RKluckhohn@aol.com wrote: > On another topic, German-American researchers must cope with the fact that > from about the Zollvereinzeit, and especially after 1866, all Germany was > often referred to as "Prussia" in American official records. So if our > records say "Prussia," they may mean "Lippe-Detmold," or Sachsen or Thuringen > u.s.w. It can be very confusing. Yes. But anyway you must revise most of the older American records. There are a lot of errors. When I read the IGI entries of the mormons I am taken aback about all the misspelled names and wrong countries. I think people here in Germany would make as many mistakes with the American history. * Dieter