Lower Saxony in German is "Niedersachsen." It is a state in northwestern Germany. ------Original Message------ From: "RHOADS, Roger" <Roger_RHOADS@Montellna.com> To: LUTHERAN-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: December 1, 2000 1:14:47 PM GMT Subject: [LUTH-ROOTS] Lower Saxony Today it's part of Germany. Look on good map for the state of Neidersaxony (or some spelling like that). Roger Rhoads -----Original Message----- I have many times heard of the term "lower Saxony", but no one has been able to actually verify the area in question. What land mass did it encompass? Regards, Robert Lipprandt rloss@bellsouth.net