You must first decide which location system you will use, and then the questions become easy. 1. Use the location name as it existed at the time of the 'event'. I have some towns with as many as eight different names. 2. Use the location as it exists 'today'. Then when governments change the various boundaries, you must re-edit the wole country. Sweden 2 times in 20th century. England, Scotland in the 1990s, US states and counties (see AniMap). I use choice 1, because once the research is done, the past doesn't re-do itself. Rich in LA CA
--- On Sat, 9/27/08, David Kleiman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: David Kleiman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [LegacyUG] Geo Location Database Standards > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Date: Saturday, September 27, 2008, 9:43 AM > Couple of questions to the informed crowd here.... > > I am working to reconcile a large number of European place > name citations in > a fairly large Legacy file (30,000+ individuals) between > currently accepted > naming conventions and older or alternate spelling and > language differences. > A simple clear example is the old American spelling of the > Ukrainian town > "Lvov" which on most current maps is Lviv or > L'viv. > > Question: > Can anyone tell me what the source was for the Legacy Geo > Location Database > names? Is there an standard academic source(s) against > which that list is > published? For example: The US Geological Survey database, > or some other > world atlas(es)? > > If the spelling standardization is a Millenium Corp. > construct, is there a > listing of the transliteration guidelines used in building > these lists? > > Thanks for any insights > > David M. Kleiman > Heritage Muse, Inc. > > > > > 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
