LINKS

There are numerous genealogy sites containing information on Alsace, Lorraine and the Saarland in the XVII, XVIII and XIX centuries. Listed below are some that I have found particularly helpful.

In addition to information on my forebears from Herrlisheim and their descendants, the site contains many names from Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin, France, Alsace-Lorraine, Germany and the Saarland.

A village locator for France. It shows the location of Strasbourg and the communities of Brumath, Herrlisheim, Hochfelden, Ottersthal, Otterswiller, and Saverne, where the Rheins, Laengs and related families resided during the XVII, XVIII and XIX Centuries.

More information on the history of Alsace/Elsass.

The Thirty Years War – Catholic Encyclopedia – Lengthy article describing the war, first published in 1912.

French website and interactive database to honor those who took part in contemporary wars.

The Communities of Alsace with a brief profile of each of the 1,004 communities of Alsace and Territoire de Belfort.

French military uniforms through the period ending 1795.

A must for those researching their forebears in Alsace.

Maps of Alsace, including churches in Alsace where Simultaneum was adopted.

Good background on Alsace geography, history, and culture and linguistic situation.

Conversion of republican dates into gregorian dates.