The problem with that is that you can't search on them. You can't do a search for a place that "contains" that word. Cheri Zuber http://freepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~zuber/ -----Original Message----- From: rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Paul Studly Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2012 8:03 PM To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [RMagic] Differing names for the same place There is provision for Places notes Use them Paul A. Studly, Esq. paulstudly@studly.net Cleveland/Chesterland, Ohio 440-829-9207 Verizon Cell IRS Circular 230 - Any tax advice contained in the body of this correspondence was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, by the recipient for the purpose of avoiding penalties that may be imposed under the Internal Revenue Code or applicable state or local tax law provisions. -----Original Message----- From: rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Robert Starkey Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2012 9:25 AM To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [RMagic] Differing names for the same place Like Stan, I, too, would prefer to use historically accurate names associated with each event and am disappointed to have to compromise in this respect. Leamington, Leamington Priors, Leamington Spa and Royal Leamington Spa are all valid names for the same place at different times in history. Rob. Stan Armstrong wrote: >I guess what I am asking is whether RM might be given an alternate >place >facility comparable to its alternate name facility. RM would then be >able to link many alternate historical place names to the same modern >place name. >I like to have historically accurate names associated with each event >where possible. =================================== RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message =================================== RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Having an alternative search based on the standardized place name would helpful also. Jinny Angelis > From: genealzube@aol.com > To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com > Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2012 08:40:54 -0400 > Subject: Re: [RMagic] Differing names for the same place > > The problem with that is that you can't search on them. You can't do a > search for a place that "contains" that word. > > Cheri Zuber > http://freepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~zuber/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Paul Studly > Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2012 8:03 PM > To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [RMagic] Differing names for the same place > > There is provision for > Places notes > Use them > > Paul A. Studly, Esq. > paulstudly@studly.net > Cleveland/Chesterland, Ohio > 440-829-9207 Verizon Cell > > IRS Circular 230 - Any tax advice contained in the body of this > correspondence was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, > by the recipient for the purpose of avoiding penalties that may be imposed > under the Internal Revenue Code or applicable state or local tax law > provisions. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Robert Starkey > Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2012 9:25 AM > To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [RMagic] Differing names for the same place > > Like Stan, I, too, would prefer to use historically accurate names > associated with each event and am disappointed to have to compromise in this > respect. > > > > Leamington, Leamington Priors, Leamington Spa and Royal Leamington Spa are > all valid names for the same place at different times in history. > > > > Rob. > > > > Stan Armstrong wrote: > > >I guess what I am asking is whether RM might be given an alternate > >place > > >facility comparable to its alternate name facility. RM would then be > > >able to link many alternate historical place names to the same modern > > >place name. > > >I like to have historically accurate names associated with each event > > >where possible. > > > > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
As RM is now configured we can merge places. That replaces all the chosen alternatives with the primary place. What would be useful for the problem of alternative place names would be the ability to link places, so that every alternative place would point to the primary place without removing the original alternative name. If we had such a feature, how might we use it? I assume that is how alternate personal names works. Stan genealzube wrote: > The problem with that is that you can't search on them. You can't do a > search for a place that "contains" that word. > > Cheri Zuber > http://freepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~zuber/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Paul Studly > Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2012 8:03 PM > To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [RMagic] Differing names for the same place > > There is provision for > Places notes > Use them > > Paul A. Studly, Esq. > paulstudly@studly.net > Cleveland/Chesterland, Ohio > 440-829-9207 Verizon Cell > > IRS Circular 230 - Any tax advice contained in the body of this > correspondence was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, > by the recipient for the purpose of avoiding penalties that may be imposed > under the Internal Revenue Code or applicable state or local tax law > provisions. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Robert Starkey > Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2012 9:25 AM > To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [RMagic] Differing names for the same place > > Like Stan, I, too, would prefer to use historically accurate names > associated with each event and am disappointed to have to compromise in this > respect. > > > > Leamington, Leamington Priors, Leamington Spa and Royal Leamington Spa are > all valid names for the same place at different times in history. > > > > Rob. > > > > Stan Armstrong wrote: > > >> I guess what I am asking is whether RM might be given an alternate >> place >> > >> facility comparable to its alternate name facility. RM would then be >> > >> able to link many alternate historical place names to the same modern >> > >> place name. >> > >> I like to have historically accurate names associated with each event >> > >> where possible. >> > > > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >