Hi Wayne, That explanation makes very good sense. So I think I will pursue him thru Germany, at least for now. Thank you for giving me a good place to start.. Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Thalls" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 12:53 PM Subject: Re: [WVBERKEL] Re: Looking for a clue Re the question "was Holland ever part of Germany?" There are severl things to think about here. The direct answer is yes. Just remember WW2. There were territorial conquests over the centuries. Remember too, many emigrants from Germany departed through Dutch ports; viz Amsterdam. Sometimes they stayed in Holland for several weeks or months before finally embarking. When they arrived in the US they were recorded as having come from Holland. ==== WVBERKEL Mailing List ==== Berkeley County Unsubscription Directions [email protected] UNSUBSCRIBE [in body of message] [email protected] UNSUBSCRIBE [in body of message]