How To Navigate My Files

Here is a short explanation of the way the family tree information is organized :-)
GENERAL:
- The basic form of the relationship data consists
- of separate pages of information
- with space for Parents,
- Grand Parents (both sets), and
- all Children born to these parents
- So, on a single screen, you can view the names of
- both parents, all the children born to these parents,
- and the childrens' four grandparents.
- Whenever certain areas are blank,
- this means that either there were NO people in that catagory
- [in the case of children or of a mate for instance] OR
- the information is missing
- [everyone has a mother and father :-)]
- The names of the parent(s)
- are linked to the appropriate position in the
- central information notes file
- [when there IS more information on the parent].
- The central information notes file is where
- I keep everything else known about the person.
- Sometimes, there is a separate link
- to the additional notes on the person
- instead of having the person's name as the actual link.
- The names of the grandparents
- and of the children
- are linked to other pages where these persons
- appear in the parent positions.
- I have included enough information on these pages
- so that if you wish to work from a paper copy of the data,
- it is possible to do so. -
- The links between the various items
- are shown as a pair of numbers wherever needed.
- The "people" links all have the following appearance:
  - NNN/PPP,, Person's Name
  - Where:
    - NNN: is a unique number I have assigned to this person
    - and is the "note number" used
    - for any additional information I have about that individual.
    - / is a separator
    - and is "/" if I have not specified the person's gender
    - or is either a "y" if the person is male,
    - or is "x" if the person is female, .
    - PPP: is a page number
    - where this person appears in one of the "Parent" spaces.
- Each page has its own number
- although many different people can sometimes be found
- on the same page (parents, grandparents, children).
- EXAMPLE:
  - If an entry 088/126,, Yvette MONTREUIL
  - appears as either a child or as a grand'parent on a page,
  - selecting it will cause page 126 to be displayed:
  - (She occupies the "wife" position on page 126).
  - If, on the other hand,
  - the same entry appears as in the parent position (wife) on the page,
  - selecting it will send you to that part of the central information file
  - dealing with person number 088 [Note #88].
  - This is exactly where I've stored
  - all additional information I have
  - about Yvette MONTREUIL.
- Each time a person's name appears,
- these numbers are also displayed.
- Why I did it this way:
  - This scheme allows you to use the
  - information from a printed form.
  - The pages are numbered and can be filed in order.
  - The names in the other large files are listed
  - in one case alphabetically by family name
  - and in the other case in numerical sequence.
  - My source reference information
  - also has sufficient numerical clues
  - to allow the information to be found when printed on paper.
  - I have created this page/data format
  - independantly of anyone else.
  - [Although I'll admit I may not be the first to think of it]
  - Therefore, if this format is not reserved in any legal sense ,
  - I hereby place it in the PUBLIC DOMAIN.
  - Please feel free to use it
  - for your own genealogical documentation.
  - [If you DO use the format,
  - it would be nice if you gave credit
  - to BINARIUS Inc. somewhere on your data pages :-) ]
- It may be a bit tedious,
- but you CAN navigate manually
- through the information.
- [ A LOT easier to use a browser though :-) ]
Getting Started
- The "In Family Name Order" file
- is a good one to start with
- if you know the name (your own name?)
- in which you are interested.
- Once you've found it here,
- clicking on it sends you to the page
- in which your choice is in either
- the "wife" or the "husband" position as the case may be.
- This will give you the person's genealogical relationships
- ... one page at a time ...
- Recently (Mar/2004) I have reformed my database using frames.
- The above instructions were written before this event.
- If you wish to view the data in a "non-frame" environment,
- just open the In Family Name Order file from this link
- and your browser should let you continue in a non-frame environment.
- It is easier to save the various pages of information
- on your personal computer (for subsequent printing)
- when you are operating in a "non-frame" way
- but of course you lose the handy list of family names
- available in the left hand frame.
- If you want to return to frames,
- just reopen the main site from here