diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e98cabc87..482f465c6 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 	* src/gen/lib/note.py: make independent of MarkupText.py
 
 2007-10-08  Alex Roitman  <shura@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/GrampsDbUtils/_WriteGedcom.py (__submitter): Remove old usage.
 	* src/GrampsDbUtils/_ReadXML.py (stop_research): Remove old usage.
 	* src/GrampsCfg.py (get_researcher): Remove old usage.
 	* src/gen/db/dbdir.py (__close_metadata): Store tuple;
diff --git a/src/GrampsDbUtils/_WriteGedcom.py b/src/GrampsDbUtils/_WriteGedcom.py
index 728ea6fa6..dbcd84c31 100644
--- a/src/GrampsDbUtils/_WriteGedcom.py
+++ b/src/GrampsDbUtils/_WriteGedcom.py
@@ -426,7 +426,15 @@ class GedcomWriter(BasicUtils.UpdateCallback):
           +1 <<CHANGE_DATE>> {0:1}                  # not used
         """
         owner = self.dbase.get_researcher()
-        (name, addr, city, stae, ctry, post, phon, mail) = owner.get()
+        name = owner.get_name()
+        addr = owner.get_address()
+        city = owner.get_city()
+        state = owner.get_state()
+        ctry = owner.get_country()
+        post = owner.get_postal_code()
+        phon = owner.get_phon()
+        mail = owner.get_email()
+
         if not name : 
             name = u'Not Provided'
         if not addr : 
@@ -435,14 +443,14 @@ class GedcomWriter(BasicUtils.UpdateCallback):
         self.__writeln(0, "@SUBM@", "SUBM")
         self.__writeln(1, "NAME", name)
         self.__writeln(1, "ADDR", addr)
-        if city and stae and post:
-            self.__writeln(2, "CONT", "%s, %s %s" % (city, stae, post))
+        if city and state and post:
+            self.__writeln(2, "CONT", "%s, %s %s" % (city, state, post))
         else:
             self.__writeln(2, "CONT", u"Not Provided")
         if city:
             self.__writeln(2, "CITY", city)
-        if stae:
-            self.__writeln(2, "STAE", stae)
+        if state:
+            self.__writeln(2, "STAE", state)
         if post:
             self.__writeln(2, "POST", post)
         if ctry: