Hi,
Wow you're asking me about german history....I was never any good at it back then......and Yes I am still a German, have never converted yet lol. Its been 23 years in August since I came over here. Met hubby thru the military, he was stationed in town. Had our first son over there yet and came here when he was just 4 months old in 1980. Honeymooned in Garmisch !! lol
I grew up and lived only minutes from Frannkfurt in Ruesselsheim. This is the town that was the original birthplace and factory of the Opel cars. We all worked there. Even your ancestors may know of this, the Opel family goes way way back. The town is located along the river Main also as is Frankfurt. In fact I lived right by the river.
The subject of Prussia....I found this list of towns...and this link which may help explain some of the history.
http://members.aol.com/pommern1/content.html#HS
Brandenburg
Berlin (now an independent city)
Pommeria (Pommern)
Vorpommern (in Germany)
Hinterpommern (in Poland)
Rhineland (Rheinland)
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Rheinland-Pfalz
Saarland
Westphalia (Westfalen)
Posen
East Prussia (Ostpreussen)
West Prussia (Westpreussen)
Silesia (Schliesen)
Hesse-Nassau
Hohenzollern (now part of Baden-Wuerttemberg)
Lower Saxony (Province of Sachsen) (now part of Niedersachsen)
you should run a search of ancestry if u have names etc. Never know.. have done lots of translations of old german writings which people find in their family belongings and are trying to find out if they have any family left over there.
you can get a lot of info via the net as long as u have a name and town....etc.
We had lots of food to eat today....I was so drained I needed it. Just felt like I was starving today. The pants I have been wearing are getting pretty lose......but squeezed into some shorts.....and it showed how little progress it has been. Still I am determined t keep going ...I want rid of the fat.
Catch u later...
Bubu