Dave, You would list all events in the place where they actually took place. If the person was born at home then the location of the home would be listed. In they were born in a hospital then the hospital would be listed. This is very important if you are looking for sources to document this information. My three sisters all live in NJ and 8 of my 9 nephews and nieces were born in the same hospital in NJ. One niece was born in the Naval Hospital in Philadelphia because by the time she was born; my brother in-law was full time military. If I listed her birth place as the residence in NJ and someone was looking for her birth certificate would never find it because she was born in PA and that is where her birth certificate was issued. I have the same situation with my grandmother's death certificate. If I listed that she died at her residence in NJ someone looking for a death certificate in NJ would never find it. She was visiting my aunt in Montgomery Co., PA when she died and therefore her death certificate was issued by PA, not NJ. You also list the events in the location at the time they took place, not the current place name. For example: my third great grandfather purchase land in Gloucester County, NJ in 1824 and 1826. In 1837 Gloucester Co. was divided and Atlantic Co. was formed from the eastern portion of Gloucester Co. The land he purchase in 1824 and 1826 was in the eastern portion of Gloucester Co. When I list the land purchase I record the land being in Gloucester Co. After 1837 when the land was sold, I record the land being in Atlantic Co. The deeds for the purchase are recorded in Gloucester Co. and the deeds for the sales of the same land are recorded in Atlantic Co. Chuck Mason -----Original Message----- From: transitional-genealogists-forum-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:transitional-genealogists-forum-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Dave Robison Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 4:00 PM To: TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM@rootsweb.com Subject: [TGF] "Born in" or "Lived in" Although I've been researching my family and the families of others for a number of years, I have a very basic question which, for some reason, I've never asked before! I am truly a "Transitional Genealogist" and I'd like to know how to list where a child is born in the case of a hospital birth. Is it in city or town where the hospital is (or was) located or is it in the location where the mother lived at the time of the birth? It's clear in the case of home births, but in modern times, obviously, the hospitals are often not located in the same place as the residence of the parents. And the same with hospital deaths.which location is preferred? The hospital location or the residence. Thanks! Dave Robison The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. ------------------------------- 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