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3JAnderson5
3JAnderson5 ✭
March 19, 2022 edited July 9, 2024 in General Questions

The Volunteer Project added a birth place for my great grandfather. Where did they get that location? I can't find the source.

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  • Julia Szent-Györgyi
    Julia Szent-Györgyi ✭✭✭✭✭
    March 19, 2022 Answer ✓

    The volunteer project did not add the birthplace. It didn't even change it in any way. A volunteer merely associated the existing birthplace entry with a location in FamilySearch's places database.

    You can check the profile's change log (Latest Changes - Show All) to see who put in the birthplace and when.

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  • Brett .
    Brett . ✭✭✭✭✭
    March 19, 2022

    @3JAnderson5

    FYI

    Welcome to the "Community.FamilySearch" Forum.

    I am just another 'lowly' User/Patron ...

    Just in passing ...

    Further to; and, in support of, what 'Julia' has already proffered ..

    Please be, aware; and, advised ...

    The "Volunteer Project" is about, getting Users/Patrons, to help/assist, with CORRECTING the "Place Names", associated with individuals/persons, that are NOT a "Standard"; and, thus, evoke a "Data Problem" (ie. 'Red' "Exclamation Mark).

    The "Volunteer Project", is part of 'FamilySearch'; being, a "Project" (and, a "Process"); whereby, "Place Names", that evoke a "Data Error"; because, they are NOT "Standardised", are addressed/corrected.

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    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/improve-place-names/

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    Improve the accuracy of Family Tree.

    You can help by associating a user-entered place with a standard place found on a map.

    What you will do:

    1. See the user-entered place. Compare it to the places in other life events.

    2. Add the standard place that is most similar to what the user entered. What you add will not overwrite or delete the user-entered place. Skip to the next person if you are unsure.

    Note: If you prefer, select a country or location below to review places from a specific country or location.

    Select Country or Location

    [ ... ]

    [ REVIEW 10 PLACES ]

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    The "Volunteer Project", involves Users/Patrons, working, to HELP / ASSIST "Improve", "Place Names".

    There are NO, "Sources"; nor, "Reason Statements".

    Hence, the "Contact Name"; being, that of "Volunteer Project", rather than that of an individual User/Patron.

    As an aside ...

    Perhaps, the the "Contact Name" SHOULD be something like "FamilySearch, Volunteer Project"

    [ Just a passing thought ... ]

    Now ...

    That Said ...

    Here are some Articles, in the 'FamilySearch" "Blog":

    Improve Place-Names

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/improve-place-names#:~:text=The%20Improve%20Place%2DNames%20tool,ellipses%20menu%20(3%20dots).

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/improve-place-names#:~:text=The%20Improve%20Place%2DNames%20tool,ellipses%20menu%20(3%20dots).

    Online Volunteer Opportunity: Help Improve Place-Names

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/online-volunteer-opportunity-help-improve-place-names

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/online-volunteer-opportunity-help-improve-place-names

    I hope, that this may also help/assist, somewhat.

    Brett

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  • 3JAnderson5
    3JAnderson5 ✭
    March 21, 2022

    Thanks for reaching out and answering my question.

    I still am unsure where the name of the location came from. What source named Warsaw, Miasto stoleczne Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland as Martin Yatczak's birth place?

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  • Brett .
    Brett . ✭✭✭✭✭
    March 21, 2022

    @3JAnderson5

    FYI

    Just in passing ...

    Regarding, the "Volunteer Project" ...

    There was NO "Source" ...

    A User/Patron (ie. a "Volunteer") through , the "Improve Place-Names" Project, simply "Corrected", the 'Place' of "Birth', to a "Standard" ...

    ie. to a 'Place Name', that has been "Standardised".

    Regarding, Martin YATCZAK ( LJ1X-GMW ) ...

    Check out, the "ChangeLog", for him regarding his "Birth" ...

    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/changelog/LJ1X-GMW/birth

    Obviously ...

    That "Change", on 24 April 2017, to the 'Place' of "Birth", to "Warsaw, Miasto stoleczne Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland", was NOT "Standardised," when input/entered.

    As, to WHERE, that User/Patron (ie. 'PriscillaAnneGreene') got that 'Place Name' ...

    Well, that is another 'Question', that you should ask that User/Patron ...

    Which, you can TRY to do such, though "User Messaging", in 'FamilySearch' - you MAY get a response.

    [ But, that said, DO NOT expect a response; as, we do not always get a response ... ]

    Good Luck.

    Just my thoughts.

    Brett

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