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Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Geo locations
My file in Legacy, Richard Ashby Johnson, b 1927, sent me to the Benton
in
Tennessee near Nashville. I know
.
Rich in LA CA
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Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Geo locations
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Date: Friday, February 20, 2009, 11:33 PM
Is or was there a special package to geo
So using four fields for USA places, forces me to make most of my Europe ones
have a blank field in the middle.
What's wrong with using Google? If I'm working in a foreign country, Google is
always
open and minimized so it's handy to explore where my ancestors came from and
have the
correct
Careful - there are other reasons for blanks in the middle - not just
because someone hasn't done his homework or is too lazy. I have
several persons from (according to sources) a certain town in
Pennsylvania - but - even with Google - I cannot figure out the County
since the town exists in
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From: ci...@treadles.ca
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Geo locations
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:13:22 -0500
So using four fields for USA places, forces me to make most
Ron, I seem to have missed the point here.
I have locations any where from three to six fields. They're entered exactly as
they
appear.. Will this cause problems? If so, then I must learn to deal with them
otherwise
the locations aren't accurate.
Or are you talking about depending on the Geo
You are correct. I answered separately for an off-site discussion.
Rich in LA CA
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From: ci...@treadles.ca ci...@treadles.ca
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Geo locations
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Date: Saturday, February
: Saturday, February 21, 2009 12:34 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Geo locations
What do you think should happen? As far as I know, it works the same
wherever, but some countries have apparently more distinct locations, and
use more or less fields to define them. So using four fields for USA places
Gad, gotta fix my spell checker!!!
Art
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From: Art Seddon
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 4:16 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Geo locations
Hi Rich,
I find that the following all work just fine. for sorting I have the
location
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From: ased...@artseddon.com
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Geo locations
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:16:31 -0800
Hi Rich,
I find that the following all work just fine
Ron,
Your previous post strongly implied that if there were spaces then the
location was incomplete.
Yes, it did. What I'm trying to say is that the appearance of the
address with two
commas, to an outsider, one who has no knowledge of Legacy, the Geo Locator
facility or
British
Tindale Terrace, Farlam Parish, County Cumberland, England
Cramlington, Northumberland, England
SegHill, Northumberland, England
Heathcote, Rodney, Victoria, Australia
Lot 403 MEMORIAL GARDEN, Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange,
California, USA
Minor problem here - I know that Canada
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From: ci...@treadles.ca
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Geo locations
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 19:56:05 -0500
Ron,
Your previous post strongly implied that if there were spaces
://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/
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From: ci...@treadles.ca
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Geo locations
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:02:56 -0500
Tindale
Which town? and a name of a person? Maybe I know someone.
Elizabeth C
GeoSci wrote:
Careful - there are other reasons for blanks in the middle - not just
because someone hasn't done his homework or is too lazy. I have
several persons from (according to sources) a certain town in
IN the USA - you have States - Counties - then it can get odd. In the
East you have Townships and Boroughs - but within the townships you
often have Villages -- for example Maytown is a village within East
Donegal Township, Lancaster County. In Delaware - we have hundreds
- a leftover from
, England is at N550513.78 W0013519.723
Art
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From: ronald ferguson
To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 4:52 PM
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Geo locations
Where are you looking, Art?
If you look in the Location Master list for Cramlington
ci...@treadles.ca wrote:
And what does the USA have within counties? Do they have townships?
I'll give you an example.
I am from the
Hamlet of Montrose
in the township of Cortland Manor
in the county of Westchester
in the State of New York
in the U.S.A.
That would be
Montrose, Cortlandt
The US has townships, sometimes boroughs, within counties. Some cities,
like Richmond, VA, do not have a county, and in Philadelphia, the City
and County merged over 150 years ago. My husband, however, grew up in a
township.
Elizabeth C
ci...@treadles.ca wrote:
Tindale Terrace,
And your example does not even include street addresses, which I must
have. For one grandfather, I have over 20 addresses within a mile or so
in Philadelphia, and just using the city would be no help at all.
