I am struggling with the same issue for Plymouth Colony & the area. Many of the places had Indian names at the time. Little Compton was Sakonnet, and it's not clear whether it was then considered part of Rhode Island or not. I also have not found a good answer for this. I have been using Colony name in the County place and the state & Country name as it is today, but it is not very satisfactory and requires explanation in the notes. So, I use "Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, USA" and "Sakonnet (Little Compton), Plymouth Colony, Rhode Island, USA". There can also be doubt for some places as to which Colony a place should be assigned either when it was first settled by one English family alone (not an official settlement) or when more than one colony claimed it. If someone else has a better answer it would be very helpful. Interesting that Legacy can edit for correct county names against dates, but allows use of State names for all time periods even if it was not yet formed.
Cary -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kirsten Bowman Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 2:06 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Colonies, Provinces and Territories How do you handle colonies, provinces and territories in Legacy's location fields? Is "country" the ultimate *governing* body or the geographical location? What is the country designation for the (now) US state of Georgia, for example, prior to 1776? Do you put the colony name in the state position and "New England" in the country field? "Georgia, New England" sounds silly and probably isn't technically correct either, since there was no real governing body for all 13 colonies other than the British Parliament. Each colony was actually on the "province" level, so what goes in the country field? My current headache is "Canada" prior to 1867 (before that designation was adopted). I can cope with the changes from Upper Canada to Canada West to Ontario, but those are province names. What goes in the country field? After 1867, "Ontario, Canada" is a no-brainer, but what about Upper Canada and Canada West? What do others do? Kirsten 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@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp RE: 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@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
