Why not just use the note with the one most current location? Just saying if we did that for every possible historical difference for every location, you would add tremendously to your database locations. One man's meat is another man's poison. But thanks for that note. May I use it? 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
