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To better understand ColeValleyGirl's answer and comments about expanding the selection of named-period tags, I wanted to think more specifically about what this would entail. Such named-period tags would typically be tied specifically to a certain geography.

For the UK – that is England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland (pre-1921) and Northern Ireland (post-1921), the named periods on a genealogical timescale might be:

Now this seems really nice, because it so happens that many of these periods coincide with events of genealogical significance, such as the introduction of civil registration in 1837. The ties between family history and the history of nations can be easy to overlook. Genealogists will also often have expertise or interest in one or more of these periods, which enables them to filter down to just that period rather than just a broad century.

Obviously these periods would only apply to the UK. I started trying to form a list for the United States and Germany (our other two most commonly asked-about countries), but really struggled as there don't appear to be widely accepted named periods. If anyone is willing and able to make an example of named periods from these or other countries, please add them here.

My biggest fear is that we would be constantly checking this list to see how to properly re-tag questions. If the century tags also still exist, then this raises the question of how will users know which to tag?

To better understand ColeValleyGirl's answer and comments about expanding the selection of named-period tags, I wanted to think more specifically about what this would entail. Such named-period tags would typically be tied specifically to a certain geography.

For the UK – that is England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland (pre-1921) and Northern Ireland (post-1921), the named periods on a genealogical timescale might be:

Now this seems really nice, because it so happens that many of these periods coincide with events of genealogical significance, such as the introduction of civil registration in 1837. The ties between family history and the history of nations can be easy to overlook. Genealogists will also often have expertise or interest in one or more of these periods, which enables them to filter down to just that period rather than just a broad century.

Obviously these periods would only apply to the UK. I started trying to form a list for the United States and Germany (our other two most commonly asked-about countries), but really struggled as there don't appear to be widely accepted named periods. If anyone is willing and able to make an example of named periods from these or other countries, please add them here.

My biggest fear is that we would be constantly checking this list to see how to properly re-tag questions. If the century tags also still exist, then this raises the question of how will users know which to tag?

To better understand ColeValleyGirl's answer and comments about expanding the selection of named-period tags, I wanted to think more specifically about what this would entail. Such named-period tags would typically be tied specifically to a certain geography.

For the UK – that is England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland (pre-1921) and Northern Ireland (post-1921), the named periods on a genealogical timescale might be:

Now this seems really nice, because it so happens that many of these periods coincide with events of genealogical significance, such as the introduction of civil registration in 1837. The ties between family history and the history of nations can be easy to overlook. Genealogists will also often have expertise or interest in one or more of these periods, which enables them to filter down to just that period rather than just a broad century.

Obviously these periods would only apply to the UK. I started trying to form a list for the United States and Germany (our other two most commonly asked-about countries), but really struggled as there don't appear to be widely accepted named periods. If anyone is willing and able to make an example of named periods from these or other countries, please add them here.

My biggest fear is that we would be constantly checking this list to see how to properly re-tag questions. If the century tags also still exist, then this raises the question of how will users know which to tag?

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Harry V. Mod
Harry V. Mod
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To better understand ColeValleyGirl's answer and comments about expanding the selection of named-period tags, I wanted to think more specifically about what this would entail. Such named-period tags would typically be tied specifically to a certain geography.

For the UK – that is England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland (pre-1921) and Northern Ireland (post-1921), the named periods on a genealogical timescale might be:

Now this seems really nice, because it so happens that many of these periods coincide with events of genealogical significance, such as the introduction of civil registration in 1837. The ties between family history and the history of nations can be easy to overlook. Genealogists will also often have expertise or interest in one or more of these periods, which enables them to filter down to just that period rather than just a broad century.

Obviously these periods would only apply to the UK. I started trying to form a list for the United States and Germany (our other two most commonly asked-about countries), but really struggled as there don't appear to be widely accepted named periods. If anyone is willing and able to make an example of named periods from these or other countries, please add them here.

My biggest fear is that we would be constantly checking this list to see how to properly re-tag questions. If the century tags also still exist, then this raises the question of how will users know which to tag?