Jerry, There is not a standard way of expressing locations within the UK, Ireland and the Isle of Man. The format is always smallest to largest, the latter being one of the countries comprising the UK, viz. England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
As countries we have been at the forefront of civilisation for a long time, a long time before any thought was given to the advantages, or otherwise, of standards, and woe betide anyone who tries to change this. The point being that we are very protective of our history and historic locations, one only has to see the furore when changes in county boundaries are suggested! I suggest that you take a look at http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jimella/counties.htm which gives a detailed look at the type and history of our locations. Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk -------------------------------------------------- From: "Jerry" <bearjerca...@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 11:30 AM To: <LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] PLACE NAMES > Mark and Ron - Interesting discussion about the use of Cem: - I'll > have to experiment with that, but I think I might still prefer the use > of the NOTES button to add the cemeteries to BURIED, not positive yet... > > With the UK, is it standardized at all at five positions, for example? > If so, would Legacy work if use always used five positions? > > Jerry > > On 9/29/2010 6:07 AM, Ron Ferguson wrote: >> Mark, >> >> I doubt if the use of a colon will make any different to the mapping >> function, and the rest of the location certainly doesn't - it is >> basically >> the format I always use, and I do use the mapping facility. In fact from >> the >> point of view of mapping, using the full address for the location gives a >> much more accurate result (providing the road still exists!). >> >> Ron Ferguson >> http://www.fergys.co.uk/ >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "Mark Klan"<m...@markabout.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 10:16 AM >> To:<LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com> >> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] PLACE NAMES >> >>> I'm one of the folks who use the Buried/Location field for cemetery >>> names >>> & locations, and initially this did indeed cause my master locations >>> list >>> to be quite a mess. However, I got rid of the jumble by entering every >>> cemetery as follows (example): >>> >>> Cem: Trinity Cemetery, Sylvania, DeKalb, Alabama, United States >>> >>> Then for the short version, I edit and remove "Cem: " and also ", United >>> States". I do this in the Master Locations list after I have added some >>> new cemeteries, or whenever I get around to it. Once it's done for any >>> given cemetery, it's done. >>> >>> So this particular cemetery shows up naturally on screen and in reports >>> as >>> Trinity Cemetery, Sylvania, DeKalb, Alabama. And in the master location >>> list, all of my cemeteries are grouped together alphabetically beginning >>> with the prefix Cem:<space>. This eliminated the mess. I imagine it >>> won't work well if you are using the mapping/lat/long stuff, but I >>> don't... :-) >>> >>> Maybe this approach will be helpful to someone out there. >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> **** >>> Wednesday, September 29, 2010, 12:09:22 AM, Jerry wrote: >>> >>> For what it's worth, my opinion is to use the BURIED field only as a >>> location field such as Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan, USA - then add the >>> name of the cemetery in the NOTES field next to the BURIED location >>> field. >>> Otherwise, you will get LOCATION names that refer to CEMETERIES and not >>> CITIES, VILLAGES, TOWNSHIPS, etc. The LOCATION fields are much more >>> manageable not to mix them up with CEMETERY names.....IMO. Plus, if you >>> ever use TNG - The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding for your >>> website data, you will have very messy PLACE names if you use CEMETERIES >>> in fields that are really designed only for the traditional LOCATION / >>> PLACE divisions. >>> >>> Jerry >>> >>> On 9/28/2010 10:41 PM, Jacki Richey wrote: >>> >>> Tim, why do you create a 'burial' event when Legacy has a place for >>> "buried" right after "died"? >>> >>>> From: spa...@xmission.com >>>> Jenny, >>>> Would one enter the Cemetery like this ? >>>> Forrest Lawn Cemetery, L. Street, Plot 5.4, Cypress, Orange, >>>> California, >>>> USA >>>> I'm like Sherry. I create a 'Burial' event. >>>> Tim >>>>> On 27/09/2010 19:13, Sherry/Support wrote: >>>>>> I enter the cemetery name as an Event. That's easy to search and >>>>>> create reports on. Some users enter the cemetery name and address >>>>>> info >>>>>> using the Address feature for the Burial field. Click on the "+" at >>>>>> the end of the field to enter the event address. >>>>> And some of us enter the cemetery name as part of the location. >>>>> Indeed, >>>>> I include not only the cemetery name but also the plot/grave number >>>>> when >>>>> I know it. >>>>> >>>>> What's best is what works for you! >> Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
