I have the Evernote app on my smartphone and can access any note there. The Premium version allows you to sync across multiple devices. For the free version (Basic), you can sync your collections across 2 devices and you will have offline access on your desktop. The beauty of Evernote is the ability to access your notebooks and notes on the internet from any computer. I used the free version for at least a year before upgrading.

If Evernote works for you, you can always upgrade to a Premium account to access more features. Start with a free account and try out the various features. You’ll need to create a log in with an email and password. The first step is to sign up for a free account and download Evernote to your desktop. Evernote can seem daunting, so I’ll share the method that I use.

I now have an impressive electronic reference center with the articles that I need to assist my research, all organized into notebooks with tags and titles. I started using Evernote three years ago, transferring research articles, maps, charts, templates, and various other helps.

Do you need a better way to locate the research helps you’ve accumulated through the years? Are you drowning in paper? Do you have stacks of handouts from genealogy conferences and classes? What are you doing with that blog post or online article you know you’ll need in the future? Solve your organizational problems by creating your own genealogy reference center using the popular tool Evernote.

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