I won't revisit the controversy, as such, since I disagree with some on the list, but it also should be mentioned that some people sort right to left instead of left to right and there is an option on the place list in Legacy to change the sorting mechanism. I do use the placeholders, with a set of commas for missing information, to get an organized alphabetical sort, but I just do mine in the reverse of Robert's and put cemeteries and pre-USA information in the notes fields. I just don't like a messy place list and I can't see the logic behind a half a dozen place names for the exact same location. Oh, I said I wasn't going to re-visit the controversy. Forgive me. But however you decide to do it, 100% consistency is the key to an organized place list that is easy to follow --Jerry / http://www.MerriamFamilyTree.org
On 01/21/2011 03:46 PM, Robert E. Carneal wrote: > Here's what I do: > > > United States Colonies, Virginia, , Moorefield > > I like listing country, state, county, city, but I do understand not > everyone likes that. This won't serve everyone, but it serves me > pretty well. If I know the county, I include it. (Some towns were not > in a county- just the territory.) > > Robert > > On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 1:23 PM, Kevin Schmitt<[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> >> How do you use the location for pre-USA time such as 13 colonies and >> Massachutes Bay Colony, since my trees go that far back >> >> thanks >> Kevin Schmitt > > > > 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 > > > > -- Regards, 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
