Thanks for the great map site. I like the way it provides alternative possibilities for the location. I asked my grandmother where her family came from about 40 years ago when I was young. When I asked her to spell it, she probably gave me a phonetic spelling or it got misspelled through the years. Gross Boden seems to be a close match. I will try to uncover more details and perhaps take you up on your kind offer to help at a later date. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "dayne" <dayne@snet.net> To: "Janet Thatcher" <JanThatcher@charter.net> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 11:05 AM Subject: Re: [GERMANS-WI] Breitzmann, Koepp, Rogalsky and Brock Families > try this map site for europe- possibly gross banken (large bank?) is > abbreviated, misspelled, phonetically spelled for one of the options this > map search gives. > > http://mappoint.msn.com/(5gm31yns3usnv02vkkx1gf55)/home.aspx?mapblast=true > > if you have any further details i have a friend i correspond with in germany > who might be able to help u with locating this place > > dayne > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janet Thatcher" <JanThatcher@charter.net> > To: <GERMANS-WI-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 10:58 AM > Subject: [GERMANS-WI] Breitzmann, Koepp, Rogalsky and Brock Families > > > | Family records say that they > | came from Gross Banken, Germany. Does anyone know where this is as I > can't > | find it on modern day maps? > | Janet from California > | >