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Subject: Re: [TMG] While you are waiting - Places?
Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2003 09:48:09 EST


In a message dated 2/28/2003 10:36:19 PM Central Standard Time,
writes:


> How do you think this should be handled so that you can retain the place as
> it was described within the source and yet bring together records in the
> Master Place List and List of Events reports that most probably refer to
> the same place?
>
> I would be interested in people's opinions (as to whether this is something
> that concerns you) and whether you have any ideas of how that situation may
> be best dealt with.
>
> Robin Lamacraft (Adelaide, Australia)
>

Robin,
I only use the name of the place at the time the person lived there. If my
source uses the current name, I will use that, with a note that "X place
didn't exist at that time period, or that he really lived in Y, which is
currently known as X."
Teresa Ghee Elliott
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