On 19 Feb 2006 at 7:55, Jim Winfrey wrote: > 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.
I use modern place names in the programs I use for research notes, so that I can sort on place and find how many people came from there. But my Legacy main database is my basic family history, so I try to be historically accurate, and avoid anachronisms, like the school child's catcxh question about finding a coin dated 43 BC. So I try as far as possible to use place names that were used at the time. -- 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
