Yes, but the addresses may/may not have anything to do with the locations list. I try to get them all set to the 'what it was called then' name, so appreciate the discussions on when names changed. Some people put the addresses in the location list, but I don't. Rich in LA CA --- ronald ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Rich, > > I am sorry but I am not quite clear as to what you > mean by "the above places", however, hopefully the > following may help. > > The UK comprises Great Britain and Northern Ireland. > Great Britain - England, Scotland and Wales. > England, Northen Ireland, Scotland and Wales are > countries in their own right and not "states" as in > the USA. > > When I am abroad, the country I use on the last line > of the address is one of those four eg. Manchester, > England or Edinburgh, Scotland etc., usually in the > language of the country I am in when writing. > > WRT other lands which we either own(ed) or which > come/came under British protection we only > address(ed) them by their own names thus: India has > always been India and not India, UK, America has > always been America (which included what is now the > USA and Canada) and not America, UK. > > Regarding the Virgin Islands, the official names are > the US Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands > (not necessarily in that order :-) )and we use the > format "name of island, British Virgin Islands" - it > is not for me to suggest how Americans should write > it, but you can guess what I would do (and you would > be right). > > Hope that helps. > > Ron Ferguson > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > > For Genealogy, Software and Social visit: > http://www.fergys.co.uk > Blog: Create Your Web Pages > View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: > http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ > For The Fergusons of N.W. England See: > http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ > _____________________________________________________________________ > > > Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:01:39 -0800 > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] District of Columbia > > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > > > > Ron, would you include United Kingdom in the above > > places? I have but want to match what the locals > use. > > It is a contantly changing monster. > > Rich in LA CA > > --- ronald ferguson wrote: > > > >> > >> With respect America only owns 2/3 of the Virgin > >> Islands and Britain owns the rest. We would > *never* > >> consider the address of our bit to be GB btw, it > is > >> simply The Virgin Islands full stop/period. Nor > >> would we ever add GB to any country which we > happen > >> to occupy. Not even Northern Ireland is part of > GB - > >> that is not to suggest for one minute that we > >> "occupy" it. > >> > >> Ron Ferguson > >> > >> > >> > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > >> > >> For Genealogy, Software and Social visit: > >> http://www.fergys.co.uk > >> Blog: Create Your Web Pages > >> View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: > >> http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ > >> For The Fergusons of N.W. England See: > >> http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ > >> > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > >> > >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > >>> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] District of Columbia > >>> Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:02:47 -0800 > >>> > >>> Okay, pardon my confusion, but how would you > >> address Virgin Islands. I have > >>> family from the Virgin Islands and there are two > >> designations for them: > >>> > >>> Virgin Islands, Danish West Indies > >>> Or > >>> Virgin Islands, USA > >>> > >>> The Virgin Islands are territories of the USA. > So > >> how are people designating > >>> places like Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico... and > in > >> past times Philippines. > >>> ________________________________________ > >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > >> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> On Behalf Of Joseph > >>> (Ragweed) > >>> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 5:01 AM > >>> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > >>> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] District of Columbia > >>> > >>> > >>> We could use USA or United States for any > address > >> which is in the 50 > >>> states. However, I don't think it's in any way a > >> part of an address of a > >>> district. For instance, the "Virgin Islands".... > >> I don't believe they can > >>> lay claim to the USA part for their address. > >>> > >>> Addresses in "districts" are not like addresses > in > >> the States. Washington > >>> is a district called Columbia. > >>> > >>> I lived only 75 miles from there and no one ever > >> attached USA (just a zip) > >>> to Washington D.C. > >>> > >>> > >>> From: Heather Stovold > >>> Well, I would do something like > >>> > >>> Washington, , District of Columbia, United > States > >>> I don't know if there is a county or not. > >>> > >>> > >>> On Jan 24, 2008 6:22 PM, wrote: > >>> How should District of Columbia for Washington, > >> D.C. be sited? City, > >>> County, State, USA??? > >>> > > _________________________________________________________________ > Who's friends with who and co-starred in what? > http://www.searchgamesbox.com/celebrityseparation.shtml > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > To unsubscribe: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
