Marcellyn, George G. Morgan, an internationally recognized author, speaker and authority on genealogy, recently had this to say about recording locations:
Record Precise Information: For each of your ancestors' vital dates (birth, marriage, and death), always record the precise location as it existed at the time of the event. That means listing the town, the county or parish, and the state for U.S. events. For foreign locations, the town, province, and county should be recorded. More important, because boundaries and jurisdictions change so much over time, make certain you have the correct county or state or province or country listed as it existed when the event occurred. This is important to you for purposes of locating copies of records and important for future researchers who want to confirm your research and obtain copies for themselves. ---"Tips from the Pros: Record Precise Locations as They Were" from George G. Morgan, 24-7 Family History Circle Blog, 5/25/07. I don't think he was exactly referring to the time period you are working with, but you get the idea. If you decide to follow George G. Morgan's advice, it might be a good idea to record somewhere within Legacy the approximate location according to today's maps. -- Alice > [Original Message] > From: mffowler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com> > Date: 7/11/2007 3:29:04 PM > Subject: [LegacyUG] "Non-standard" locations > > Hi to All, > > I would like your thoughts and suggestions on an issue I am running into > with "non-standard" locations. The standard is city, county, state, country > with commas as place holder for unknown information. Am I correct? > > Now for my issue. Some of my lines tie into royalty and nobility in the > early and mid medieval times. In some geographical locations of the time > there were cities/towns/villages and a large piece of land with often > shifting boundaries and names that changed with the "conqueror" of those > lands--no states and no countries as we know them. I am studying medieval > Europe for better understanding. Most names are recorded as "John Count of > SomeWhere". > > So, what data do I put in which of the four parts of the location and where > do I insert commas. More specifically, during the mid centuries (pre-1000) > there was no France, Germany, etc. The whole area was called Gaul. > Burgundy, which I always thought to be part of France, was originally set up > on the middle of the Rhine, which I associate with Germany. The kingdom of > Burgundy was destroyed here. Ultimately the kingdoms of the Franks and > Saxony controlled this area and south and pushed the Lombards (France) out > of their lands into Italy. Great Britain, Ireland, Scotland (Pictland), > Brittany, and Italy were recognized as distinct areas one could use as a > country--but what about the others? A couple of centuries later other areas > such as Normandy, Aquitaine, Flanders, etc. developed; but they were not > countries, per se. > > Any thoughts on what to put where in the location field would be greatly > appreciated. It is difficult to keep all of this straight. > > Thanks in advance for your assistance. > > Marcellyn Fowler > Kansas City, MO > > > > > Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://legacyfamilytree.com/DeluxeEdition.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 > Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://legacyfamilytree.com/DeluxeEdition.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
