tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post7725422690272585581..comments2024-03-21T19:08:05.737-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: Examples of Attempts at Name StandardizationJames Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-2614650538734645842013-08-13T15:50:19.614-07:002013-08-13T15:50:19.614-07:00It's especially problematic when using places ...It's especially problematic when using places in other countries. <br /><br />Ontario, for example, has Lennox @ Addington County. But Ancestry's place maker won't recognize it, and tries to suggest Addington County or Lennox County, both of which are inaccurate. And its even worse when you get to England, where it can't find hardly anything that isn't in London or one of the other major cities. <br /><br />And then, to add to that, if you use the Dutch place names from New Netherlands, you get told that place doesn't exist in their list, and you should use New York! New York didn't exist for a long time after that! And it can't find exact addresses, it can't find anything that's not spelled how it prefers...and it contradicts FTM, which likes its entries listed one way, while Ancestry online suggests another. Its very frustrating!<br /><br />Sorry for the rant, you've just hit upon an issue that really bothers me. Its part of why trees are so messed up and many have part old place names and part new, because some people remember to put the old name and hit ignore on the errors, and others just go with what Ancestry says.Crafting in Yoohoovillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08223824425648008880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-11668163776037758382013-08-13T12:49:45.137-07:002013-08-13T12:49:45.137-07:00Ahhh, the right hand didn't know what the left...Ahhh, the right hand didn't know what the left hand was doing, eh? I've run into the exact problem in the past, and do my mapping off of Ancestry or other programs. It is definitely challenging and also somewhat surprising. Celia Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04096301290962083820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-46336060670176791892013-08-13T10:33:08.851-07:002013-08-13T10:33:08.851-07:00Based on the place you entered in to the residence...Based on the place you entered in to the residence field, I can't think of a program off my head, that would understand it. The comma you put at the end is what messed it up. If you had stopped at Utah, or added USA it would of worked fine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com