Joyce, England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales are countries, The United Kingdom is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, that is, a Kingdom not a country, and Great Britain is only a land mass comprising England Scotland and Wales, as is the British Isles which includes England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and the Isle of Man (which is a crown dependancy btw and not part of the UK).
If *you* wish to Americanize us then do so, and continue to enter your British locations incorrectly, but I would be grateful if you would not encourage others so to do. Meanwhile we will continue to enter them correctly. Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________ Create your Website with Legacy, see Tutorials at: http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ ____________________________________________________ Joyce Guasch wrote: > The 4 field convention is not exclusively American. For example: my > father was born in Dubeczno, Wlodawa, Lubelskie, Poland. > > I realize that Ireland and England are countries, but because my > family is predominately Eastern Europe/Russia/Germany and United > States, those family members of mine born and living in England and > Ireland will remain as Legacy (and Ancestry) has them, with UK as the > country. If you NEVER plan to have your database merged and and never > plan to search on one of the four fields, I guess it doesn't matter > how you enter locations. The databases I work with will eventually be > merged and will need to be consistent with the newer standards for > entering locations. > > Joyce Welke Guasch > Springfield, Oregon USA > Researching Welke, Zimmerman, Gurke, > Ratz, Pusch, Lentz, Arndt of East Poland > Researching Lindley, Wisbey of US, Ireland and England. > Researching Haner of US and Germany > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Ron Ferguson [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 7:44 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Mapping Physical Locations in Legacy > > > Please, Bill, resist the temptation just to fit in with the American > 4 field convention, which has little to do with the rest of the > world. I have always resisted the temptation to record locations > incorrectly just so that they fit in with this artificial > simplification not designed for us. Indeed, I have written blogs > advising those who do not understand British conventions just how to > enter them. > > Rarely do I need to use the geo-locator, and when I do I add UK at > the end, I delete it as soon as I have finished. The mapping works > fine when using our convention, but better if the street is included > and uses the Bing mapping index. I have also found it much better to > set the Location List to read from right to left when street names > are included (Master List>Location>Sort - and also check the box on > the left of the Sort button. > > Ron Ferguson > > _____________________________________________________ > > Create your Website with Legacy, see Tutorials at: > http://www.fergys.co.uk > Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw > http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ > For The Fergusons of N.W. England > http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ > Follow me on twitter > http://twitter.com/ronfergy > ____________________________________________________ > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bill Wood <mailto:[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: 17 January 2010 04:41 > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Mapping Physical Locations in Legacy > > Thankyou Elizabeth - > > I will try your suggestion and put Scotland in as a State with > United Kingdom as the Country and see if the Towns are then > recognised. > > I dont think my Grandad would be impressed with Scotland being > demoted from Country to State - but that can be our secret ..... > > > > Regards > > Bill Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
