If Baden and Wuerttemberg were separate until 1952, why did the German Lutheran pastor at my grandmother's wedding in 1895 say she was from Moehringen, Wuerttemberg-Baden? This was a church in Philadelphia for recent immigrants, and he must have known what was true. Were they at some point combined differently before 1952? Elizabeth C Carla Heller wrote: > Dear Baden-Wuerttemberg List Friends, > > Please note that the German states of Baden, Württemberg and Hohenzollern > were formerly SEPARATE from each other for centuries. These three states > were combined for the first time FOLLOWING World War II (post-1945), and > have been known as the modern federal state of "Baden-Württemberg" ONLY for > the last 56 years. No one could have emigrated from "Baden-Wuerttemberg" > (the combined modern state including Baden, Wuerttemberg and Hohenzollern) > in the 17th, 18th, 19th or early 20th centuries, because it did not exist > until 1952. > > If you are seeking emigration records on persons from WÜRTTEMBERG or > HOHENZOLLERN or BADEN, please be aware that such records were created > *separately* and independently for each of these states. If your ancestors' > origins are known to have been OUTSIDE of Baden, for example, data on their > emigration will *not* usually be found in the BADEN Emigration Index. > > The Württemberg Emigration Index is a separate and different resource > covering emigration from Wuerttemberg alone. > > Hope this helps in keeping this information distinct in your research > efforts! > > Carla HELLER, Los Angeles, California USA mscarlah@earthlink.net > List Co-Administrator, ROOTSWEB'S Baden-Wuerttemberg Mailing List > > > > > >