Make This Useful

A family record-keeping style

The Shoebox Optimist

You kept it. That is a place to start.

Your answers lean toward gathering things first and sorting them when there is a reason. Your next useful move is one small landing place, with no whole-house overhaul.

Something you bring

You hold onto the pieces and are willing to begin.

One useful next move

Choose one folder or box. Find just three useful records, note where they are, and stop there for today. Unknown is a perfectly useful note.

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Make a family records cover sheet from your own details. Unknowns can stay unknown.

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