Even USA abbreviations can be mis-leading. In book "The Josiah Closson Family of New England" the author refers to locations as Mi. After some research I figured out he is referring to Minnesota not Michigan. Ann New Mexico USA
----- Original Message ----- From: "Laurence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 7:21 AM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] How or Where do I enter deaths in battle? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of bhoudek > > Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 11:01 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] How or Where do I enter deaths in battle? > > > > For USA addresses, thought it is "proper" to use the postal > > abbreviation. Do think it looks a bit better to have the > > state fully indicated however. I'm doing it both ways and > > must admit my files look a bit disorganized. > > > > Any genealogical "official" standard? > > > > Bill Houdek > > The problem with abbreviations is that if your family tree is studied by > someone outside your country it can become confusing. For instance WA I > believe is Washington it is also Western Australia. SA can be South Africa > or South Australia etc. And who knows in a hundred years these > abbreviations > may mean nothing, just look at a world map from fifty years ago. > No country is immune from change if you doubt what I say just look at the > British Commonwealth. > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
