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Place page texts should consist of information that is relevant to genealogists. Ideally each place page would contain helpful research tips and historical information, in order to aid researchers; however, it is also appropriate for them to contain more general descriptions of the place. Part of understanding our ancestors is understanding where (and how) they lived. Objective descriptions of places on place pages helps make this understanding possible.
