Yes it is a nice start but very general - Newfoundland did not join
the confederation of Canada until 1949 however my ancestors get thrown
into Canada (Newfoundlanders through and through). And of course we
have the issue of the Austria-Hungary Empire - if your ancestors were
born in Austria,
I hope consideration is given to the unfortunate fact that
ethnicity and birthplace are largely unrelated.
When I run that Origins report on myself in one ff, it
admits 33% of my ancestors were born in Virginia, 33% in
Pennsylvania, 33% in Germany, and 1% other.
We Virginians may THINK of
I wonder how the Origins Report suddenly became a report on ethnicity?
The help for the report says this:
It's nice to know where we came from - where our ancestors were born.
Most of us are a mixture of nationalities who have joined together and
split apart for centuries. Legacy can gather all
Brian and Cheryl,
Nationality and ethnicity are two different things -
Nationality (Merriam-Webster) is defined as
: a group of people who share the same history, traditions, and language,
and who usually live together in a particular country
: the fact or status of being a member or citizen
I changed 'christening' to 'Tribe'.
On Oct 12, 2014 2:07 PM, fersken fers...@verizon.net wrote:
Since the emergence of the Origin’s Report, I have been considering the
difference between place of birth and ethnicity. I have Montaukett Indian
ancestry in my background but on the Origin’s
: Re: [LegacyUG] Ethnicity
I changed 'christening' to 'Tribe'.
On Oct 12, 2014 2:07 PM, fersken fers...@verizon.net wrote:
Since the emergence of the Origin’s Report, I have been considering the
difference between place of birth and ethnicity. I have Montaukett Indian
ancestry in my background
We welcome suggestions for enhancements to Legacy and its features. You
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Since the emergence of the Origin’s Report, I have been considering the
difference between place of birth and ethnicity. I have Montaukett Indian
ancestry in my background but on the Origin’s report, the only thing they
represent is U.S. The Montaukett or Montauk people are a Native American
You could use an Event to record this detail.
Depending on your personal preferences, you could create one event to
record all ethnicities, or a series of events which are each dedicated
to a particular one of your interest. I think I would use one event, and
put the defining term in the
to how
the users would like it.
John Bernacki
-Original Message-
From: Wendy Howard
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 9:59 AM
To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Ethnicity
You could use an Event to record this detail.
Depending on your personal preferences, you
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