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From: Don Zochert <>
Subject: Re: [GENBOX] Places (again)
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 11:50:02 -0600
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Paul J. Harris wrote:

> Names (Standard First) | Date Range |S|
> ----------------------------------------
> 123 Graveney Road
> 123 Graveney Road
> 123 Graveney Road
>
> Higher levels: Upper Tooting, .....


Hi, Paul,

Now when you get to that point, where you have a single place record
with a standard place name and several place name variants, each with
event, source, or other records linked to them.....

1. Can you combine two of the variants? (If you delete a variant name,
aren't the sub-records linked to that variant then linked to the
standard name automatically?)

2. If you have a standard name (123 Graveney Road, with a higher level
of Upper Tooting) and a variant name (123 Graveney Road, with no higher
levels) and you combine them by deleting the variant name listing, will
the place then appear with a higher level on event or source records
formerly linked to the variant?

My specific case is:

Newton Township [standard; higher level: Muskingum County, Ohio]
Newton Township [variant; no higher level; many links]
Newton [variant; no higher level; many links]

I want to combine the variants (Query No. 1 above) and wonder about the
effects on the linked source and event records if I then (or instead)
combined a variant with the standard.

Appreciate your help...

Don

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