I've doubted if I would answer this post and how to do this in the best possibly way, without offending any one or any project. But my own, private, personal opinion is that I also have a problem with place related categorization, but even more with the fact that locations are being placed/named as they where in that period of time. I don't know if it is allowed to expres my opinion and maybe it's the wrong place or topic, but if you're searching for ancestors to my opinion it's not possible to find any archives in the "Zeventien Provinciën' or in the "Bataafse Republiek". If you want to help foreigners finding their ancestors, you could help them more with the current name and location in stead of the historical correct one. But again this is my own personal opinion. If anybody feels offended by this post, please don't, otherwise feel free to remove it. I've appologized at front and I just thought out loud .