You are free to record as you choose, but keep in mind that if you
publish & share this information, your method goes against the standard,
and can cause issues.
An example for me was importing a person's info into my file. I kept
getting import errors stating the the location (birth place)
James: Politics has no place in this discussion.
On Thu, Aug 1, 2019 at 5:42 PM James G. Hermsen via LegacyUserGroup <
legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> wrote:
> Yes, but in the notes. Most people I share my information with want to
> know where the place is now. They, like Trump, have no
Yes, but in the notes. Most people I share my information with want to know
where the place is now. They, like Trump, have no regard for history, and
those who know their history, already know what the original name is. Looking
for documents, the current place will know what jurisdiction
I think one should always the name of a location the way it is indicated in the
documentation.
If the name has change or if two locations have been merge, I use curly
brackets with the new name after the old name.
Ex. Romorantin {Romorantin-Lanthenay}, 41194, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de
But keep in mind that in many countries more than 4 fields are needed.
Georges
De : LegacyUserGroup De la part de
Linda Greethurst
Envoyé : 1 août 2019 09:23
À : Legacy User Group
Objet : Re: [LegacyUG] Location names for Pennsylvania
Like the others, I do use the 4 comma
I think the usual guidance is to use what location was called at the time
of the event you are recording. The date becomes important aspect of
location and locating the repository.
As repositories move and consolidate, in order to find the records, you
need to know where your record of interest
A couple of comments:
(1) What drives me crazy when importing someone else’s data is ambiguity of
whether the first part of the location is a township or a town. The geo-locator
does not find townships. So, I always add the word ‘Township’ or ‘Twp’ if that
is what it is. Examples:
- Urbana
I always use the current geographic location and name today in each entry and
in the notes, remark that the geographic name and country was different then
than it is today. That way when a grandchild (or anyone) wants to find the
place on a map is able to do so. Prussia is very hard to find,
Like the others, I do use the 4 comma separations - the majority of the
time. I was taught to always enter the location as it was called AT THE
TIME OF THE EVENT. I have many locations that I cannot fill the 4 sections
because the location didn't adhere to that structure - it was a territory,
a
I hope you are not inserting the the added information if it is not in the
document. The jurisdictions change over time. In the US what was a county in
1850 may be another county in 1860 and still another county by 1870. The house
did not move but the boundaries did.
Marie
Marie Varrelman
I do agree.
My standard is: [1. local jurisdiction/repository i.e.township, village,
city, etc], 2.County, 3.State, 4.Country
and apply to other countries similarly by always using three commas for all
locations [usually each has a repository of genealogical data] . The entry
might between
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