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________________________________ From: LegacyUserGroup <legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com> on behalf of dwq...@gmail.com <dwq...@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, August 5, 2019 5:55 AM To: 'Legacy User Group' <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Location names for Pennsylvania Andrew – You can still enter lat/long in Legacy. I get them from Google Earth Pro. That way they will be there when the geo-mapping feature returns. Don Quigley 1207 Huntington Lane Safety Harbor, FL 34695 (H) 727-330-7030 (M) 925-367-5609 dwq...@gmail.com<mailto:dwq...@gmail.com> From: LegacyUserGroup <legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com> On Behalf Of Andrew Robbie Sent: Sunday, August 4, 2019 11:32 PM To: 'Legacy User Group' <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Location names for Pennsylvania One thing that would really, really help here is Legacy resurrecting their geo-mapping feature. Lat/Long never lies… Forget excuses about this API or that API changing. Just fix it. ☺ Andrew From: LegacyUserGroup <legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com<mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com>> On Behalf Of Elizabeth Lindsay Sent: Sunday, August 4, 2019 10:48 PM To: 'Legacy User Group' <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com<mailto:legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com>> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Location names for Pennsylvania Unless your research is always going to be limited to only one country, it is really helpful to use the full name whenever possible. Throughout the world, the abbreviations used for cities, towns, counties and states, and even some countries, can be confusing. I live in Western Australia, and the accepted postal address for the state specifies “WA”, but that is evidently also an acronym for Washington, as well as Wenatchee, Namibia, Warrington [UK], Westford Academy[MA], Westford Academy [Texas], Westminster Academy, and so on – all of which could potentially form part of an address. I agree that using the name at the time of the event is most helpful and other information can be added as an alternative, or in notes. While it can be frustrating to have to revise one’s ideas and practices, the more we conform to the accepted international standard, the easier we make things for those we share research with, now or in the future. I started genealogy so long ago, I only had boxes and paper files to work with. When the time came to enter all the data into a computer, it was really daunting, but I managed. As the computer programs became more complex, I have had to keep improving my skills and data entry – again, daunting and time-consuming, but the brain is being challenged and recording the information is getting easier, so I remain grateful☺ From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Shirley Crampton Sent: Monday, 5 August 2019 12:18 AM To: Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com<mailto:legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com>> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Location names for Pennsylvania The problem with using the abbreviation for a state is that another country may use the same abbreviation which will be confusing. eg: CA could be California or Canada. I have heard people in Australia say that they have no idea what the two-letter abbreviations for US states mean.
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