• 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 sometimes 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.
  • Usually, 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