A big HI and thanks for all of the questions/answers.
I too have had the same problem with the need for four slots for a location.
I tried to use "city", "twp","state", "country". Then I tried to use "city
(twp if needed)", "state", "country". I have now standardized on "city",
"twp", "state", "country". If I want to verify the spelling of the county,
using the location verifier, I select "ignore the city" and then search.
This will bring up the county. When it asks for what to save, I manually
type in the long and short form of the location. I hope that this might
suggest a possible solution.
As to the ancient locations (if or when I run into this problem), I think
that I would use the modern location. And then in the notes, give a complete
verbal description. You could also flag the modern location with ("see
notes").
Happy hunting
Bill Myers
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: 12Jul2007 5:48 PM
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] "Non-standard" locations
> And as Ron said before, use common sense. Some locations even in the USA
> have more than 4 possible places such as where there are both a town and
> township name. I also have locations in the UK where
> manor/parish/Hundred/etc are the relevant divisions. The main thing is
> that what is used will be useful to you and clear to your intended
> readers. That matters more than any "rule"
>
>
> Cary
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ronald
> ferguson
> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 12:24 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] "Non-standard" locations
>
>
> Marcellyn,
>
> Your example of Normandy, an area which I know very well, is a perfect
> example as to why the so called standard is quite unsuitable for European
> countries. Today Normandy is *not* a state but a Region and was formerly a
>
> Province. There are no American equivalents to this so one cannot try and
> make it fit. The address for Rouen is (and as far as I know always has
> been): Rouen, Normandy, France. The system of having commas for bits
> missed
> out simply does not work.
>
> Ron Ferguson
>
>
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> >From: "mffowler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: [email protected]
> >To: <[email protected]>
> >Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] "Non-standard" locations
> >Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 10:28:21 -0500
> >
> >Thanks to all who responded, especially Wendy and Mike. I think you are
> >understanding what I am trying to explain, although perhaps poorly.
> Every
> >day that I study more about medieval times I get answers to some of my
> >questions but have a dozen others to be answered. It doesn't help me in
> my
> >endeavor, however, to learn that even historians and archeologists have
> >lengthy debates over some of these same issues. But, I still have to put
> >specific words in specific spaces in Legacy that can be maintained with
> >consistency and still be meaningful when mixed with more current data.
> >
> >Another example: In 911 the Frankish king (is that king of Frankish or
> >Francia or ...?) Charles the Simple gave the land around Rouen to the
> >Viking
> >raiders/traders since they were there all the time anyway. The area
> became
> >known as the Duchy of Normandy named after the Northmen who settled
> there,
> >specifically Rollo to whom I am related. His place of birth will be the
> >country of Norway which I believe was known as such at the time. At this
> >point I know nothing of his family life. He died in Normandy. Is his
> >location of death the "state" of Normandy or the "country" of Normandy in
> >the location field? In later decades Normandy became an area within
> France
> >which I assume at that time would be documented as Rouen (city), (county
> >unknown), Normandy (state), and France (country). But what data do I
> enter
> >when it was first created a duchy of a geographical area referred to as
> the
> >Frankish kingdom?
> >
> >Marcellyn Fowler
> >Kansas City, MO
> >
> >P.S. For the 18 years before retirement I managed a cancer database
> where
> >one enters data regarding a specific patient and his/her cancer according
>
> >to
> >pre-defined categories and fields with pre-defined answers. One learns
> >quickly that individual people do not fit "neatly" into pre-defined
> boxes.
> >So it seems with any similar software program. It just is not possible
> to
> >create a computerized database that is all things to all people...but
> >Legacy
> >does a WONDERFUL job in spite of the inherent problems of these types of
> >programs.
> >
> >________________________________________
> >
> >Mike wrote....
> >Those of us in the USA have locations in Canada, Europe, South America,
> and
> >Australia. That's my struggle, but as long as I can keep the numerous
> >London's, Manchester's, Berlin's, and other locations straight, I'll be
> OK.
> >And even Legacy has a problem with it's own rules. In their Geo Location
> >List: look up "DC" as a state (Washington, D.C.) - most of the "cities"
> >were/are nothing more than "neighborhoods", and never were organized
> towns
> >or other entities, much like the "townlands" in Ireland and elsewhere.
> >
> >Mike
> >
> >Michael J Method
> >phone= 317-284-1303
> >family research of: Method, Feehily, Fredrick, Herzog, tenEyck, Belsley
>
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