This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: birchyj Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.kruger/298.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The original spelling would have been "Krüger" (the "u" has the umlaut - two dots above it). The standard way to write that without special characters is "ue". Posen was a Province of Prussia and hence of the German Empire after unification in 1871. Before the Partitions (late 1700s), it was Poland. Between Partioning and Napolean, it was German-occupied "South Prussia". After Napolean, it was a Duchy in theory. Then the above-mentioned Province. Between the World Wars it was Poland. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.