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In which I embrace and celebrate my historical-geographical nerdiness

It’s amazing sometimes what you come across. For anyone interested in France, the history of France (or Europe), and maps, this is pretty wonderful.  Bless the Wikipedians, say I. 


Watch this dynamic map and it will show you how the borders of France changed over time, lands lost and gained. It would be even more interesting if they had links to the wars that were responsible for the shifts, but that would be a fun little project at some point when I’m bored.


I embrace and celebrate my historical-geographical nerdiness. Nerditude?


French borders from 985 to 1947


By http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Use... [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons



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Published on January 12, 2017 21:38
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message 1: by Cathy (new)
Jan 13, 2017 05:38PM

Cathy As a teenager, I hated history classes. Boring! I had a life, I had better things to do than to memorize dates of the past. But as I got older, I became curious about my past. I started to dabble in genealogy. (And I regret not doing so when my more recent forebears where still around to answer my questions) So when some distant cousins of my mom decided to plan a reunion trip to Germany, I signed us up. Needless to say it was a trip of a life time. I wish we'd done this when we were younger and healthier! We visited Strasbourg and the Alsace region since some members of our group originated in that area and we were all over Bavaria and the southern portions of the country. Sometimes our tour bus could only stop along the roads, and peer down the valleys as there was no place to park it. Frankfort, Munich, Lake Constance, the Black Forrest, Heidelberg, Augsburg, Mainz, Coblenz
When I read "Homestead" I could imagine the life of of my German ancestors, they certainly had the same names Johanna, Catherina, Louisa, Maria, etc.


message 2: by Rosina (new)
Jan 13, 2017 10:01PM

Rosina Lippi What fun that trip must have been. It's something more people should try to do. Thanks for your kind words about Homestead, Cathy.


message 3: by Cathy (new)
Jan 20, 2017 02:18PM

Cathy My forebears were winemakers and a good number still are. Any while the areas weren't alpine, I can imagine the women tending their goats. The cousins are now planning a trip to Austria. We generally meet for the big international reunion every 3 years, alternating the US and Europe. The actual reunion is just 4 days, but they always plan an optional 7 days extra, for the visitors. I was exhausted!


message 4: by Rosina (new)
Jan 20, 2017 02:22PM

Rosina Lippi That sounds like a really great arrangement. Hope your next trip is as rewarding (but not so exhausting) as the last one.


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