Could we PLEASE stop this Pennsylvania thread, and just move on? *Michele*
On Mon, 5 Aug 2019 at 13:32, Andrew Robbie <andrew.rob...@comcast.net> wrote: > One thing that would really, really help here is Legacy resurrecting their > geo-mapping feature. Lat/Long never lies… Forget excuses about this API > or that API changing. Just fix it. > > > > J > > > > Andrew > > > > *From:* LegacyUserGroup <legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com> *On > Behalf Of *Elizabeth Lindsay > *Sent:* Sunday, August 4, 2019 10:48 PM > *To:* 'Legacy User Group' <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Location names for Pennsylvania > > > > Unless your research is always going to be limited to only one country, it > is really helpful to use the full name whenever possible. > > Throughout the world, the abbreviations used for cities, towns, counties > and states, and even some countries, can be confusing. I live in Western > Australia, and the accepted postal address for the state specifies “WA”, > but that is evidently also an acronym for Washington, as well as Wenatchee, > Namibia, Warrington [UK], Westford Academy[MA], Westford Academy [Texas], > Westminster Academy, and so on – all of which could potentially form part > of an address. > > I agree that using the name at the time of the event is most helpful and > other information can be added as an alternative, or in notes. > > While it can be frustrating to have to revise one’s ideas and practices, > the more we conform to the accepted international standard, the easier we > make things for those we share research with, now or in the future. I > started genealogy so long ago, I only had boxes and paper files to work > with. When the time came to enter all the data into a computer, it was > really daunting, but I managed. As the computer programs became more > complex, I have had to keep improving my skills and data entry – again, > daunting and time-consuming, but the brain is being challenged and > recording the information is getting easier, so I remain gratefulJ > > > > *From:* LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com > <legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com>] *On Behalf Of *Shirley Crampton > *Sent:* Monday, 5 August 2019 12:18 AM > *To:* Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Location names for Pennsylvania > > > > The problem with using the abbreviation for a state is that another > country may use the same abbreviation which will be confusing. eg: CA > could be California or Canada. I have heard people in Australia say that > they have no idea what the two-letter abbreviations for US states mean. > > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >
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