This problem also exists in the U.S. (West Virginia) and many counties split from a parent county. The idea of two location fields is great
________________________________ From: Lee Bruch <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, June 9, 2013 2:01 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Appropriate ancestral town location Or to have two sets of fields: location at time of event and current location > -----Original Message----- > From: Bernd Hornung [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2013 10:53 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Appropriate ancestral town location > > I have similar issues with German locations before the unification. > Documentation is based on the locations used at the time so States such > as Prussia now do not exist. I also have issues with locations in the > Baltic States where the documentation refers to the German name for the > location but in order to find the place, the program needs the current > identification to find it on the map. It is nice to be able to locate > the place to see where they may have moved to or what other places are > nearby. > > It would be nice to have and option to add an alternative name (as used > in the person options) and have it linked to the current geo location. > > Bernie 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
