I agree with Gary. ALWAYS spell out the state. 2 letter abbreviations
haven't always been used and who's to say they will continue to be used in
the future.
Also, I would recommend ALWAYS indicating the country. Just because your
known ancestors weren't from or didn't reside in another country doesn't
mean that you won't uncover an ancestor who did and who's to say your
great-grandchild won't be born in another country?
Therefore, be consistent and ALWAYS use the full name of the state and a
country name in your location fields. I also always write "county" after the
name of every county as there are counties whose names are the same as a
state.
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Templeman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com>
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 11:57 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Date Format Importance
Whatever format you choose, I would still suggest not using state
abreviations. The least potential for confusion is to always spell it out
completely.
Gary Templeman
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Carter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com>
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 7:58 AM
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Date Format Importance
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
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