RE: [LegacyUG] location name changes
We sell it for the same price in our online store on our website. Thanks for using Legacy. Sherry Customer Support Millennia Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com We are changing the world of genealogy! When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence. Thanks. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brenda Halseth Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 4:37 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@mail.millenniacorp.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] location name changes The above is the main website for AniMap but I did see a better price at: http://www.ohanasoftware.com/?adv=googleanimap It had a bundle price with the tutorial cd for less than just the program from goldbug direct. Brenda Halseth Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] location name changes
Sherry, sorry I had not seen the program on the website before, but very good to know that you do. I did go look again and found it under software not under the add-ons. Would it be possible to put it under the add ons as well? Also under software is books the calender and other CD's, not were one would usually look for such items. You have so many great products that I would hate for people to miss them because they are not in a category one would think they are under. Brenda Halseth - Original Message - From: LegacySupport [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@mail.millenniacorp.com Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 12:40 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] location name changes We sell it for the same price in our online store on our website. Thanks for using Legacy. Sherry Customer Support Millennia Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com We are changing the world of genealogy! When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence. Thanks. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brenda Halseth Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 4:37 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@mail.millenniacorp.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] location name changes The above is the main website for AniMap but I did see a better price at: http://www.ohanasoftware.com/?adv=googleanimap It had a bundle price with the tutorial cd for less than just the program from goldbug direct. Brenda Halseth Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] location name changes
Brenda, Add-on programs are those which accept the Legacy Family File directly. Ani-Map doesn't work with Family Files or gedcoms, so it's technically nto an Add-On. Thanks for using Legacy. Sherry Customer Support Millennia Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com We are changing the world of genealogy! When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence. Thanks. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brenda Halseth Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 10:18 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@mail.millenniacorp.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] location name changes Sherry, sorry I had not seen the program on the website before, but very good to know that you do. I did go look again and found it under software not under the add-ons. Would it be possible to put it under the add ons as well? Also under software is books the calender and other CD's, not were one would usually look for such items. You have so many great products that I would hate for people to miss them because they are not in a category one would think they are under. Brenda Halseth Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] location name changes
Looks like exactly what I want for the US, thank you! Is there a comparable program for Europe? Roxanne Baird --- Brenda Halseth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: AniMap is a mapping program that helps you plot where a location in America was at any given time. It is very useful in seeing how boundary lines changed over time. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] location name changes
Please given me the name of the European location program ... Carol Elk Grove, CA -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roxanne Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2006 9:16 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@mail.millenniacorp.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] location name changes Looks like exactly what I want for the US, thank you! Is there a comparable program for Europe? Roxanne Baird --- Brenda Halseth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: AniMap is a mapping program that helps you plot where a location in America was at any given time. It is very useful in seeing how boundary lines changed over time. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] location name changes
AniMap is a mapping program that helps you plot where a location in America was at any given time. It is very useful in seeing how boundary lines changed over time. a free demo download is available http://www.goldbug.com/AniMap.html The above is the main website for AniMap but I did see a better price at: http://www.ohanasoftware.com/?adv=googleanimap It had a bundle price with the tutorial cd for less than just the program from goldbug direct. Brenda Halseth - Original Message - From: Roxanne [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@mail.millenniacorp.com Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 1:00 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] location name changes --- Steve Hayes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I do, and try to keep places recorded as they were at the time of the event, at least in my Legacy files. I do as well. Does anyone know of a website/database in which one can search for a country/region and find the place name for a given time period? I've always thought such a site would be a great help. Roxanne Baird __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] location name changes
--- Steve Hayes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I do, and try to keep places recorded as they were at the time of the event, at least in my Legacy files. I do as well. Does anyone know of a website/database in which one can search for a country/region and find the place name for a given time period? I've always thought such a site would be a great help. Roxanne Baird __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] location name changes
