----------------------------Original message---------------------------- I have a patron looking for the location of a town (or maybe a region) in Germany where an ancester was born in 1864. The spell ing she has in Selaria. She thinks it's somewhere near Berlin, which would have been in Prussia. I can't find this or similar spellings in the BGN gazetteers, Columbia-Lippincot Gazetteer, etc., and we don't have any historical gazetteers and few historical maps. We thought it might be a way-off corrupted spelling of Silesia, but were hoping for a more exact match. Does anyone know where this place is or have a current spelling for it? We do have lots of large scale 20th century maps covering Germany and eastern Europe. Also, are there any good 19th century gazetteers covering Prussia, Austria-Hungary, or Eastern Europe that are available in reprint editions? Thanks a bunch, Mark ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Mark Thomas | Yet there's not a train I Evans Library, Texas A&M University | wouldn't take (409) 862-1052 / FAX (409) 845-6238 | No matter where it's going [log in to unmask] | --Edna St. Vincent Millay