Thanks - I'll experiment with the right to left sort and see whether I like it as well or not. But I thought Legacy and most genealogy programs were set up to acknowledge only the four-divisions if you are using the mapping features. I didn't think it would know what to do with divisions beyond four for geo-coding, even if it displays them? What am I missing? Thanks, --Jerry
On 10/14/2010 6:42 AM, Ron Ferguson wrote: > Jerry, > > It would but I use the Sort Button and set it to read from right to light - > Country, County, Town, District, Street, House. Very, very easy to look up > places. > > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Jerry"<bearjerca...@gmail.com> > Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 4:23 AM > To:<LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] location entry > >> Ron, I'm just curious how (or what order) you use to put in a street >> name in the location field. Doesn't that interfere with the sorting of >> the master locations list? >> >> Also, are you saying that Legacy geo-coding will find the actual >> street? Thanks, --Jerry >> >> On 10/13/2010 8:10 PM, Ron Ferguson wrote: >>> Becky& Tom, >>> >>> I deliberately have the full address in the location field for two >>> reasons >>> (1) it displays well in reports and (2) when using the mapping function >>> the >>> actually street is located (provided it is still there, of course). >>> >>> My brother-in-law includes the house and street part in the description >>> field which also reads well in reports but obviously mapping will only >>> find >>> the town. >>> >>> Ron Ferguson >>> http://www.fergys.co.uk/ >>> -------------------------------------------------- >>> From: "Becky and Tom Heginbotham"<beckyand...@roadrunner.com> >>> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 11:52 PM >>> To:<LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com> >>> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] location entry >>> >>>> Thanks Ward. I have decided that I will use township in place of >>>> city/town when necessary. Upon further reflection, I agree that I don't >>>> really need both. >>>> >>>> I am still trying to figure out what direction to go with street >>>> addresses >>>> for Residence Events. I like using the Description field for this and >>>> it >>>> reads nicely in the narrative, but am wondering if it will hinder any >>>> mapping capabilities down the road. I don't want to invest a lot of >>>> time >>>> in making the changes, only to regret it later. I didn't know there >>>> was >>>> so much controversy in this topic... I thought there might be a clear >>>> cut >>>> answer. :) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Ward Walker [mailto:wnkwal...@rogers.com] >>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 3:49 PM >>>> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >>>> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] location entry >>>> >>>> You will find plenty of discussion in the list archive about whether to >>>> include the street address in the location field. Including quite >>>> recently. >>>> >>>> Regarding the township, my opinion is that it unnecessarily >>>> lengthens/clutters the location, in the case where you know the >>>> city/town >>>> name. So: >>>> - Troy Mills, Linn, Iowa, USA; or >>>> - Spring Grove Twp., Linn, Iowa, USA >>>> >>>> ...but not: >>>> - Troy Mills, Spring Grove Twp., Linn, Iowa, USA >>>> >>>> Now I can see that you might want to know that Troy Mills is in Spring >>>> Grove Twp., when comparing individuals, but I think that that will be >>>> apparent during the research stage and need not be emphasized in all the >>>> location fields on all the reports. >>>> >>>> The Geo Location database does not find townships at all. It does find >>>> counties when no city is specified, but then you cannot automatically >>>> select an exact location (such as the center of the county) unless you >>>> first select a city. You can manually choose a location. >>>> >>>> The Geo Location database does not find locations when the street >>>> address >>>> (or cemetery name, etc.) is part of the city field. It does find the >>>> city's location when the address is placed separately in a fifth field >>>> (which is ignored). >>>> >>>> Ward >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: Becky and Tom Heginbotham >>>> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 12:37 PM >>>> Subject: [LegacyUG] location entry >>>> >>>> >>>> I am attempting to clean up my Master Location database, and I have two >>>> questions regarding the best way to enter location information: >>>> >>>> 1. What is the best way to enter township information? In some >>>> instances I just have a township name and in others I have both a >>>> township >>>> as well as a city name. >>>> 2. Because of the way my data was entered in a previous genealogy >>>> program, I have street addresses in my location field in many instances. >>>> This is particularly true for residence and census event information. I >>>> am >>>> wondering if I should clean these up and just keep location for city, >>>> state, >>>> country. I have found that I can put the street address under >>>> “description†>>>> for the particular event. Is making this change worthwhile? What does >>>> this >>>> do to my mapping capabilities? >>>> >>>> Thanks! > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ > > 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
