RE: [LegacyUG] Locations
What if I don't know the city but do know the county state, should I enter it like this? , county name, state, usa Or if I don't know the city and county, should I always enter like this? , , state, usa Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Locations
Correct! , Lamar, Mississippi, USA , , Mississippi, USA michele From: julia l Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 9:48 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Locations What if I don't know the city but do know the county state, should I enter it like this? , county name, state, usa Or if I don't know the city and county, should I always enter like this? , , state, usa No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1411 / Virus Database: 2092/4026 - Release Date: 11/19/11 Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Locations
Julia, Yes you are correct if you are “Standardizing” the locations. Russ From: julia l Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 9:48 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Locations What if I don't know the city but do know the county state, should I enter it like this? , county name, state, usa Or if I don't know the city and county, should I always enter like this? , , state, usa Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] Test
This is to test my new subscription to LUG. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] Locations
thank you Michele Russ. Will it always print like that (with all the commas in reports (or is there a way to turn empty place fields off--I haven't searched for that yet)? Julia From: rgstrongge...@gmail.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Locations Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 11:21:37 -0500 Julia, Yes you are correct if you are “Standardizing” the locations. Russ From: julia l Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 9:48 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Locations What if I don't know the city but do know the county state, should I enter it like this? , county name, state, usa Or if I don't know the city and county, should I always enter like this? , , state, usa Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Test
I contacted this person off-line who gave the test message and gave them instructions... Jerry - MerriamFamilyTree.org On 11/19/2011 12:03 PM, Glenn Woodman wrote: This is a test of my new subscription to LUG. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] Locations
In those reports that include locations, you have the option to remove leading commas. Go to ReportsReport Optionsformat. Check or uncheck “Remove leading commas”. Bobby From: julia l [mailto:aga...@hotmail.com] Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 11:38 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Locations thank you Michele Russ. Will it always print like that (with all the commas in reports (or is there a way to turn empty place fields off--I haven't searched for that yet)? Julia _ From: rgstrongge...@gmail.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Locations Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 11:21:37 -0500 Julia, Yes you are correct if you are “Standardizing” the locations. Russ From: julia l mailto:aga...@hotmail.com Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 9:48 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Locations What if I don't know the city but do know the county state, should I enter it like this? , county name, state, usa Or if I don't know the city and county, should I always enter like this? , , state, usa Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] Locations
Correct. Bobby From: julia l [mailto:aga...@hotmail.com] Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 12:48 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Locations Thanks Bobby, that works when it's a leading comma(s), but doesn't seem to take them out when it is: city, , state, usa What am I doing wrong? julia Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Locations
Julia, You are doing nothing wrong, Legacy does as it says on the tin – only removes leading commas. BTW. there’s no ‘should’ about the format, unless you wish to be tied to the four-field location convention - the choice is yours. Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ From: julia l Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 5:47 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Locations Thanks Bobby, that works when it's a leading comma(s), but doesn't seem to take them out when it is: city, , state, usa What am I doing wrong? julia From: b...@brmemc.net To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Locations Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 12:03:12 -0500 In those reports that include locations, you have the option to remove leading commas. Go to ReportsReport Optionsformat. Check or uncheck “Remove leading commas”. Bobby From: julia l [mailto:aga...@hotmail.com] Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 11:38 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Locations thank you Michele Russ. Will it always print like that (with all the commas in reports (or is there a way to turn empty place fields off--I haven't searched for that yet)? Julia From: rgstrongge...@gmail.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Locations Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 11:21:37 -0500 Julia, Yes you are correct if you are “Standardizing” the locations. Russ From: julia l Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 9:48 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Locations What if I don't know the city but do know the county state, should I enter it like this? , county name, state, usa Or if I don't know the city and county, should I always enter like this? , , state, usa Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] Locations
Well, now I'm confused a little about this naming convention. I understand there are different points of view over this subject, so I'm not trying to stir anything up--just trying to figure which one works best for me. If I have a place name set up: , county, state, country [where I don't actually use the word 'county' after the county name] Then, when I go to generate a report and I leave off the leading commas, how do I know that the first word is the name of the county and not the name of a city? Or *I* may know this type of naming convention but if I give a report to someone not familiar with this, how would this not confuse them? Thanks for your help, Julia From: ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Locations Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 18:31:25 + Julia, You are doing nothing wrong, Legacy does as it says on the tin – only removes leading commas. BTW. there’s no ‘should’ about the format, unless you wish to be tied to the four-field location convention - the choice is yours. Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ From: julia l Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 5:47 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Locations Thanks Bobby, that works when it's a leading comma(s), but doesn't seem to take them out when it is: city, , state, usa What am I doing wrong? julia From: b...@brmemc.net To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Locations Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 12:03:12 -0500 In those reports that include locations, you have the option to remove leading commas. Go to ReportsReport Optionsformat. Check or uncheck “Remove leading commas”. Bobby From: julia l [mailto:aga...@hotmail.com] Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 11:38 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Locations thank you Michele Russ. Will it always print like that (with all the commas in reports (or is there a way to turn empty place fields off--I haven't searched for that yet)? Julia From: rgstrongge...@gmail.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Locations Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 11:21:37 -0500 Julia, Yes you are correct if you are “Standardizing” the locations. Russ From: julia l Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 9:48 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Locations What if I don't know the city but do know the county state, should I enter it like this? , county name, state, usa Or if I don't know the city and county, should I always enter like this? , , state, usa Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] Locations
“, how do I know that the first word is the name of the county and not the name of a city?” You don’t, that is why I always ADD the word County in ALL cases. I think it is just plain stupid that these mapping sources have gone to this method. If one does NOT know about this method, then they will not know if it is the City or County that is being used. Thanks, David C Abernathy Email disclaimers This message represents the official view of the voices in my head. http://www.SchmeckAbernathy.com http://www.schmeckabernathy.com/ == All outgoing and incoming mail is scanned by F-Prot Antivirus == From: julia l [mailto:aga...@hotmail.com] Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 11:00 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Locations Well, now I'm confused a little about this naming convention. I understand there are different points of view over this subject, so I'm not trying to stir anything up--just trying to figure which one works best for me. If I have a place name set up: , county, state, country [where I don't actually use the word 'county' after the county name] Then, when I go to generate a report and I leave off the leading commas, how do I know that the first word is the name of the county and not the name of a city? Or *I* may know this type of naming convention but if I give a report to someone not familiar with this, how would this not confuse them? Thanks for your help, Julia _ From: ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Locations Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 18:31:25 + Julia, You are doing nothing wrong, Legacy does as it says on the tin – only removes leading commas. BTW. there’s no ‘should’ about the format, unless you wish to be tied to the four-field location convention - the choice is yours. Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ From: julia l mailto:aga...@hotmail.com Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 5:47 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Locations Thanks Bobby, that works when it's a leading comma(s), but doesn't seem to take them out when it is: city, , state, usa What am I doing wrong? julia _ From: b...@brmemc.net To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Locations Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 12:03:12 -0500 In those reports that include locations, you have the option to remove leading commas. Go to ReportsReport Optionsformat. Check or uncheck “Remove leading commas”. Bobby From: julia l [mailto:aga...@hotmail.com] Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 11:38 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Locations thank you Michele Russ. Will it always print like that (with all the commas in reports (or is there a way to turn empty place fields off--I haven't searched for that yet)? Julia _ From: rgstrongge...@gmail.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Locations Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 11:21:37 -0500 Julia, Yes you are correct if you are “Standardizing” the locations. Russ From: julia l mailto:aga...@hotmail.com Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 9:48 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Locations What if I don't know the city but do know the county state, should I enter it like this? , county name, state, usa Or if I don't know the city and county, should I always enter like this? , , state, usa Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009:
