A little OT, but can anyone here point me to a message board or other place to ask questions about how to record colonial U.S. place names?
Prior to the common date of 4 Jul 1776, I use "colony name, British America" as in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, British America. But two states in particular pose challenges -- Maine and Vermont. As you likely know, neither existed in 1776 -- the Province of Maine was part of Massachusetts and what is now Vermont was part of New Hampshire and New York So, for example, I'm a little stuck on how to record the birthplace of an ancestor born in Vermont in 1782. In 1776, Vermont separated from Britian as part of New York and New Hampshire, and in 1777, declared independence from those colonies. While an American territory, it was an independent republic until 1791 when it joined the U.S. as a state. So -- how to record? Perhaps because it was an American territory, Vermont, USA still applies? Or should it just be Vermont (or Vermont Republic) without the USA? etc. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ 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
