# Sub-events lacking. How to substitute them? **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Tags:** timeline\ **Created:** [September 25, 2021, 10:27am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/sub-events-lacking-how-to-substitute-them/1852 "2021-09-25T10:27:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![DaveSch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/davesch/32/40_2.png) [@DaveSch](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/DaveSch)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2021, 12:15pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/sub-events-lacking-how-to-substitute-them/1852/2 "2021-09-25T12:15:01Z")
> [@PLegoux](#): > > A journey and its steps > A whole migrating family Besides the **Emigration** and **Immigration** events when migrating between countries, I have created **Port of Departure** , **Port of Transit** and **Port of Arrival** for non immigration events. Additionally, I have found **Ocean Cruise** for a few records when a relative departed and returned to the same port. One example of how I do something for a person’s military career, is to have a list of **Military Service** events with the Description detailing things like _Enlistment_, _Basic Training_, _Duty Station_, _Deployment_, etc. While not sub events, it does present a nice list for the person. Here is a post from another thread you may find of interest… > [@Societal Events: Events connected to Places](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/societal-events-events-connected-to-places/291/18): > > I tested an early version of the new place enhancements (still a long way from ready) and only did it on a test database. One of my tests was using the new Place Event feature. What I created was events for different relatives at the battle of Gettysburg and specifically at Little Round Top. I created a shared event with relatives that fought with the same units and then shared these events with the Place (the Battlefield). I had relatives with the 20th Maine and a one with the 83rd Pennsylva… --- _[View the full topic](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/sub-events-lacking-how-to-substitute-them/1852)._