The problem with using the place name from the time period the event occurred is that, without the same amount of work we did to find the name, other researchers will have a more difficult time working back up the name trail to find out where the records of the event may be held. I try to use the original place name with the evolution of names in the event notes. I have ancestors from Alsace-Lorraine too and not only did the country change over time, the city and township names changed too. I think it is important to document the entire evolution. Jim On 2/18/06, Steve Hayes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 18 Feb 2006 at 17:08, M. Brenzel wrote: I would like to get opinions regarding locations whose names have changed. More precisely, those that have changed from one county to another or from one country to another. I would assume that you would list a town as it was at the time of the event. For example, a town in Lorraine went from Lorraine to France to Prussia to Germany to France and finally back to Germany. If an ancestor was born there in 1811, it was part of France at that time. But if a brother was born there in 1816, it was part of Prussia. In this case, I would have 2 entries in the Location list for the same town - 1 for France and 1 for Prussia. Does everyone agree with me on this? I do, and try to keep places recorded as they were at the time of the event, at least in my Legacy files. -- Steve Hayes E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.geocities.com/hayesstw/stevesig.htm Phone: 083-342-3563 or 012-333-6727 Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] location name changes
-Original Message- From: Jim Winfrey Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 6:56 AM The problem with using the place name from the time period the event occurred is that, without the same amount of work we did to find the name, other researchers will have a more difficult time working back up the name trail to find out where the records of the event may be held. I try to use the original place name with the evolution of names in the event notes. I have ancestors from Alsace-Lorraine too and not only did the country change over time, the city and township names changed too. I think it is important to document the entire evolution. Amen! Some of my ancestral villages in Bohemia were in Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, and the Czech Republic at various times. I also document the change in street names and numbers. Chicago renumbered in 1909, and New Orleans has had several street name changes. Kathie Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] location name changes
Isn't that why we document our sources? If you find the evidence and document it, then other researchers would have that information. I can see placing the evolution of the place in the notes if the event hasn't been proven. Mary -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Winfrey Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 7:56 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@mail.millenniacorp.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] location name changes The problem with using the place name from the time period the event occurred is that, without the same amount of work we did to find the name, other researchers will have a more difficult time working back up the name trail to find out where the records of the event may be held. I try to use the original place name with the evolution of names in the event notes. I have ancestors from Alsace-Lorraine too and not only did the country change over time, the city and township names changed too. I think it is important to document the entire evolution. Jim On 2/18/06, Steve Hayes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 18 Feb 2006 at 17:08, M. Brenzel wrote: I would like to get opinions regarding locations whose names have changed. More precisely, those that have changed from one county to another or from one country to another. I would assume that you would list a town as it was at the time of the event. For example, a town in Lorraine went from Lorraine to France to Prussia to Germany to France and finally back to Germany. If an ancestor was born there in 1811, it was part of France at that time. But if a brother was born there in 1816, it was part of Prussia. In this case, I would have 2 entries in the Location list for the same town - 1 for France and 1 for Prussia. Does everyone agree with me on this? I do, and try to keep places recorded as they were at the time of the event, at least in my Legacy files. -- Steve Hayes E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.geocities.com/hayesstw/stevesig.htm Phone: 083-342-3563 or 012-333-6727 Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] location name changes
I decided to use modern names in the Birth, Death, Event, etc. Place fields, but then I use Legacy as a database to organize knowledge, documentation, and sources, not as a software equivalent of historical reenactment. Filling such key data fields with stuff that no longer exists makes research harder, as records mostly reside in the modern versions of place. Everyone knows that counties and territories subdivided; defunct geographies, orthographies, entities, are assumed. If antequated names are relevant, I put them in any of the many fields that hold explanatory notes. One often needs to know the history of place to interpret a record, but I'd rather optimize the data to interact with modern-day life (on line databases, GIS) than recapitulating the past. Jonathan Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] location name changes
On 19 Feb 2006 at 7:55, Jim Winfrey wrote: The problem with using the place name from the time period the event occurred is that, without the same amount of work we did to find the name, other researchers will have a more difficult time working back up the name trail to find out where the records of the event may be held. I try to use the original place name with the evolution of names in the event notes. I have ancestors from Alsace-Lorraine too and not only did the country change over time, the city and township names changed too. I think it is important to document the entire evolution. I use modern place names in the programs I use for research notes, so that I can sort on place and find how many people came from there. But my Legacy main database is my basic family history, so I try to be historically accurate, and avoid anachronisms, like the school child's catcxh question about finding a coin dated 43 BC. So I try as far as possible to use place names that were used at the time. -- Steve Hayes E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.geocities.com/hayesstw/stevesig.htm Phone: 083-342-3563 or 012-333-6727 Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] location name changes
