tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911334903016795718.post3862084047363921351..comments2023-07-06T10:55:44.311+02:00Comments on Attempted Essays: Where I live (1): The Duchy of BergFrancis Hunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00422476000328664994noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911334903016795718.post-66092983218268692772012-03-26T23:03:18.064+02:002012-03-26T23:03:18.064+02:00From my childhood I recall that my family is from ...From my childhood I recall that my family is from Wipperfurth, of so my aunts and uncles thought. I also recall tales of a von Rentzell run military academy. Are you aware of any such thing from your years in the town? I'm trying to research our family history, maybe even linking with lines that have spread far and wide to Costa Rica, Argentina ( I have a namesake who's a policeman there) Scandinavia and even Japan. I know My Great Grandfather, George Waldmar Albert von Rentzell brought his family here to the USA so his sons wouldn't have to become officers in the Prussian army. He was supposedly a family disgrace, only reaching the rank of Captain.Willyvon1https://www.blogger.com/profile/02217162707836778858noreply@blogger.com