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Title of page: Recording a Place Name in Genealogy Program

Option 1: Record the location as shown on the earliest record you have of the event.
 * Pro: Allows researcher to know the jurisdiction the records would be located as it is when the event occurred.
 * Con: Can be confusing for researcher to know where that location is today.
 * Con: Some genealogy data management programs or websites do not have the standardized places that no longer exist today in their database.

Option 2: Record the current location for the event in question, regardless if it was in another country or jurisdiction.
 * Pro: Easy to tell where that location is today. May assist in locating records if they have moved from the original location to current jurisdiction.
 * Con: If the records are still with the original government authority, you are unsure of where the records are located.

Option 3: In the place name, use the "then and now" statement to clarify what the location was before, and what it is now known as.
 * Pro: Clarifies and identifies the location at the time of the even, and what that place is now called in present day jurisdictions.
 * Con: When standardization of locations are used by the genealogy program, it does not allow for both places to be recorded.