Bill, They mean exactly the same thing, just different languages. However, I find it quite useful to have two abbreviations meaning exactly the same thing. As you may know, the English BMD Government Record Office (GRO) indexes are grouped into quarters, and Legacy does allow these to be recorded as Q1, Q2 etc.. I do not like this method, and prefer to use the GRO practice of using the last month of the quarter viz. March, June etc.. By using "Cir" exclusively for these dates eg. "Cir Mar 1900" I immediately know that I have a GRO reference for these, as all other approximate dates are of the form "Abt Mar 1900".
As I never publish my estimated dates (I want them blank), in my records they are enclosed in privacy brackets. This serves two purposes, a) they are not published and b) I know they are estimated - hence no need for "Est". Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2012 1:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [LegacyUG] Date question -- Hi Everyone, Legacy accommodates different date formats and I am not sure when to use About and Circa. What is the difference and when do I use which one. Thanks, Bill R 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
