The location format you use is your preference but should make sense to anyone else who reads your entries (I'm hoping that at least one of my grandchildren will have an interest in genealogy ;-)
If all your known ancestors and all the anticipated readers are in the US, then state abbreviations may be all that is needed - the readers will recognize the location. If you have locations in Europe/Asia, "Georgia" could be in either the former USSR or the USA, so either "GA, USA" or "Georgia, USA" for the US state would be clearer. John > Thanks to all for answers....this makes it clearer....this program is so > great in that I can easily see where data is entered in the location field > that doesn't belong there (in one case, "adopted by Michael Luther")--I > understand that I will need to go to those individuals and clean that up, > so > as not to lose data (I'm catching on).... > > Had also seen the option for merging several locations, and just have one > more question along that line--is there a standard preference on spelling > out the name of a state as opposed to the standard abbreviation > (understanding, I should be consistent)--in other words, if I have some > AR, > some Arkansas, some AR, USA, some Arkansas, USA, I could merge them all to > one standard, and does it matter if I use the AR or the Arkansas? > > One last thing, I drowning in manual, user group, web site--would you mind > to "coddle" me and give me a quick reference to the "archives" referred to > here. > > (At least my emails should make everyone else feel like geniuses!!) > > Thanks so much, > Barbara > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
