Tony, I would use Norfolk,,Virginia Colony and put a check mark in the verified box so I know that it is not to be merged. And I would also copy the geo locations from the current Norfolk location. It is standard genealogical practice to use the locations as they were at the time of the event. I usually put a date range in the note section stating the history of the location and state what it is now, thus the verified box indicates that this location is not to be merged with the current location for that place. Russ Strong
-----Original Message----- From: Tony Rolfe Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 1:49 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [LegacyUG] Showing historical locations. I'm not all that sure about American history, but I believe that before 1776 the United States didn't exist. What are now the states were British Colonies. Certainly, Australia didn't exist before Federation in 1901. My question is... If you have events which happened before 1776 in the Americas or before 1901 in the Australian colonies, do you still say that it happened in Norfolk, Virginia, America or in Norfolk, Virginia Colony? (I realise that a county should appear in there somewhere, but that's not the main point). What about Clermont, Queensland, Australia vs Clermont, Queensland Colony? Is it worth having two location names for the same place to get historical accuracy or is it better to simplify and forego history? 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
