Debi -- The only way I can think of would be to explain in a few sentences what happened (and whether the Bible's whereabouts are known today) -- easy enough to do in a footnote, feasible in a database program if it is flexible enough. Harold Harold Henderson, Certified Genealogist ® midwestroots.net Genealogical writing and editing Current research: Boren 1750-1840 PA, Flint/Gedney 1800-1950 IL/MO, Thrall 1792-1934 VT/OH/IL On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 11:57 AM, <debiham@comcast.net> wrote: > I've run into my first instance of having to record an event that happened > in what is present-day Maine, but before Maine actually became a state in > 1820. The record I have is a 1931 certification from a Maine town clerk > regarding information in a family Bible presented to her for verification > by an ancestor who was applying to the DAR. The clerk states "I find in > said Bible the record of Reuben Lewis, born at Bristol, Maine, on December > 8, 1793...married at Bristol, Maine on July 30, 1818..." > > What is the correct way to reflect the location of these events since the > document references Maine, but Maine didn't exist at that time. At this > point, I'm just putting the info into my RootsMagic database and would like > to reflect it correctly, but not be confusing! > > Thanks for any advice. I've enjoyed being a "lurker" on this list for a > couple years and always learn something new. > > Thanks > > Debi Ham > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >