The link above is to a PDF file; you may wish to right click on it and save it to your hard drive.

Jim claimed he kept detailed information in a Notebook with a page dedicated to each individual, and notes in the sidebar which outlined anything cross referenced.

This was a bit of a turn-off for me. Oh no! It isn't because I don't like the idea. I think it is a great idea. But if Jim could see how I keep notes... I was envisioning a note book filled with arrows, (see page...) and entire entries crossed out, for some reason or another. Yes, I could imagine the whole thing becoming quite a mess...

This made me think about ways the information could be organized. That's when I thought about TreePad. Although they offer paid variations on the original program there is still a freeware Lite version for Windows users which would be perfect for this task. You can read more about the features to see if it might work for you too. From the features page it says:

With the look and feel of the familiar Windows explorer, editing, storing, browsing, searching and retrieving your data can not be easier!

There is also a page of documentation including a PDF manual you can download. But I think once you play with the program for a few minutes, you'll catch on. It isn't hard at all to use.