Tag Archives: Amish

Finding Your Roots

Posted on July 24, 2017 by vanbraman

On Monday nights I like to watch Finding Your Roots on PBS. I like the way that Henry Louis Gates Jr. looks into the ancestry of famous people. I always wonder which of my ancestors Gates would feature if he … Continue reading →

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Amish in New Orleans?

Posted on April 6, 2017 by vanbraman

Religion in Family History Did you know that there was once a small settlement of Amish in New Orleans? Most people do not know that there were two waves of Amish immigration from Europe. The first wave was in the … Continue reading →

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