One problem I'm running into when trying to convert my Mom's data into
Legacy
She did not use the 4 location fields and did NOT include "city", "county",
etc in the name. So I've run into some of her entries that have some
ambiguity. For example,
Butler, Ohio - is that actually:
Butler, Richland, Ohio, USA
or is it:
??, Butler, Ohio, USA
There is no way to tell from her records (and she is no longer around to
ask). So whatever method you use, make sure it is clear which name is what.
She also, in some situations, used the location field for comments - and
that is making for a real headache as I get ready to merge.
I'm not saying do not do such things - just make sure if it clear to others
(and to you later for that matter!).
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wendy Howard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com>
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 1:22 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] More basic questions
Hi Jane,
1 & 3 - How you do your place names is up to you, but you will find
recommendations which may help you decide what you're going to do.
Outside of the USA, you will find that the four-place convention you've
described doesn't work too well, and many of us not in the USA don't use
it. Even within the USA, there are a few places where it doesn't work I
understand (from reading this list). But if you want to use the
Geo-location Database (GLDb), it is needed, and many do use that
convention. Think about where your research is taking you, and perhaps
that will help you decide which way you want to work.
I don't use the four-field convention. When I only know the location of
an event in general terms, I put in what I know without placeholder
commas, even if it is only the country. Works fine for me, and I don't
use the GLDb. I'm sure there are limitations in this method, but whatever
they are they don't bother me at this point in time.
For places within a town or city, you can put them in the Location field
or you can put the details in the address field - see the + next to birth,
christening, etc fields, or the house icon in the marriage window.
2 - The description field, separate from the notes field, lets you format
the text more than if there was only the one field. You can customise the
sentence construction, either for all instances of a particular event or
for one occurance of it.
Don't feel that you *have* to put something in the description field just
because it is there. You might have events where you don't want to use
it, and that is fine.
For census events, I have settled on a format where I put the age and
occupation in the description field, and have the sentence read: "[HeShe]
appeared on the census [onDate] [inPlace] as a [Desc].[Sources] [Notes]".
This means that my 3x-great-grandfather Robert IRELAND's entry in the 1851
England census reads: "He appeared on the census in 1851 in Langtoft,
Yorkshire, England as a 36-year-old blacksmith". The description field
contains "36-year-old blacksmith", and there is nothing in the notes. The
full transcription of the household is in the Source Text, and prints in
the endnotes.
There are many ways of presenting census events in your database, and this
is one I have settled on after reading this list for a while and reading
the examples others have posted.
Don't forget to look up the Help when you've got questions - I've learned
a lot from reading the notes there, as well as from this list.
Hope this helps. :-)
Kind Regards,
Wendy Howard
--
Kaiwaka, Northland, New Zealand
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wendyh65/
<http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/%7Ewendyh65/>
----- Original Message -----
*From:* Jane Sarles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
*To:* LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
*Sent:* 06/27/2008 2:23:09 PM +1200
*Subject:* [LegacyUG] More basic questions
Firstly, let me express much gratitude to the very helpful answers that
have appeared from so many of you. It is really something to have such
great help available.
I am trying to batch my newbie questions so as not to clutter up the list
too badly.
1. This is the reverse of my first "Place" question. If one does not
know the name of the town, or perhaps, even the name of the County, but
only the state, do I understand from the demo tour that is should be put
in by using commas thusly , , Indiana, USA? Will that serve to make
my Master Place list all in good order?
2. In the Event screen, I do not understand the distinction between
description and notes. For instance, if the event is a census listing,
the Event is "Census", the Description would also be "Census," and I
guess the note would be the information contained in the census listing.
Or would the Description be the information contained in the census
listing? The Description and the Notes seem to me to be redundant.
3. In my practice set, I have Helen Holloway dying in Shelbyville,
Shelby County, Kentucky, USA. I have put in the place, but wish to add
the hospital. However, when I click on the plus sign after the place
space, nothing happens - no other screen opens up. How do I put the
address in?
I am saving all the answers to my questions in a folder on my email
titled "Legacy Help". What a great resource that will be.
Jane Sarles
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