HT204320 Help needed organsing my photo files in the new Photos program

The new Photos application has reorganised all my picture files and displays them according to the EXIF data. As many of them were scanned from vintage sources a photograph taken in 1900 now turns up in the wrong place. In iPhoto I had the pictures sorted by file name so they were chronological. Can Photos sort my pictures according to the file name?
I have also found that organising the pictures in Photos on my Macbook Pro does not mean they will retain that organisation when displayed on my iPad Mini 3 and iPhone6+. I have wasted so much time on this.
I have already tried using 'EXIF Editor' and 'Photo Meta Edit' (both recommended by the Apple App Store) to change the EXIF data. After paying for these apps and spending many hours editing numerous picture files they have now spontaneously reset themselves to 1st January 1970. Aaaaaaargh. Two pictures of my great grandparents (taken in about 1900) now have a generated 'created on' dates for themselves of Monday 7th July, 2036.
I need Photos to allow me to organise my pictures according to the file name. HELP!!!
Geoff

Moments in Photo are the new Events, i.e. groupings of photos sorted by date taken.
When the iPhoto Library was first migrated to Photos there was a folder created in the sidebar titled iPhoto Events and all migrated iPhoto Events (which are now Moments) are represented by an album in that folder. To open the sidebar if it's not already open use the Option+Command+S key combination.
There's a way to simulate events in Photos.
When new photos are imported into the Photos library go to the Last Import smart album, select all the photos and use the File ➙ New Album menu option or use the key combination Command+N. Name it as desired. It will appear just above the iPhoto Events folder where you can drag it into the iPhoto Events folder
When you click on the iPhoto Events folder you'll get a simulated iPhoto Events window.
The downside to the simulation is that the Album/Events can only be sorted automatically by Title. But they can also be sorted manually, either in the sidebar or in the folder's window at the right.
Ask Apple for more sorting options in Photos via https://www.apple.com/feedback/photos.html.

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