That assumes you always have a computer up your sleeve and doesn't help when you are relying on a printout or an app. And in many cases it is not an accurate description of the record location. Vital records often remain in the original county but land records tend to go with the spin off county.
Is there no flexibility in the data entry? On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 2:45 PM, Sherry/Support <[email protected]>wrote: > The location should be used as it was at the time of the event. > > You can always make a notation of the name changes in the notes for > that location in the Master Location List. > > > Sincerely, > Sherry > Technical Support > Legacy Family Tree > > > > On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 11:00 AM, Cheryl Rothwell > <[email protected]> wrote: > > How do you handle county names that change? The county was Jones and then > > became Smith. I have some that have three names and one that has had > four. > > In no case are all records under the same county name so I need to > indicate > > the various names. > > I have been doing Jones nka Smith but that isn't recognized as a > legitimate > > county. > > > > 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 > > > > -- *Life may not be the party we hoped for but while we are here we might as well dance.* 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
