You have several responses to this and all are valid to one extent or
another. However, I believe we must go a bit deeper and try to determine
just how much we might know. (1) Do we know the state is proven? (2) Do
we know the county/parish is proven? or (3) Is it just the community
that is a possibility? I always thought it was odd to say "probably
Sacramento, Sacramento County, California" when we knew for sure the
individual was born, died, buried or whatever in California - this is a
known fact. Even the county might be known to be correct but we will
sill say "probably Sacramento,.....". To my way of thinking this also
makes the County and State unknowns. So, I use parenthesis, great things
these parenthesis, and show as: " , Sacramento County (possibly
Sacramento), California". This clearly states just what is fact and what
is "might be". Or even: ", , California (possibly Sacramento,
Sacramento County)", etc.. etc. I realize this goes against a lot of the
"experts" thinking but why should I use something like < >? When my
4Xgreat grandchildren show up on the scene (I hope some will) they would
not have a clue what < > means.
The word "of" is often used and this is traditional but personally I
don't care for it - - looks poor in reports. If an individual marries
and he makes his home in Sacramento, but we don't know where he was born
(just California) then: (1) I put his birth as outlined above and (2)
make a residence event to show where he lived at the time of marriage.
Much cleaner - looks better all the way 'round. (Also, please read "he"
as "he/she" in this narrative - no comments here please)
One last proposal on this situation. Most just use the word "probably"
when the situation demands but in addition I also use "possibly". To me,
"probably" is for the occasion when it really is truly a probability -
you have supporting data to back it up. "Possibily" is for the situation
which is weak - - you are thinking "it just might be" but have very
little to on which to base that decision.
I have never been one to rely much on the traditional way of doing
things. The new generation of genealogy programs give us a great deal of
flexibility which should be used to every extent possible. The goal is
to make all as clear as possible to make sure that those who follow will
understand our intent. - if it goes against traditional thinking then
so be it. "Be Creative" is my motto with this stuff..................
Tom M...............
----- Original Message -----
From: "Linda Bischoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 9:07 AM
Subject: [LegacyUG] possible location
Can someone tell me how they enter a location when one is not sure that
the
place is correct. I have several places where I have put "probably"
after
the location, but it doesn't work with the way Legacy uses the location
field. I have used brackets on occasion, but that requires an
explanation. I
hate to leave it blank when I am relatively sure that it's correct.
Thanks
for any advice.
Linda B.
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