Jean wrote:
>> Sharon, that's where I draw the line! I don't use "USA" so I don't have
to
>> worry about substituting "CSA."
>
> For us out in the rest of the world what does CSA stand for please?
> Jean from Sunny Tuross Head in NSW, Australia
I have a somewhat different view. I usually (with some exceptions)
don't put countrys into event places, so I don't worry about how
to abbreviate them. Also I don't use abbreviations, because they
can be unclear, as the above exchange indicates.
For example: Brx Bor, NY, NY
is better wrtitten as: Bronx Borough, New York, New York
I usually don't use countrys because they are not in the source.
Which raises the somewhat philosophical issue of what does
one record in a genealogy database? Do you record your
conclusions, or the data you collect as you find it? I lean
toward recording the data so I or someone else can revisit
the conclusions at a later time. Conclusions can be put
in Notes or other narrative items IMO.
jr
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