John, Thanks for agreeing with me, but I can't agree with your not using county names. At least in most Southern states, most records are kept on the county level and the county courthouse is the first place to look.
Also, I enter the county name as it was on the date of the particular entry. Many places in Virginia have had four or more different county names. My Hurst ancestors lived in one place for a few decades in the Shenandoah Valley, but there were four different county names in that period. I put, or should put, a mention of the current name in Notes. Maybe I should find a source, or create one, to explain the changes. As for using abbreviations for state names, right now 98% of my research is in the U.S. Most researchers here known the postal codes. Anyone overseas doing research here should find a list of the codes. I notice that the English often use county abbreviations: Hamps for Hampshire, for example. Is Oxon the same as Oxfordshire? Actually, if I ever get around to putting my info on the web or in a book, I might use Search and Replace to substitute full state names. Not adding USA; if you don't know where Virginia is, leave me alone. <g> Bill H. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Bayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2003 1:55 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Big Apple > William Hurst wrote: > > Don't forget to add "United States of America, North American Continent, > > Western Hemisphere, Planet Earth, Solar System, The Universe." Actually, > > being stingy, I would just use "New York City, Queens Co., NY." I gather > > that Long Island City is not a legal entity and Borough of Queens is > > redundant. But that's just my method; I could be wrong. Bill H. > > Yeah, I agree with Bill, I know one is supposed to enter county > information, and even country information but I usually don't. > I know it is possible for there to be two places with the same > or very similar names in two different counties in the same state, > but that hasn't been a problem for me. > If it ever was, then I suppose I'd enter the county information. > Or I'd enter a note somewhere saying that when I write > "Glens Falls, New York", I was using it as a shorthand for > "Glens Falls, Warren, New York, USA". > > One notable exception would be NYC, which is such a huge place > population-wise, that including the borough or county is probably > a good idea. > > jr > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
