I have previously used different names for pre-revolution USA, but currently I use the following naming system, Massachusetts Bay Colony, English Colonial America. Rich in LA CA
--- On Fri, 4/30/10, Scott Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Scott Hall <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] LOCATIONS > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, April 30, 2010, 6:27 AM > I follow the four field convention > also and do as you do with double > or even triple commas if I only know part of the location. > > If I have additional information like "of" I wouldn't > include it in > the location field. That information would be in the > notes. > The Geo-locator is good, but it does have a few problems. > I do like > the County verifier, which helps me make sure I'm recording > corrrectly > on the date of the event. It would be nice if it woudl > accept things > like X (now Y) to record the current locations, and I'd > love it if it > did more than counties -- for example countries (for > example, England > and Wales were one country alone before 5/1/1707 when they > merged with > Scotland to form Great Britian. The United Kingdom wasn't > formed > until 1/1/1801 with the addition of Northern Ireland -- so > for my > ancestors born in England in 1790 I'm careful to but > England, Great > Britian, but for those born in 1810 I need to put England, > United > Kingdom. The County verifier, obviously by its name, > doesn't help > ensure the accuracy here). > > Here's a related question or two- > 1. Do people use X (now Y) for legacy towns, states, > counties or countries? > 2. If you use the USA identifier, how do you record the > country for > pre-1776 events? > > > Scott > On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 11:21 PM, BearJerCares <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > May I please ask your opinion on the the exact format > of locations (both > > born in and died in)? > > > > I have been trying to follow: > > City, County, State, Country > > > > format and if one is missing, I insert the extra > commas like > > > > City, , State, Country > > > > I'm comfortable with that except when I know that > someone lived at a > > certain city and I'm not sure the person was born > there, it would be > > nice to be able to put that in the same field instead > of having to put > > it in the extra notes or events fields. So, I've > been putting: > > > > City, County, State, Country, Of > > > > This will build an extra set for locations in Legacy, > but the advantage > > is it is in plain view in the basic information. > What is your take on > > the best way to do this type? > > > > Thanks > > > > Jerry in Michigan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > 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
