diff --git a/gramps2/src/MediaView.py b/gramps2/src/MediaView.py
index 672950651..612196760 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/MediaView.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/MediaView.py
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ from QuestionDialog import QuestionDialog, ErrorDialog
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 from intl import gettext as _
 
-_column_headers = [(_('Title'),4,350), (_('ID'),1,50), (_('Type'),2,70),
-                   ('Path',3,150), ('',4,0) ]
-
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # MediaView
@@ -75,11 +72,14 @@ class MediaView:
         self.mdetails = glade.get_widget("mdetails")
         self.preview = glade.get_widget("preview")
 
+        self.column_headers = [(_('Title'),4,350), (_('ID'),1,50),
+                               (_('Type'),2,70), ('Path',3,150), ('',4,0) ]
+
         self.id2col = {}
         self.selection = self.list.get_selection()
 
         colno = 0
-        for title in _column_headers:
+        for title in self.column_headers:
             renderer = gtk.CellRendererText ()
             column = gtk.TreeViewColumn (title[0], renderer, text=colno)
             colno = colno + 1
diff --git a/gramps2/src/PlaceView.py b/gramps2/src/PlaceView.py
index 811f35ece..bbe571400 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/PlaceView.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/PlaceView.py
@@ -43,21 +43,6 @@ import Utils
 from QuestionDialog import QuestionDialog, ErrorDialog
 from intl import gettext as _
 
-_column_headers = [
-    (_('Place Name'),7,200),
-    (_('ID'),1,50),
-    (_('Church Parish'),8,75),
-    (_('City'),9,75),
-    (_('County'),10,75),
-    (_('State'),11,75),
-    (_('Country'),12,75),
-    ('',7,0),
-    ('',8,0),
-    ('',9,0),
-    ('',10,0),
-    ('',11,0),
-    ('',12,0)]
-
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # PlaceView class
@@ -71,13 +56,19 @@ class PlaceView:
         self.list   = glade.get_widget("place_list")
         self.update = update
 
+        self.column_headers = [
+            (_('Place Name'),7,200), (_('ID'),1,50), (_('Church Parish'),8,75),
+            (_('City'),9,75), (_('County'),10,75), (_('State'),11,75),
+            (_('Country'),12,75), ('',7,0), ('',8,0), ('',9,0), ('',10,0),
+            ('',11,0), ('',12,0)]
+
         self.active = None
 
         self.id2col = {}
         self.selection = self.list.get_selection()
         self.selection.set_mode(gtk.SELECTION_MULTIPLE)
         colno = 0
-        for title in _column_headers:
+        for title in self.column_headers:
             renderer = gtk.CellRendererText ()
             column = gtk.TreeViewColumn (title[0], renderer, text=colno)
             colno = colno + 1
diff --git a/gramps2/src/SourceView.py b/gramps2/src/SourceView.py
index ca6148499..91a22efca 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/SourceView.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/SourceView.py
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ from QuestionDialog import QuestionDialog
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 from intl import gettext as _
 
-_column_headers = [(_('Title'),3,350),(_('ID'),1,50),(_('Author'),4,70),('',3,0),('',4,0) ]
-
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # SouceView
@@ -66,7 +64,11 @@ class SourceView:
         self.list = glade.get_widget("source_list")
         self.selection = self.list.get_selection()
         colno = 0
-        for title in _column_headers:
+
+        self.column_headers = [(_('Title'),3,350),(_('ID'),1,50),
+                               (_('Author'),4,70),('',3,0),('',4,0) ]
+
+        for title in self.column_headers:
             renderer = gtk.CellRendererText ()
             column = gtk.TreeViewColumn (title[0], renderer, text=colno)
             colno = colno + 1
diff --git a/gramps2/src/gramps_main.py b/gramps2/src/gramps_main.py
index c3ffd5e9c..8fe16bf9f 100755
--- a/gramps2/src/gramps_main.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/gramps_main.py
@@ -90,10 +90,6 @@ _HOMEPAGE  = "http://gramps.sourceforge.net"
 _MAILLIST  = "http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=25770"
 _BUGREPORT = "http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=25770&atid=385137"
 
-pl_titles  = [ (_('Name'),5,250), (_('ID'),1,50),(_('Gender'),2,70),
-               (_('Birth date'),6,150),(_('Death date'),7,150), ('',5,0),
-               ('',6,0), ('',7,0) ]
-
 _sel_mode = gtk.SELECTION_MULTIPLE
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -105,6 +101,10 @@ class Gramps:
 
     def __init__(self,arg):
 
+        self.pl_titles  = [ (_('Name'),5,250), (_('ID'),1,50),(_('Gender'),2,70),
+                            (_('Birth date'),6,150),(_('Death date'),7,150), ('',5,0),
+                            ('',6,0), ('',7,0) ]
+
         self.program = gnome.program_init("gramps",const.version)
         
         self.DataFilter = Filter.Filter("")
@@ -189,8 +189,9 @@ class Gramps:
         self.pl_other    = self.gtop.get_widget("pl_other")
 
         self.ptabs.set_show_tabs(0)
+
         self.pl_page = [
-            ListModel.ListModel(self.pl_other, pl_titles, self.row_changed,
+            ListModel.ListModel(self.pl_other, self.pl_titles, self.row_changed,
                                 self.alpha_event, _sel_mode),
             ]
 
@@ -1445,7 +1446,7 @@ class Gramps:
         tree.show()
         display.add(tree)
         display.show()
-        model = ListModel.ListModel(tree,pl_titles,self.row_changed,
+        model = ListModel.ListModel(tree,self.pl_titles,self.row_changed,
                                     self.alpha_event,_sel_mode)
         self.alpha_page[pg] = model
         for index in range(0,len(self.tab_list)):