tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728509094770344156.post3575280606378984278..comments2024-02-28T09:41:31.404+00:00Comments on Worldwide Genealogy ~ A Genealogical Collaboration: What Napoleon did for usJulie Goucherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11368170005503879489noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728509094770344156.post-68958623674231843042014-11-11T23:15:43.741+00:002014-11-11T23:15:43.741+00:00Fascinating article. Thanks.Fascinating article. Thanks.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728509094770344156.post-64271327726109640372014-11-07T18:30:34.139+00:002014-11-07T18:30:34.139+00:00A very informative post and thank you for the men...A very informative post and thank you for the mention of my name. You brought to light a legacy of Napoleon that we don't often hear about. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728509094770344156.post-44650320817300434572014-11-06T15:35:13.671+00:002014-11-06T15:35:13.671+00:00How great to hear that you enjoyed the article. I ...How great to hear that you enjoyed the article. I share your appreciation for Napoleon. He sure left a wonderful administrative legacy! One thing I forgot to mention in the article is that it was thanks to the French laws that my ancestors were freed from serfdom. In the eastern part of the Netherlands where my father's family is from, several families were serfs until 1795. They weren't allowed to move or marry without the landlord's permission and had to perform bodily service for the lord such as working his land, de-icing the castle moat, feeding the lord's pigs, serving the lord meals when he hunted on his estate. Positively feudal!Yvette Hoitinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10807310204372870735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728509094770344156.post-6397868864724731532014-11-05T23:39:34.963+00:002014-11-05T23:39:34.963+00:00I found this history extremely interesting, thank ...I found this history extremely interesting, thank you! I have always had a soft spot for Napoleon even though most of my British ancestors would be rolling over in their graves to hear me say that. ;) I found him so interesting and like so many others who didn't get the best treatment by history, did some good -- at least genealogists would think so.Schalene Dagutishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10155315167291741937noreply@blogger.com