I use Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, America; Which isn't accurate in the least, but conveys the concept of the pre-revolution status, and sorts all the colony locations together. I replace America with United States after the revolution. I know it is wrong, but it works for me. Rich
--- Kirsten Bowman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > > 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
