I have similar problems for my ancestors who are from different parts of Europe. The Origins Report is pretty useless for anyone serious about showing their ethnic or cultural origins. A big part of this complex problem is that borders and names of many European countries have changed enormously throughout history. According to proper genealogical practice, I record names of locations as they were at the time of the event. For my ancestors the Origins Report states “No recognisable countries were found for this reportâ€. I imagine the same would happen if you recorded locations according to how Native American nations or tribes named them or had boundaries/borders.
The only way I can think of for a much more accurate and meaningful Origins Report is to make it more interactive for genealogists and include fields that can be added or customised so the Origins Report can be tailored to how the users would like it. John Bernacki -----Original Message----- From: Wendy Howard Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 9:59 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Ethnicity You could use an Event to record this detail. Depending on your personal preferences, you could create one event to record all ethnicities, or a series of events which are each dedicated to a particular one of your interest. I think I would use one event, and put the defining term in the Description field. One person could have more than one event of this type. You can choose to display a selected event amongst the five fields displayed in Family View, if it's something you want up front and visible. Right-click on the field names to bring up the Customise Family View Information window and make your choices. Hope this helps. :-) Wendy fersken said the following on 13/10/2014 09:05: > Since the emergence of the Origin’s Report, I have been considering > the difference between place of birth and ethnicity. I have > Montaukett Indian ancestry in my background but on the Origin’s > report, the only thing they represent is U.S. > The*Montaukett*or*Montauk people*are aNative American > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States>tribe > ofAlgonquian > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algonquian_languages>-speaking people > from the eastern end ofLong Island > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island>,New York > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York>. I have in my direct > ancestry a chief of the Montaukett named Wyandanch. In the the second > half of the 1650s, Wyandanch had acquired enough power and influence > to be considered the main "alliance chief" on a Long Island by the > colonists. My Origin’s Report shows United States and I began to > wonder if Legacy 8.0 had any way of showing ethnicity? I could find > nothing on the subject. In this 21st century in the United States, > there are many who are of mixed ethnicities. While I understand the > problematic concept of setting up a column to show ethnicity and the > possibility of offending some people, I wonder if there isn’t some way > to include race*if the researcher wanted to*. The census > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_Census>officially > recognizes six ethnic and racial categories: White American, Native > American and Alaska Native, Asian American, African American, Native > Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and people of two or more races; > a race called "Some other race" is also used in the census and other > surveys, but is not official. The United States Census Bureau also > classifies Americans as "Hispanic or Latino" and "Not Hispanic or > Latino", which identifiesHispanic and Latino Americans > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans>as a > racially diverse/ethnicity/ > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_Census>that > composes the largest minority group in the nation. Apparently, this > concept of including ethnicity rather that place of origin is too > “touchy†for any genealogical software company to touch. My > question, > therefore, is this: Is there any way I can indicate (other than in the > notes) that some of my direct ancestors are Native American and not > mix them together as United States? Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
