Hi Robert, Thanks for your input. I also like to enter what has been appropriate at the time of the birth, etc. But, I also like to enter what it is today. From what I found, and from what info I received from someone else, I plan on writing it this way, at least until I find a better way. Ruth Pokorny Oestrich (Östrich), Kreis Rheingau, Hessen-Nassau, Preußen, (Now Hessen State), Germany Ruth