Ron, Thanks for the explanation of the terms. They are often intermingled haphazardly by those who don't understand them, which is probably most of us in Australia.
Ian >-----Original Message----- >From: Ron Ferguson [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Monday, 18 January 2010 3:41 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Mapping Physical Locations in Legacy > >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 > > > > As of 26 March 2009 the Department of Natural Resources and Water/Environmental Protection Agency integrated to form the Department of Environment and Resource Management +----------------------------------------------------------------+ Think B4U Print 1 ream of paper = 6% of a tree and 5.4kg CO2 in the atmosphere 3 sheets of A4 paper = 1 litre of water +----------------------------------------------------------------+ 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
