Thanks to all for your help, it makes sense now and I'll stop searching for "Of" on the internet. I have been reading the Archives but have not reached the thread about "prepositions used in locations." yet, still have a bit of reading to go. Steve> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Help with Locations> Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 10:51:15 -0500> > <<......."Of,,Luzerne,PA" >>> > This format gives information that is very useful. The person being referred > to lived in Luzerne county, Pennsylvania, USA at some time in his life. His > birthplace was unknown, and the town in PA was also not known. If you just > leave off the "Of", you are saying that the event took place there, while > that is really unknown. If you don't put the county/state, you are leaving > out information that is very useful - you at least know somewhere that > person lived. The ,, before the county says it is the city you do not know, > and sorting US locations will be preserved. I do not know of any other way > to give all this information in a readable shorthand.> > -- > Carl [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > 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> > > _________________________________________________________________ Never miss another e-mail with Hotmail on your mobile. http://www.livelife.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=343869
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