thomasanon I have just in one sitting read many of your drops. wow go ahead and make the training manuals on how it's done j/k.
I appreciate you taking the time with your approach, my undergrad degree is in archeology so I can wrap my head around how you go about the process.
may I suggest you shift you geographic focus (but keep the topical and familial foci)? Look to Latin America. The modern borders of at least a few states were made with railroad interests in mind (e.g. Colombia once included parts of Panama). Railroads, families, Nazis all connect in Latin America. For what I know not