I like that. Rich in LA CA
----- Original Message ---- From: Kirsten Bowman <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, January 28, 2010 7:26:17 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Some help from across the pond Rich: I use "New France" for that early period (i.e. Grand-Pre, Acadia Colony, New France) since nearly all of the people I've documented lived in Acadia and, unfortunately, a lot of folks today don't know exactly where that was. Hopefully adding New France will give a clue. Kirsten -----Original Message----- From: RICHARD SCHULTHIES [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 4:39 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Some help from across the pond Yes, but from 1600 - 1700, the act hadn't happened yet, and part of it was French until 1763. I did have the the merge in 1840, and then the 1867 action. Only a few family members were 'here' in those times. RIch in LA CA My family membersFrom: Kathy Shiell-Stokes <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, January 28, 2010 10:38:45 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Some help from across the pond Richard: Actually, It sort of depends on on where you live... As a Canadian, the correct reference for early references(ie 1700-1800) to Ontario, Quebec, or points east would actually be British North America. The original constitution that formed the Canadian constitution was actually called the British North America Act. This was in effect until Pierre Trudeau repatriated the Canadian constitution in 1982. While I respect your workaround, I think that stating that you created British North America is not exactly accurate lol Kathy At 05:46 PM 1/27/2010, you wrote: Many counties were created in America before the revolution. I created a place BNA (British North America), ...Snip 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 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
