 Feb 2009 13:45:11 +0000 http://mac-genealogy-blog.com/?p=27#comment-8113 Hi Ben<br>Many thanks for these three videos. I am now finding it so easy to file away masses of information amassed over the years and be sure I can retrieve it when needed. You are amazing,<br>From a grateful fan<br>Dee Hi Ben
Many thanks for these three videos. I am now finding it so easy to file away masses of information amassed over the years and be sure I can retrieve it when needed. You are amazing,
From a grateful fan
Dee

]]> By: Ben Sayer http://macgenealogist.com/creating-a-genealogy-folder-system-on-your-mac-part-3-people/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Ben Sayer Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:29:53 +0000 http://mac-genealogy-blog.com/?p=27#comment-103 Vicki, you are very close to my suggested solution. I recommend creating an alias to the folder in a surname folder bearing her maiden name. I also recommend adding the maiden name to the folder name. This is all covered in screencast 4, <a href="http://macgenealogist.com/using-mac-finder-aliases-for-genealogy-files-part-1-people-with-multiple-names/" rel="nofollow">Using Mac Finder Aliases for Genealogy Files, Part 1, People with Multiple Names</a>. I'm not sure I follow your point about Reunion. Are referring to the way Reunion will link to the external files? If so, that's a benefit of using aliases. There is only one original file and one or more aliases (pointers) to it. Reunion 9 treats the aliases just like the actual file, just as it should. If that was not your point, can you please explain it a different way? I value your input and want to understand. Thanks and you're welcome! ---Ben Vicki, you are very close to my suggested solution. I recommend creating an alias to the folder in a surname folder bearing her maiden name. I also recommend adding the maiden name to the folder name. This is all covered in screencast 4, Using Mac Finder Aliases for Genealogy Files, Part 1, People with Multiple Names.
I’m not sure I follow your point about Reunion. Are referring to the way Reunion will link to the external files? If so, that’s a benefit of using aliases. There is only one original file and one or more aliases (pointers) to it. Reunion 9 treats the aliases just like the actual file, just as it should. If that was not your point, can you please explain it a different way? I value your input and want to understand.
Thanks and you’re welcome!

—Ben

]]> By: Vicki http://macgenealogist.com/creating-a-genealogy-folder-system-on-your-mac-part-3-people/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Vicki Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:52:42 +0000 http://mac-genealogy-blog.com/?p=27#comment-91 Do you also put a folder for your grandmother in a surname folder with her maiden name? Since reunion files everyone under their given birth name, it seems that you may have duplication by having married women filed under their spouses surname folder. Just curious. Great screencasts!! Thanks for taking the time to do it. Vicki Do you also put a folder for your grandmother in a surname folder with her maiden name? Since reunion files everyone under their given birth name, it seems that you may have duplication by having married women filed under their spouses surname folder. Just curious.

Great screencasts!! Thanks for taking the time to do it.

Vicki

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