I agree completely. I sometimes play devil's advocate to assist 'our' readers in thoughtfully organizing their DBs, and fixing stuff that was recorded incorrectly. I know I had a bunch of mistakes. Still fixing. Rich in LA CA --- ronald ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Rich, > > As it happens I do put the full address in the > Location List but I also use the location "as it > was". This does not change anything I have written. > In 1066 William, the Duke of Normandy (France) took > the English throne but we did not as a result become > part of Normandy, similarly the countries which > comprised our empire were never part of the UK, GB, > or England, only overseas territories. > > Even when the Romans invaded and took control of > England and Wales, whilst we were part of the Roman > Empire our location was not England, Rome. Had it > not been for the fact that part of The Virgin > Islands' official name is The British Virgin Islands > then I would not include "British" in the location. > No different to British Columbia. > > Ron Ferguson > > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > > For Genealogy, Software and Social visit: > http://www.fergys.co.uk > Blog: Create Your Web Pages > View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: > http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ > For The Fergusons of N.W. England See: > http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ > _____________________________________________________________________ > > > Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:50:08 -0800 > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] District of Columbia > > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > > > > Yes, but the addresses may/may not have anything > to do > > with the locations list. I try to get them all set > to > > the 'what it was called then' name, so appreciate > the > > discussions on when names changed. Some people put > the > > addresses in the location list, but I don't. > > Rich in LA CA > > --- ronald ferguson wrote: > > > >> > >> Rich, > >> > >> I am sorry but I am not quite clear as to what > you > >> mean by "the above places", however, hopefully > the > >> following may help. > >> > >> The UK comprises Great Britain and Northern > Ireland. > >> Great Britain - England, Scotland and Wales. > >> England, Northen Ireland, Scotland and Wales are > >> countries in their own right and not "states" as > in > >> the USA. > >> > >> When I am abroad, the country I use on the last > line > >> of the address is one of those four eg. > Manchester, > >> England or Edinburgh, Scotland etc., usually in > the > >> language of the country I am in when writing. > >> > >> WRT other lands which we either own(ed) or which > >> come/came under British protection we only > >> address(ed) them by their own names thus: India > has > >> always been India and not India, UK, America has > >> always been America (which included what is now > the > >> USA and Canada) and not America, UK. > >> > >> Regarding the Virgin Islands, the official names > are > >> the US Virgin Islands and the British Virgin > Islands > >> (not necessarily in that order :-) )and we use > the > >> format "name of island, British Virgin Islands" - > it > >> is not for me to suggest how Americans should > write > >> it, but you can guess what I would do (and you > would > >> be right). > >> > >> Hope that helps. > >> > >> Ron Ferguson > >> > >> > >> > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > >> > >> For Genealogy, Software and Social visit: > >> http://www.fergys.co.uk > >> Blog: Create Your Web Pages > >> View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: > >> http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ > >> For The Fergusons of N.W. England See: > >> http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ > >> > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > >> > >>> Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:01:39 -0800 > >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] District of Columbia > >>> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > >>> > >>> Ron, would you include United Kingdom in the > above > >>> places? I have but want to match what the locals > >> use. > >>> It is a contantly changing monster. > >>> Rich in LA CA > >>> --- ronald ferguson wrote: > >>> > >>>> > >>>> With respect America only owns 2/3 of the > Virgin > >>>> Islands and Britain owns the rest. We would > >> *never* > >>>> consider the address of our bit to be GB btw, > it > >> is > >>>> simply The Virgin Islands full stop/period. Nor > >>>> would we ever add GB to any country which we > >> happen > >>>> to occupy. Not even Northern Ireland is part of > >> GB - > >>>> that is not to suggest for one minute that we > >>>> "occupy" it. > >>>> > >>>> Ron Ferguson > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >> > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > >>>> > >>>> For Genealogy, Software and Social visit: > >>>> http://www.fergys.co.uk > >>>> Blog: Create Your Web Pages > >>>> View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: > >>>> http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ > >>>> For The Fergusons of N.W. England See: > >>>> http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ > >>>> > >>> > >> > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > >>>> > >>>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > >>>>> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] District of Columbia > >>>>> Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:02:47 -0800 > >>>>> > >>>>> Okay, pardon my confusion, but how would you > >>>> address Virgin Islands. I have > >>>>> family from the Virgin Islands and there are > two > >>>> designations for them: > >>>>> > >>>>> Virgin Islands, Danish West Indies > >>>>> Or > >>>>> Virgin Islands, USA > >>>>> > >>>>> The Virgin Islands are territories of the USA. > >> So > >>>> how are people designating > >>>>> places like Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico... and > >> in > >>>> past times Philippines. > >>>>> ________________________________________ > >>>>> From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>> > >>>> > >> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> On Behalf Of Joseph > === message truncated === 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
