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jckaelin.bsky.social
(Point of order: #23AndMe says I'm 29.2% German 😉)
#OTD #TDIH #October6: Happy #GermanAmericanDay! #GermanAmericans #MovieSky #ComedySky
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The Producers (1968) The Hitler Auditions.
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October 6, 2026 at 1:23 PM
emilyrandallpaz.bsky.social
#GenHour #Genealogy #GermanAmericans New find from full-text search on FamilySearch: The naturalization documents of my 3rd great-grandfather John Arnold, who settled in Buffalo, NY. U.S. citizenship was pretty easy to get in the 1850s, not like today.
Declaration of Intention of John Arnold of Buffalo, late of Baden in Germany, filed August 1850, with his signature. Naturalization/Allegiance form of John Arnold, October 1852, Erie County Circuit Court, with his signature
October 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
paulinepark.bsky.social
2,143,890 Wisconsinites (as of 2013) are of German descent & #Wisconsin has the highest percentage of #GermanAmericans of any state (35.78%); happy #GermanAmericanDay to all those of German descent~! #DeutschAmerikanischerTag
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October 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
emilyrandallpaz.bsky.social
Found this 1822 parish marriage record of my 4th great-grandparents in Epfenbach, Germany (on FamilySearch) with the note in the margin that they later went to America (nach Amerika). Reminds me of that Simon & Garfunkul song... 🥹 #genealogy #FamilyHistory #GermanAmericans
July 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM