Thank you all who responded - unanimously saying the name of the location at the time of the event is the one to record!
I shall continue to do that. Carolyn ________________________________ From: Elizabeth Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 1:50:50 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Historical shifting of national boundaries As an added note, just because the political boundaries change, doesn't mean the location of the records change also. In the US, when a county line is moved, the records usually remain where they were originally recorded. This might be confusing in trying find the location, but knowing the name where/when the event occured may be more helpful than trying to keep track of later boundary changes. And, if your family has left that location, are you going to try to keep track of changes after they've left? Elizabeth researching the descendants of William and Sarah (Patterson) Thompson ----- Original Message ----- From: Tim Rosenlof To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 9:34 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Historical shifting of national boundaries Czech Republic has been through th location washing machine locations it'self also. Record all events at the time and place it originally happened. All other in notes. Tim ----- Original Message ----- From: Carolyn Smith To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 8:08 AM Subject: [LegacyUG] Historical shifting of national boundaries I have ancestors in my database [Legacy 7 (Deluxe)] that emigrated to the US from the Hungarian part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Slovakia). In entering data, I have read I should put the current location in the Location Field (that reflects where the vital records are now located) but would also like to keep the historical location, for that is the place from which they emigrated! How do I enter and save both locations for the same person/event in my Legacy program [e.g. Beszterczebanya, Zolyom, Hungary and Banska Bystrica, Slovakia] also noting which location is current and which location is historic? [This is also an issue in the US, e.g. West Virginia from Virginia.] Carolyn Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ 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/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