I agree with Jonathan's approach. Why make life more difficult? I use parenthesis to reflect the original such as Lawrenceville (was Maidenhead), Mercer County, New Jersey. If the county is different I do the same there - Monmouth County (now Mercer County ) or the like. If necessary additional data (such as dates, etc.) can go into events or notes. I have found that the great majority of the people who peruse my info are not into genealogy as such but just generally interested in the family. Using the contemporary location as the primary is something they can relate to - will tell you very quickly that you have the wrong community in the wrong county, etc. You must then explain to the elderly great aunt what it is all about and this she will (sometimes intentionally), not understand - many just find it confusing and simply loose interest. I prefer to be practical about these things, not technically correct. The technically correct will still have the info and can change to whatever they feel is proper - makes no nevermind to me. TomM - Original Message - From: Coddgenealogy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@mail.millenniacorp.com Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 8:32 AM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] location name changes I decided to use modern names in the Birth, Death, Event, etc. Place fields, but then I use Legacy as a database to organize knowledge, documentation, and sources, not as a software equivalent of historical reenactment. Filling such key data fields with stuff that no longer exists makes research harder, as records mostly reside in the modern versions of place. Everyone knows that counties and territories subdivided; defunct geographies, orthographies, entities, are assumed. If antequated names are relevant, I put them in any of the many fields that hold explanatory notes. One often needs to know the history of place to interpret a record, but I'd rather optimize the data to interact with modern-day life (on line databases, GIS) than recapitulating the past. Jonathan Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] location name changes
Using the modern address can create a real problem for researchers when trying to locate documents. My ancestors settled in what is now Hopewell Twp., Mercer, New Jersey. They arrive in that area in about 1680 and the area was called West Jersey. In 1710 it became part of Burlington, in 1714 it became part of Hunterdon County, in 1839 was assigned to Mercer County, in 1844 was re-assigned to Hunterdon, and from 1845 until this day was part of Mercer County. When searching for your ancestor's records you need to search the jurisdiction where the records were created. If I had only look for records in Mercer County, I would have lost 159 years of possible records. So, I always list the place name and jurisdiction of where event occurred at the time. Carol Elk Grove, CA -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Montgomery Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 11:51 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@mail.millenniacorp.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] location name changes I agree with Jonathan's approach. Why make life more difficult? I use parenthesis to reflect the original such as Lawrenceville (was Maidenhead), Mercer County, New Jersey. If the county is different I do the same there - Monmouth County (now Mercer County ) or the like. If necessary additional data (such as dates, etc.) can go into events or notes. I have found that the great majority of the people who peruse my info are not into genealogy as such but just generally interested in the family. Using the contemporary location as the primary is something they can relate to - will tell you very quickly that you have the wrong community in the wrong county, etc. You must then explain to the elderly great aunt what it is all about and this she will (sometimes intentionally), not understand - many just find it confusing and simply loose interest. I prefer to be practical about these things, not technically correct. The technically correct will still have the info and can change to whatever they feel is proper - makes no nevermind to me. TomM - Original Message - From: Coddgenealogy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@mail.millenniacorp.com Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 8:32 AM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] location name changes I decided to use modern names in the Birth, Death, Event, etc. Place fields, but then I use Legacy as a database to organize knowledge, documentation, and sources, not as a software equivalent of historical reenactment. Filling such key data fields with stuff that no longer exists makes research harder, as records mostly reside in the modern versions of place. Everyone knows that counties and territories subdivided; defunct geographies, orthographies, entities, are assumed. If antequated names are relevant, I put them in any of the many fields that hold explanatory notes. One often needs to know the history of place to interpret a record, but I'd rather optimize the data to interact with modern-day life (on line databases, GIS) than recapitulating the past. Jonathan Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] location name changes
On 18 Feb 2006 at 17:08, M. Brenzel wrote: I would like to get opinions regarding locations whose names have changed. More precisely, those that have changed from one county to another or from one country to another. I would assume that you would list a town as it was at the time of the event. For example, a town in Lorraine went from Lorraine to France to Prussia to Germany to France and finally back to Germany. If an ancestor was born there in 1811, it was part of France at that time. But if a brother was born there in 1816, it was part of Prussia. In this case, I would have 2 entries in the Location list for the same town - 1 for France and 1 for Prussia. Does everyone agree with me on this? I do, and try to keep places recorded as they were at the time of the event, at least in my Legacy files. -- Steve Hayes E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.geocities.com/hayesstw/stevesig.htm Phone: 083-342-3563 or 012-333-6727 Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] location name changes
Mary: The rule is to list the location as it was at the time, which does result in the variations you described. I've always been bothered, for example, by files that show pre-1776 American dates with locations as USA. That said, I have ancestors from small European villages in principalities with names that no one would recognize, or in principalities that I can't accurately determine. My solution is to show Village Name, , now Germany--since Germany didn't exist at the date of the event. I'd be curious about the reaction of others to this method. Kirsten Bowman -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of M. Brenzel Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 2:08 PM To: 'Legacy Users Group' Subject: [LegacyUG] location name changes I would like to get opinions regarding locations whose names have changed. More precisely, those that have changed from one county to another or from one country to another. I would assume that you would list a town as it was at the time of the event. For example, a town in Lorraine went from Lorraine to France to Prussia to Germany to France and finally back to Germany. If an ancestor was born there in 1811, it was part of France at that time. But if a brother was born there in 1816, it was part of Prussia. In this case, I would have 2 entries in the Location list for the same town - 1 for France and 1 for Prussia. Does everyone agree with me on this? Mary Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
