Thanks Bobbi. > Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:49:00 -0500 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [G-P-L] Fw: Place in Germany > > > Hi Marge, > > The German Empire or "Deutsches Reich" started in 1871. > For more information see Wikepedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussia > For a map of Prussia in the German Empire: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Prussiamap.gif > > Bobbi > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marge" > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 11:05 AM > Subject: Re: [G-P-L] Place in Germany > > > I think the geography part is confusing. The way I understand it, Prussia > was a loosely knit bunch of countries, ruled by a king and at one time > quite > large. stretched far into Poland. I read they acquired land by marrying > into the kingdoms and also war. Germany didn't become a country until > after > the turn of the 18th century. Does anyone know the date? And the date that > Prussia started? And even now, they are divided by names like Hesse, ect, > which is sort of like our states or provinces and then farther divided > called a Kreis,or district, and then again into a town or hamlet. We can > all use history lessons when looking for our ancesters. I love this list. > marge > > > > For all the latest News, please visit our Homepage: http://www.germanyroots.com > > Please visit and participate in our new forum > http://www.germanyroots.com/phpBB3/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message