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/3971.1 Message Board Post: Kristy, an important question must be asked here: Did August Hoffmeister come directly from the city of Brunswick (in German: Braunschweig) itself, or was he from another city, town, or village located somewhere in what was until 1945 the small state (until 1918, Duchy) of Brunswick (Braunschweig), the capital of which was the city of Brunswick (Braunschweig)? It's similar to when a person says an ancestor came from New York. Did that ancestor come from New York City, or was that ancestor from another city, town, or village located somewhere in New York State? Robert