I agree with Brian Kelly. No quick fix. I periodically clean up locations based on time of event.
Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 6, 2018, at 2:49 PM, Brian Kelly <[email protected]> wrote: > > Although you can use the Master Location List to edit a location and the > change will update all uses I do not think that will work for you because the > same place that has existed since colonial days needs two entries, one for > the colonial place and one for the post-revolution place name if it is used > for an event after 1783. In fact if there have been county name changes over > time you may need more than just two to adhere to the standard of naming a > place as it existed at the time of an event. > > You can probably develop a work list using a search for all people with an > event date before 1783 then tagging those people to work on. As you work > through the tagged people, updating the place names to your colonial > standards, you can remove the tag. > > Brian Kelly > >> On 06-Nov-18 2:06 PM, Dave Johnson wrote: >> I have been laboriously cleaning up my locations in Legacy 9. I decided >> that all events in the US that took place before 1783 should identify >> "Colonial America" for the country. After 1872, all US locations should >> identify "United States" as the country. >> This may not make sense to some, but it is something that I want to do. >> Does anyone know how this might be accomplished without changing them one by >> one? >> Dave >> -- >> /Dave Johnson/ >> / >> / >> /*Happiness is a CHOICE!!!*/ > > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > [email protected] > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list [email protected] To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
