> -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Winfrey > Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 6:56 AM > > The problem with using the place name from the time period > the event occurred is that, without the same amount of work > we did to find the name, other researchers will have a more > difficult time working back up the name trail to find out > where the records of the event may be held. I try to use the > original place name with the evolution of names in the event > notes. I have ancestors from Alsace-Lorraine too and not > only did the country change over time, the city and township > names changed too. I think it is important to document the > entire evolution.
Amen! Some of my ancestral villages in Bohemia were in Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, and the Czech Republic at various times. I also document the change in street names and numbers. Chicago renumbered in 1909, and New Orleans has had several street name changes. Kathie 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
