The suggested place function helps you correctly enter the name of event places that you see mentioned in a historical record. It reduces spelling errors and improves the search results for other users who might later search for the person listed in the record.
Steps
- Continue indexing until you come to a data field that requires the name of a geographic location—place of birth, for example, or place of death.
- Begin typing the name of the event place.
- As you type, a list of suggested places will appear.
- Select the location that best matches the location mentioned in the record.
- If there are no matches, continue typing what you see on the record.
- Correct any spelling errors that you encounter.
- Expand abbreviations, if you know the complete name of the place.
- When writing the place name, do not include terms such as "village", "municipality" or "municipal district".
Note: If the place of birth was not recorded or a variation of the word "unknown" was entered, press Ctrl + B to mark this field blank.