Elizabeth C
Gene Young wrote:
ci...@treadles.ca wrote:
And what does the
- Original Message -
From: ci...@treadles.ca
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 8:02 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Geo locations
And what does the USA have within counties? Do they have townships?
Most states in the USA have counties
Helen (ci...@treadles.ca ) writes:
Tindale Terrace, Farlam Parish, County Cumberland, England
Cramlington, Northumberland, England
SegHill, Northumberland, England
Heathcote, Rodney, Victoria, Australia
Lot 403 MEMORIAL GARDEN, Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange,
California, USA
Minor
We have two Territories as well and Tasmania.{;-)
Colin.
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From: Laurence E Stephenson
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 3:08 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Geo locations
Art Seddon wrote:
Minor problem here - I know that Canada
When I tried to find Benton IL it said TN, MS, IA, and OR, yet when I
SEARCH for it, Benton, IL comes up in Franklin County. When I try to find it
in
Legacy, it sent me to TN. Where do I learn more about GEO LOCATIONS?
**Need a job? Find an employment agency near you.
wrote
When I tried to find Benton IL it said TN, MS, IA, and OR, yet when
I SEARCH for it, Benton, IL comes up in Franklin County. When I try to
find it in Legacy, it sent me to TN. Where do I learn more about GEO
LOCATIONS?
I don't really understand what you are saying. Where and how
My file in Legacy, Richard Ashby Johnson, b 1927, sent me to the Benton in
Tennessee near Nashville. I know there is something weird going on. I've
looked at the HELP pages in Legacy and will continue to read them - project in
Legacy along with photos :-). . I'm wondering if there is
Just added an UNLINKED PERSON to test this for you... listed him as
born in Benton, , Illinois, USA -- and clicked on the GLOBE. The GEO
LOCATIONS system listed Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA as proper.
I double clicked on it - and changed the Benton, , Illinois, USA to
Benton, Franklin,
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Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Geo locations
My file in Legacy, Richard Ashby Johnson, b 1927, sent me to the Benton in
Tennessee near Nashville. I know
Are there any plans to put Canada and Britain in the Geo Location thingie? It
sure would
be a big help - or is the USA the only country that matters?
Helen
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Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Geo locations
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:50:50 -0500
Are there any plans to put Canada and Britain in the Geo Location thingie? It
sure would
be a big help - or is the USA the only country that matters?
Helen
England and Canada are already in mine . . . . .
Bob
ci...@treadles.ca wrote:
Are there any plans to put Canada and Britain in the Geo Location thingie? It
sure would
be a big help - or is the USA the only country that matters?
Helen
Legacy User Group guidelines:
Ron -
Wow, I'm impressed that Legacy has covered the world.
Sadly though, I know now why I've never used the Geo Location facility. I must
thank
Legacy for preparing one for Canada however the great majority of my Canadian
ancestors
were born in the country, not in cities, where their birth
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From: ci...@treadles.ca
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Geo locations
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:40:49 -0500
Ron -
Wow, I'm impressed that Legacy has covered the world.
Sadly though, I know now why I've never used the Geo
Is or was there a special package to geo locations when I first got it? I
really haven't used it very much yet. It doesn't seem to work right AND when
I realized it may only be available in the USA, well. . . . I'll just keep
reading and trying to understand it. I do have a computer tech
Gene;I wanted to attempt this very same thing. Followed the instructions in the archives, but when I hovered over the file mentioned and clicked on "copy", nothing happened. Maybe I'm dense, but is there something else I should be doing other than just clicking on "copy"?Roxanne Baird--- On Mon,
paste, rename..done.
