On 18 Feb 2006 at 17:08, M. Brenzel wrote: > I would like to get opinions regarding locations whose names have > changed. More precisely, those that have changed from one county to > another or from one country to another. > > I would assume that you would list a town as it was at the time of the > event. For example, a town in Lorraine went from Lorraine to France to > Prussia to Germany to France and finally back to Germany. If an > ancestor was born there in 1811, it was part of France at that time. > But if a brother was born there in 1816, it was part of Prussia. > > In this case, I would have 2 entries in the Location list for the same > town - 1 for France and 1 for Prussia. > > Does everyone agree with me on this?
I do, and try to keep places recorded as they were at the time of the event, at least in my Legacy files. -- Steve Hayes E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.geocities.com/hayesstw/stevesig.htm Phone: 083-342-3563 or 012-333-6727 Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group 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
