Oh that's really funny! I sent my post about DETROIT before I saw your post. Difference of opinion... Jerry
"M. Brenzel" <[email protected]> wrote: >In my opinion, it is important to remember the history. > >I have events in my database that took place in what is now Detroit, Michigan, >USA when it was a French fort. Research provided me with the time frames of >Detroit's evolution through various jurisdictions until Michigan became a >state. > >So I have the following locations in my database: > >Fort Ponchartrain du Détroit, New France >Detroit, British North America >Detroit, Wayne County, Northwest Territory, USA >Detroit, Wayne County, Indiana Territory, USA >Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Territory, USA >Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA > >In the Notes section under each location, I have included the following: > >Detroit was founded as a French fort in 1701 and continued under French Rule >until 1760 when it was taken by the British. It remained under British Rule >as Detroit until the Treaty of Paris in 1783, although the British continued >to control Michigan until 1796. From 1796-1803, Detroit became part of Wayne >County, Northwest Territory. From 1803-1805, it was part of Indiana >Territory. Michigan Territory was formed in 1805 and remained as such until >it became the State of Michigan on 26 January 1837. > >Mary > > > >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 >Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on >our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). >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 Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