Re: [LegacyUG] Locations
I also include the words county and township, etc. And yes, I include township names because it pinpoints an area more precisely. There's never any guessing. We have areas here in Ohio that also used small community names in rural areas. I also include those. Needless to say, I don't use the 4 section placement. Sally Hindley In a message dated 11/19/2011 3:57:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, da...@schmeckabernathy.com writes: “, how do I know that the first word is the name of the county and not the name of a city?” You don’t, that is why I always ADD the word County in ALL cases. I think it is just plain stupid that these mapping sources have gone to this method. If one does NOT know about this method, then they will not know if it is the City or County that is being used. Thanks, David C Abernathy Email disclaimers This message represents the official view of the voices in my head. http://www.SchmeckAbernathy.com == All outgoing and incoming mail is scanned by F-Prot Antivirus == From: julia l [mailto:aga...@hotmail.com] Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 11:00 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Locations Well, now I'm confused a little about this naming convention. I understand there are different points of view over this subject, so I'm not trying to stir anything up--just trying to figure which one works best for me. If I have a place name set up: , county, state, country [where I don't actually use the word 'county' after the county name] Then, when I go to generate a report and I leave off the leading commas, how do I know that the first word is the name of the county and not the name of a city? Or *I* may know this type of naming convention but if I give a report to someone not familiar with this, how would this not confuse them? Thanks for your help, Julia Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] Locations
I guess I don't understand where is the harm from adding the word county. Does this mess up my Gedcom should I choose to submit one somewhere/to somebody? Julia From: da...@schmeckabernathy.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Locations Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 12:57:07 -0800 “, how do I know that the first word is the name of the county and not the name of a city?”You don’t, that is why I always ADD the word County in ALL cases. I think it is just plain stupid that these mapping sources have gone to this method. If one does NOT know about this method, then they will not know if it is the City or County that is being used. Thanks, David C Abernathy Email disclaimers This message represents the official view of the voices in my head. http://www.SchmeckAbernathy.com == All outgoing and incoming mail is scanned by F-Prot Antivirus == Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Locations
Julia: It seems you’re getting quick partial answers to your initial question because it’s a very complex issue. Legacy is basically designed to work with a 4-part location field consisting of City, County, State, Country but it will accommodate much more (or less). If any of those four elements are missing you can add placeholder commas to flag the missing data. The benefit to this system is that it will work well in conjunction with some other features such as mapping. There are also downsides to the 4-part location arrangement which you’re seeing now. Many users dislike the way placeholder commas appear in reports; lots of people like to include full street addresses in the location field which aborts the City, County, State, Country format to some degree; frequently you can have a perfectly legitimate location containing fewer than four elements—or many more than four; and sometimes you may have a location like “New York” and need to identify whether it’s the city or the state, or you could have “(at) Sea, Atlantic Ocean.” Legacy is very versatile. You can put just about anything you want in the Location field and it will transfer in a GEDCOM without a problem. Most of us have tried various location data entry styles and picked the one(s) that work best for whatever we want to produce whether it’s a website, specific report, map, or whatever. There are many (and conflicting) *recommendations* about how to use the Location field but there are no set *rules*—only consequences associated with one method or another. Experiment with some of the options and see how they work for you. If you eventually decide you want to change the style it’s very easy to do global changes from the Location List. Kirsten From: julia _ Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 1:42 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Locations I guess I don't understand where is the harm from adding the word county. Does this mess up my Gedcom should I choose to submit one somewhere/to somebody? Julia From: da...@schmeckabernathy.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Locations Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 12:57:07 -0800 “, how do I know that the first word is the name of the county and not the name of a city?” You don’t, that is why I always ADD the word County in ALL cases. I think it is just plain stupid that these mapping sources have gone to this method. If one does NOT know about this method, then they will not know if it is the City or County that is being used. Thanks, David C Abernathy Email disclaimers This message represents the official view of the voices in my head. http://www.SchmeckAbernathy.com == All outgoing and incoming mail is scanned by F-Prot Antivirus == Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
