I agree with Nivard. When I enter places in what is now Germany, I enter them as they were at the time. For instance, here is how I have some one place and its events entered: For dates in late 1600's and early 1700's: Ötisheim (Oetisheim), Duchy of Württemberg, Holy Roman Empire (became Baden-Württemberg, Germany in 1918) Most researchers entering Ötisheim (Oetisheim), regardless of the dates, even in the 17th and 18th Centuries, just enter Ötisheim (Oetisheim), Baden-Württemberg, Germany, even when Germany didn't exist. Yes, the place IS in Germany today but it wasn't in the 17th and 18 Centuries! Sarge At 6/7/2012 03:58 PM Thursday, Nivard Ovington wrote: *********START OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT********* >Hi Sallie > >It means he was born in Baden >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baden > >Which became part of Germany in 1871 > >See >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany > >Generally we should be thinking and recording how things were at the >time they happened rather than in todays terms > >Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > >On 07/06/2012 20:37, Sallie wrote: >> This is so odd. I don't know really what you are discussing..... >> >> You say Germany didn't exist until 1871. Well my grgrandfather was born Aug >> 1844 in Baden, Hessen Nassau, Germany, so where does this leave him!!! >> >> Sallie Lou Morris Nelson **********END OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT*********** Germanna Database at Ancestry: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/28427876/family My Germanna Database at Rootsweb: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=germanna My Germanna Website at Rootsweb: http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~george/index.html

I George an group , The place NOW known as Germany was the Holy Roman empire of Germany ,,, If any body would like more info , google and do " unification of Germany " be prepared to spend more than 30 minutes reading ----- Original Message ----- From: "George W. Durman" <GeorgeWDurman@comcast.net> To: <roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 2:04 PM Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] Niederlosheim Losheim am See, Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany , a ? I agree with Nivard. When I enter places in what is now Germany, I enter them as they were at the time. For instance, here is how I have some one place and its events entered Ötisheim (Oetisheim), Duchy of Württemberg, Holy Roman Empire (became Baden-Württemberg, Germany in 1918)