Places

In PastPaths, places aren't just names typed into a text field — they're objects with a life of their own. When you link a person to a place, you can later see "everyone in the family who's lived in Hagfors" or "all events that took place at Mariakyrkan."

Create a place

You can create places in two ways:

Directly from the places menu

Go to Places → + Add place.

All the places you've added are shown here.

While editing a person or event

When you fill in, for example, a person's place of birth — start typing the place name. If the place already exists, it will be suggested. If not, you can create it directly without leaving the form.

What can you fill in?

A place can have:

• Name — e.g. "Härnösand," "Långsjö farm," "Mariakyrkan"
• City/town
• County/province
• Country
• Place type — city, church, farm, village, etc.
• GPS coordinates — for map display
• Notes — free text about the place
• Photos of the place

Link places to persons

On a person's page, you can connect:

• Persons
• Events
• Photos
• Sources

Link places to events

When you create an event (marriage, baptism, emigration), you specify where it took place. That place is then linked to the event automatically.

→ Read more about events

Map

If you enter coordinates for a place, it will be shown on the map.

Search and filter places

List view is the default. In the places list, you can search by name and filter by place type, country, and tags.

Here you can add a new place, edit or remove an existing one. You can also filter and sort.

Delete a place

If a place is linked to persons or events, you may need to remove those links first — or choose to reassign them to another place when deleting.

Here you can click to see more about a place, edit it, or delete it.

The form looks the same whether you're creating or editing a place.