When you go to the Master List for Locations, there is an edit box. Pick a location, hit the edit button and you have place to make corrections AND place to put notes. I use this all the time for my history of area.
On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 12:27 PM, Marg Strong <[email protected]> wrote: > Scratch that last question. I just found the place for notes in the master > location list. Should have known Legacy would have it covered! > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Marg Strong <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Monday, April 30, 2012 3:25 PM > *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Locations again: Location at the time of the record? > > Please refresh my memory. I know it's important to record the location as > it was during the time the record was taken. For example I have some that > were listed (by ancestry.com) as being in Carleton, Ontario; and > Carleton, Ottawa Ontario. This is what a search showed me: > > Carleton County was established in 1798. > > From 1798-1824 this county was part of the Johnstown District. From > 1824-1838 Bathurst District, and finally 1838-1849 the Dalhousie District. > In 1849 the districts were abolished and counties took over. > > In 1968 Carleton County was 'dissolved' in favour of a new municipality. > And in 1969 became known as the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton. > On 1 Jan 2001 this changed and became the City of Ottawa > > One record was in 1891 and one in 1926. So when I enter the location, it > should be Carleton (County) instead of Carlton, Ottawa, Ontario? And if > any records are found for between 1969-2001, would you put in the location: > Ottawa-Carleton, Ontario? And if it was during the "district" years, would > you note the district in the location (which would then go into the master > location list). Or am I not getting the way to do it at all? > > Another question, I couldn't find a place in the master location list for > notes. It would be nice to note the history of the location but I wouldn't > want to do it for each record. Is there a general place to enter it, where > it would be associated with the location - ie Ottawa-Carleton? If not is > that a possible feature suggestion - notes for the locations in the master > location list? > > Thank you. > Peggy > > > 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 > -- *Tessa Keough* *Guild No. 5089* *Legacy Virtual Users Group * *Surnames - Keough, Murphy, Aylward, Kocevar, Lidman, Zagradisnik* *Places - Ireland, Newfoundland, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden, USA (New York, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, Washington)* *Blogs - The Keough Corner and Scandia Musings & More* 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
