After the subject of entering villages that have multiple meaning. I have one more to ask.
So any ideas on non geographical entities like church congregations that traditionally weren’t bounded by one church building or even by a single village? It is not uncommon for a congregation to have multiple buidlings in one village and even multiple buidlings in multiple villages.
Baptized within a congregation can point to a variety of geo-locations, sometimes even on the same day (That are not even always mentioned.)
I do not see an issue. It appears that the church/congregation can be named. While the location is not a singular point, the challenge would be to name the geographical area. The place record does allow the addition of notes could help define the entity.
Additionally, you can smaller assemblies of the main church/congregation that are enclosed by the larger entity. These smaller assemblies could have two hierarchical enclosed by paths. One to the church/congregation and another for their physical location.
Using the roman catholic church as an example, parishes have a physical location and a religious connection to a higher diocese. The long delayed, but much expected, place enhancement is expected to allow for multiple enclosed hierarchies for things like this religious one but also a legal one and allow the user to select which path was used.
Thank you.
Yes congregations can be named, but they do change names. Some even several times (mostly the protestants). F.I. (simplified example) during the 19th century a branch first changed name, then became a ‘state‘ church, then later the state withdrew and some reverted their name, others chose a new one, loads changed the specific church-direction they followed. All the while they also served varying villages or areas. Which makes constant naming a huge problem. All of these different entities may have their own church records.
Dealing with that side of religion-based records is quite complicated. Even my own church’s history, which I know well, is so super complicated. And thus also its records. In this case (and others like it) I just have simplified recording, just because I know its history so well. There are many books, only about our church, going into its history.
The place enhancement sounds like something I would use.