Emphasis: How does one input pre Oklahoma, i.e; Indian Territory or the area that was once called Northwest Territory (before it was broken down into States)?
Well, I use the original name whenever I can. It tells me right off the bat it is pre-United States. I still follow the four-part location format (keeps things simpler for me). Examples: Colonial America, Virginia Colony, Newport County, Jamestown Indian Territory, Oklahoma Territory, Curtain County, Choctaw Nation and so on. Of course, you can enter however you choose. Robert (P.S. To the rest of us- I *hope* this plain text! My Thunderbird says it is plain text, but to me sitting here the fonts look like slightly different sizes.) On 2010-08-01 18:17, Dennis Sutton wrote: > How does one input pre Oklahoma, i.e; Indian Territory or the area > that was once called Northwest Territory (before it was broken down into > States)? > > Dennis > > On 8/1/2010 7:06 PM, [email protected] wrote: >> Thanks for the clear explanation of American townships and counties, >> Brian. you make me thankful that most of my ancestors lived in >> Canada. (-: >> >> But Smithville, South Grimsby Township, Lincoln County, Ontario can be >> quite a string, but even worse for burials there which would read St. >> Luke's Anglican Churchyard, Smithville, South Grimsby Township, Lincoln >> County, Ontario. Oh well, as long as I don't have to write it >> longhand..... >> >> Helen 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
