This has nothing to do with mass imports. If someone posts information
that you don't already have, how can you know that it's not being
recorded correctly? You don't. That's why we have standards; so that
when we share information, we have consistency in data fields, and know
what to expect.
Again, you have every right to store your data anyway you wish. Just
keep in mind that if you intend to share this information, you are
causing issues for those you share it with who follow the standards.
And...what does Trump have to do with Genealogy? LOL
On 8/2/2019 5:27 AM, James G. Hermsen via LegacyUserGroup wrote:
I recommend never to mass import other peoples work. I am careful
enough to know and understand exactly what I import from online.
Manually importing the information, one knows his information.
Hoosierly yours,
James G. Hermsen
8108 Laura Lynne Lane
Indianapolis, IN 46217
317-679-1466 cell
317-881-4600 land line
On Thursday, August 01, 2019 08:16:01 PM EDT,
Christopher Seward Sr. <csewar...@gmail.com> wrote:
You are free to record as you choose, but keep in mind that if you
publish & share this information, your method goes against the
standard, and can cause issues.
An example for me was importing a person's info into my file. I kept
getting import errors stating the the location (birth place) did not
exist on that date (birth date). Now I have an issue, since this
place not only didn't exist when this person was born, but when it did
exist, it was in a different country than when he was born, thus
making him appear to be of one heritage, but was actually another.
I recommend ALWAYS putting the correct location in, and putting the
current name of the location in the notes.
On 8/1/2019 4:41 PM, James G. Hermsen via LegacyUserGroup wrote:
Yes, but in the notes. Most people I share my information with want
to know where the place is now. They, like Trump, have no regard for
history, and those who know their history, already know what the
original name is. Looking for documents, the current place will know
what jurisdiction they once were governed by. It is all about being
usable for current people. Otherwise, we would all be recording
everying in Latin like they once did.
Hoosierly yours,
James G. Hermsen
8108 Laura Lynne Lane
Indianapolis, IN 46217
317-679-1466 cell
317-881-4600 land line
On Thursday, August 01, 2019 01:22:29 PM EDT,
sarrazingeor...@gmail.com <mailto:sarrazingeor...@gmail.com>
<sarrazingeor...@gmail.com> <mailto:sarrazingeor...@gmail.com> wrote:
I think one should always the name of a location the way it is
indicated in the documentation.
If the name has change or if two locations have been merge, I use
curly brackets with the new name after the old name.
Ex. Romorantin {Romorantin-Lanthenay}, 41194, Loir-et-Cher,
Centre-Val de Loire, France
(Note : I use 5 fields)
Georges
*De :*LegacyUserGroup <legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com>
<mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com> *De la part de* James
G. Hermsen via LegacyUserGroup
*Envoyé :* 1 août 2019 09:26
*À :* mvmcgrs--- via LegacyUserGroup <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com>
<mailto:legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com>
*Cc :* James G. Hermsen <jherm...@yahoo.com> <mailto:jherm...@yahoo.com>
*Objet :* Re: [LegacyUG] Location names for Pennsylvania
I always use the current geographic location and name today in each
entry and in the notes, remark that the geographic name and country
was different then than it is today. That way when a grandchild (or
anyone) wants to find the place on a map is able to do so. Prussia is
very hard to find, if you did not know where to look. Same thing with
names of cities whose name has changed. Stalingrad, Linengrad don't
make sense for someone born after the Cold War. Peking vs. Bejing.
Same thing.
Hoosierly yours,
James G. Hermsen
8108 Laura Lynne Lane
Indianapolis, IN 46217
317-679-1466 cell
317-881-4600 land line
On Thursday, August 01, 2019 08:43:54 AM EDT,
mvmcgrs--- via LegacyUserGroup <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com
<mailto:legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com>> wrote:
I hope you are not inserting the the added information if it is not in
the document. The jurisdictions change over time. In the US what was
a county in 1850 may be another county in 1860 and still another
county by 1870. The house did not move but the boundaries did.
Marie
Marie Varrelman Melchiori, Certified Genealogist Emeritus
______________________________ ______________________________ __
CG or Certified Genealogist is a service mark of the Board for
Certification of Genealogists, used under license by Board-certified
genealogists after periodic competency evaluation, and the board name
is registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office.
In a message dated 8/1/2019 6:24:51 AM Eastern Standard Time,
wrlinh...@gmail.com <mailto:wrlinh...@gmail.com> writes:
I do agree.
My standard is: [1. local jurisdiction/repository i.e.township,
village, city, etc], 2.County, 3.State, 4.Country
and apply to other countries similarly by always using three commas
for all locations [usually each has a repository of genealogical data]
. The entry might between comma's might be null if I don't have the
information. For example born in USA might be ", , , USA". I know I
have some research to do but I only record what I have from that source.
For folder hierarchy and some naming situations I reverse the order
but always hold to 4 elements for location. I don't believe I have
ever had an exception. I am sure I will learn about one here. So far
this works for me.
Bill
On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 12:20 AM Roberta Schwalm
<robertaschw...@gmail.com <mailto:robertaschw...@gmail.com>> wrote:
I do the same thing, Shirley. Most of my ancestors are from
Scotland, Ireland, England, Germany and a spattering of French.
The only difference is I use "province" instead of State.
On Tue, Jul 30, 2019 at 9:05 PM Shirley Crampton
<scshenders...@gmail.com <mailto:scshenders...@gmail.com>> wrote:
I use Village, County, State, Country. Hopefully there is no
more than 1 village of the same name in the County. If the
place is rural then I put the name of the township in the
first position.
On Tue, Jul 30, 2019 at 5:47 PM Connie Laubach
<bluecorab...@gmail.com <mailto:bluecorab...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Trying to decide how to input the location names – I have
townships that are made up of villages and boroughs. How
are others handling it?
I have thought of the following:
Village, township, county, state, United States
or
township-village, country, state, United States (I like
this as all villages within the township would be listed
together)
Thank you, Connie.
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