John: Animap is great for these situations but a little expensive. Wikipedia is often a big help in sorting out the colonies and their proper names at given times.
Shelly: British North America or BNA could work in a pinch, but that's more of a geographical description; it never was a govening body since the colonies were individually chartered by the King of England. It's sort of mixing apples and oranges--but certainly better than saying that someone was born in 1700 in "Massachusetts, USA." Kirsten -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of John S. Adams Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 10:59 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] What would you call "America" in 1666? "British North America" or "Colonial America" wouldn't differentiate between areas controlled at different times by the English, French, Spanish, Dutch, or even the Russians. Even the borders and names of the British Colonies changed over time, e.g., "East Jersey," "West Jersey," "New Jersey." Very confusing. I haven't been consistent. I think I'll have to add a North American history book or a timeline for each present state to my genealogy library. John S. Adams Hermosa Beach, CA -------------------------------------------------- From: "MICHELLE CROSBY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 4:38 AM To: <LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] What would you call "America" in 1666? > I don't know if this is correct or not, I have always used BNA for Britsh > North America and when the Colonies won their independence I then enter > the location as USA. > Shelly 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