Regards,
Steve Stevens
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Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 11:27 AM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Geo Locations
Gene;
I wanted
] Geo
Locations
Gene;I wanted to attempt this very same thing. Followed the
instructions in the archives, but when I hovered over the file mentioned
and clicked on "copy", nothing happened. Maybe I'm dense, but is there
something else I should be doing other
Will SKS please remind me how to customize the Geo locations so that they
are added with the word County in the actual location i.e. Watertown,
Jefferson County, New York, and NOT Watertown,Jefferson, New York. I've
searched the Geo help files and can't locate it, but I know it is somewhere.
Judy wrote:
Will SKS please remind me how to customize the Geo locations so that
they are added with the word County in the actual location i.e.
Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, and NOT Watertown,Jefferson, New
York. I've searched the Geo help files and can't locate it, but I know
it
Many thanks, Gene. I knew I had used it before.
Judy
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From: Gene Young [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 9:44 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Geo Locations
Judy wrote:
Will SKS please remind me how to customize
Paul C. Abell wrote
I always use the country. For the example you give, I would use Terr
Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. My reason for this is to keep everything
consistent. Also, I use the full name of the state.
I too always use the country name and full state and county names.
My reason is
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Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 5:38 AM
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Geo Locations Database
Paul C. Abell wrote
Jenny,
Not only for other researchers
Researching mostly Braught/Braucht, Bruner, Ruggles, Riley
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Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 5:34 PM
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Geo Locations Database
Loran,
There is no must about any
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Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 16:22:38 -0500
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Wow, Ron. I sure did not mean to infer that my way is the only way nor that
anyone
I just update my Geo Locations databases to include The Americas, to get
Canadian locations. It appears that there are many dates, in French, and
a few odd looking references that might be addresses.
Anyone have any idea why these are in the locations database? Are they safe
to remove and
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 10:57 AM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: [LegacyUG] Geo Locations Database
I just update my Geo Locations databases to include The Americas, to get
Canadian locations. It appears that there are many dates, in French, and
a few odd looking references
Of Judy
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 10:57 AM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: [LegacyUG] Geo Locations Database
I just update my Geo Locations databases to include The Americas, to get
Canadian locations. It appears that there are many dates, in French,
and
a few odd looking
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Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 10:57 AM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: [LegacyUG] Geo Locations Database
I just update my Geo Locations databases to include The Americas, to
get
Canadian locations. It appears that there are many dates, in
French
Thanks, Gene. This Anglo learns something new everyday. ;-)
Judy
They are in fact locations. Not every country uses the same names and
naming conventions as Anglo countries. It may take some getting used to.
Gene Y.
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Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 2:16 PM
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Geo Locations Database
You can't edit the Geo Locations Database.
However, I don't understand what you're referring to about dates? There
are
only locations and coordinates in the Geo Location
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Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Geo Locations Database
To start, I think I did not make sufficiently clear that I was addressing
concerns about learning the IGS Marriage record Indexing task (Shirley
Fields said you were working at it). I did not mean to refer to anything
about
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Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:36:00 -0500
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To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
To start, I think I did not make sufficiently clear that I was addressing
concerns about learning the IGS Marriage
Of Judy
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 11:42 AM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Geo Locations Database
Sherry~
ToolsGeo Location DatabaseCity type any number, perhaps starting with
1. Aren't those dates, perhaps in a language other than English?
9zenic View
: Saturday, 13 January 2007 10:08 AM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Geo Locations Database
Judy,
I did a google for 1 (Prim) Decembrie Romania and 23 August, Vaslui,
Romania
and guess what? Those *are* city names!
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/RO/0
to this message, please include all previous correspondence.
Thanks.
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Judy
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 11:42 AM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Geo Locations Database
I hope I do not start a
combative thread on whats best but my query is aimed at those of use with
GEO files.
Suppose you have an
ancestor in Colorado. You do not know the county, nor know the town/city where
the ancestor died. Given that GEO uses four columns of data for locations, how
Normally you would enter the following:
,, Colorado, USA
You use the commas to separte the fields - if you have no information
for the field, leave it blank.
The format is normally:
City, County, State, Country
If you know only 2 of them, here would be some examples:
Perry,,Oklahoma, USA --
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