diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5978b100c..de354fef4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2004-11-23  Don Allingham  <dallingham@users.sourceforge.net>
+	* src/ReadGedcom.py: fix relative path filenames and build 
+	the thumbnail image
+
 2004-11-22  Don Allingham  <dallingham@users.sourceforge.net>
 	* src/EditSource.py: add in-place editing for key,value pairs
 	* src/ReadXML.py: add support for Source key,value pairs
diff --git a/example/gedcom/sample.ged b/example/gedcom/sample.ged
index 62db2ae71..25bb5f6b0 100755
--- a/example/gedcom/sample.ged
+++ b/example/gedcom/sample.ged
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@
 2 SOUR @S1600@
 1 SEX M
 1 TITL Grand Poobah
+1 OBJE
+2 FROM jpeg
+2 FILE foo/O0.jpg
 1 BIRT
 2 DATE 24 MAY 1961
 2 PLAC San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA
diff --git a/src/ReadGedcom.py b/src/ReadGedcom.py
index c12162dab..8dd46cb9a 100644
--- a/src/ReadGedcom.py
+++ b/src/ReadGedcom.py
@@ -360,6 +360,10 @@ class GedcomParser:
         
         if os.path.isfile(fullname):
             return (1,fullname)
+        other = os.path.join(altpath,fullname)
+        tries.append(other)
+        if os.path.isfile(other):
+            return (1,other)
         other = os.path.join(altpath,os.path.basename(fullname))
         tries.append(other)
         if os.path.isfile(other):
@@ -1071,7 +1075,7 @@ class GedcomParser:
     def parse_person_object(self,level):
         form = ""
         filename = ""
-        title = ""
+        title = "no title"
         note = ""
         while 1:
             matches = self.get_next()
@@ -1109,6 +1113,7 @@ class GedcomParser:
                 photo.set_description(title)
                 photo.set_mime_type(Utils.get_mime_type(path))
                 self.db.add_object(photo, self.trans)
+                self.db.set_thumbnail_image(photo.get_handle(),path)
                 oref = RelLib.MediaRef()
                 oref.set_reference_handle(photo.get_handle())
                 self.person.add_media_reference(oref)