Alsace-Lorraine moved back and forth between, I believe, France and Germany. See wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alsace_Lorraine "Alsace-Lorraine (French: Alsace-Lorraine; German: Elsa�-Lothringen) was a territory that used to be disputed between France and Germany, but is currently a part of France and has been since World War II." There is a famous short story describing the last day in a school where, the next day, they would be part of another country and taught in a different language. Kate Shields On 22 Nov 2006, [email protected] wrote: > I have some relatives who were from Alsace-Lorraine. I understand it has > belonged to France, Belgium, and/or Germany. All I know for certain is that > it > has been part of a number of different countries. Does anyone know for > sure? > > Joanne