On 3/22/2012 1:31 AM, Louise wrote: > One issue that Geoff brought up is that counties etc have had their > boundaries change over time, and that would affect what you enter as > the location. That's something to watch out for when going through the > locations lists. Anyone have any tips to keep them all straight? > > On 21 March 2012 22:17, Kirsten Bowman <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Jane: > > Ron's solution for the change to location prepositions would be a good > option but I'm not sure how it would be handled by GEDCOMs or at > any sites > where you might post. I sometimes use [probably] in the location > field > itself such as "Sweden [probably]" when I need to include some > sort of a > hint. I also occasionally use it when I'm pretty sure of an > approximate > location but don't yet have proof such as "Wentworth County > [probably], > Upper Canada." Putting [probably] *after* the city, county, etc. > causes it > to still sort with similar locations. > > Kirsten > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ron Taylor > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 7:45 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Location quandaries > > 1) If a locaton in the master locations list is no longer > connected with any > record in the database, then you can use Options>Purge Unused to > remove all > of them at once or use Options>Delete to remove just the one that is > highlighted. Either method should work to get rid of the location you > mentioned. > > 2) Probably (not Probable) is a valid preposition. (I call them > location > modifiers like near, from, of, ...because many of them are not > actually > prepositions) Read more about them in the help file "Prepositions on > Location". I had to add Probably to my file. Note also in the > help file > "Sort Location List" where the two check boxes at the bottom of > the sort > tool are documented. They are very useful when viewing locations. > > 3) You might try the "Geo-code" button for fixing multiple > locations. That > button will show at the top of the master locations list if you > have checked > the box "Show Map" then click "Geo-code all un-resolved locations > through > Bing Maps". Legacy has a glitch in how the Bing Maps are linked > (I think I > have reported it in the past but it is still now fixed.) The Bing > Maps do > not show when you first click "Show Map" but if you go to the > Family view > tab and then click on the "Mapping" tool icon, it usually will > show the map > of locations found on that family group. Then look at the master > location > list again and the map will show. I wish that there were a > Geo-code all > un-resolved locations through the Geo database. A location that > has been > retrieved from Bing Maps will show "V" in the L column and if > retrieved from > the geo database will show an "L". If you lookup a location in > the geo > database that already has "V", the program will not replace the V > with an L although it does get the rest of the fields from the geo > database. > If you lookup a location in Bing Maps that already has "L", the > program does > replace the L with a V. I wish it were consistent. Also, I'm not > certain > if the program considers an "L" location as already resolved when > it tries > to Geo-code all un-resolved locations. At one time, I had > thousands of > locations verfied with the geo database but now very few of them > show "L" > and most of them show "V". It would be good if the one did not > override the > other without at least a question. > > Good luck getting your locations cleaned up. > Ron Taylor > > --- On Wed, 3/21/12, Sherry/Support <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > From: Sherry/Support <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Location quandaries > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 7:31 AM > > I don't enter a "probable". I > > create a To-Do item to search for the > > actual location. > > > > I enter townships in place of the city/town. > > > > > > Sincerely, > > Sherry > > Technical Support > > Legacy Family Tree > > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 6:18 AM, <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > wrote: > > > If I have a "probable" location, how do others input > > such a thing? Example: > > > (probable) , Warren County, North Carolina, USA? > > > > > > Also, I have a single period at the head of my Master > > Location List and > > > cannot seem to get rid of it. When I try, I get a > > message saying that "no > > > one is using the location". > > > > > > I started out doing my own thing with inputting > > locations, and now wish to > > > make it consistent with Geoff's recommendations as to > > town, county, state, > > > and country. (Wonder about where to put township - in > > place of town?) > > > > > > Does anyone have a suggestion as to how to correct all > > those entries in > > > efficient fashion? Or must I do one at a time and > > finish sometime next year? > > > > > > Jane S. > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > Louise Booth > > Puppet Booth Productions > Hassle free entertainment for children and families > www.puppetbooth.homestead.com <http://www.puppetbooth.homestead.com> > > > > > 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 Hi:
I try to locate a history of the county, city, town etc. Wikipedia or other source. I then add that information to the notes field where I can easily review the information. I will sometimes add the dates in the location field in place of USA ( dissolved 1864) for example. Cheryl 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
