Why residence event and not Address? The discussion of how to
enter addresses in GRAMPS pops up from time to time, especially
with new users. Let's give some reasoning on why to use the
residence event for genealogical research, and not address. You
find a definition of an address in Glossary, as well as for
Place. So the address is for mailing, while the place is to
indicate a point on a map. Mailing is in general not very useful
for deceased people, the main focus of your research. So: - What
is an Address? - The GRAMPS concept of an Address is a
particular location with an associated time frame. Think of it
as a mailing address. It is intended to represent where a person
lived and when the person lived there. - What is a Place? - The
GRAMPS concept of a Place is a particular location independent
of time. Over time, the same Place may have different address
information due to changing borders and political situation. For
example, Leningrad and St. Petersburg represent the same place,
but with different name