That's an interesting concept Frank!
The question is - would we use the location as it was at the time of the event and an
AKA for it *today*? It would be nice to have a tad of history showing the date and
reason (if known) why a name changed for the location.
I just learned something interesting last week - I had an ancestor from "Greene Co,
TN" in 1782. At that time the state didn't exist (I understand that area of what is
now Eastern TN was part of NC) and for a few short years after that, the area was the
state of Franklin! It would be interesting to have that history in my database.
Sherry
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On 2/25/01 at 12:48 PM Frank G. Higgins wrote:
>I am not familiar with AKA as used with names of people and
>don't even know if AKA provides recording more than one other
>name so am not sure this is pertinent, BUT, why not an AKA for
>locations? AND then bring in the suggestion that has been made
>for people's AKA: provide listing and sorting with and
>separatgely from regular names. ???
>
>"Geoffrey D. Rasmussen" wrote:
>>
>> Hello list,
>>
>> I'm taking off my Millennia hat right now, and am writing to you as a
>> genealogist. This message relates to the idea of locations and how they
>> change over time. We probably have all experienced this. You find an
>> obituary which refers to some location that no longer exists. We then
>turn
>> to historical gazetteers to learn about this place in which our ancestors
>> once lived. We might learn that it was originally called Happyville,
>which
>> was organized in 1832. By 1850, Happyville was renamed to Happy Valley,
>and
>> today it is known as Sundance.
>>
>> A second example - you may learn that Happyville was a mining town, just
>> north of Allegheny River, and that the majority of settlers came from
>> Sherwood, a town 15 miles north of the state border.
>>
>> First a question, then a suggestion for a future Legacy feature. How do
>> others keep track of this information?
>>
>> Now the suggestion. I'd love the locations in our master location list
>to
>> have a "notes" section, meaning, a place that I can record anything
>about a
>> certain locality. This is where I would type the above information.
>Now,
>> if I ever have a question about a certain locality, it will be explained
>in
>> Legacy attached to its locality. These notes would then, if desired,
>print
>> as an appendix to my reports, after or before my surname and locality
>> indicies.
>>
>> I guess I'm just thinking out loud here, but I'd appreciate your
>comments.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Geoffrey D. Rasmussen
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