This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZVC.2ACE/3962.1 Message Board Post: I found a website that gives a basic history of different parts of Germany. Here's the link for Oldenburg http://www.zum.de/whkmla/region/germany/xoldenburg.html