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Country Lore: Here’s a solution for those folks who write in to MOTHER trying to find an article they read years ago: a homemade index.

June/July 2001
 
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Here's a solution for those folks who write in to MOTHER trying to find an article they read years ago: I've developed a homemade index, updated on a yearly basis. I read each issue from cover to cover and highlight the words that define each article. At the end of the year, I go through every magazine and jot those words down along with the issue number and the page where the word is located. Then, I organize the listings under headings such as Alternative Building/ General Construction, Pest Control, Country Lore, Home Remedies/Health, etc.

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 Alternative Building/General Construction

At present I do this by hand, but I'm sure that it could be done with a computer in a fraction of the time. When the index is complete, it goes into a transparent project folder, which is kept, along with the issues, in a magazine storage box. Last, I mark the box with the dates and numbers of the issues. When I finally purchase a computer I will combine all the indices into one and store it on a disk, which will make my system far more convenient and efficient.

STEVEN MAY
Elmira, New York

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