Posted on Jun 18, 2024
GERMAN discovers the History of GERMANS in AMERICA
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I am mostly Irish descent. When I went to Visit Ireland for the first time way back in 1975...I learned really quickly that... I am American.
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SGT Kevin Hughes
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - Same here...but...and it is a big butt, even though all four of my Great Grandparents only spoke Irish when they got here...by the time I grew up...we were far removed from Ireland. Sure we stepped danced, chanted and sang some of the old songs...but man oh man, we think and grew up in very different societies.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SGT Kevin Hughes While there wasn't Much German Spoken when I was Growing Up, I Grew Up in the German American Community of Cincinnati so Some Today would have been Surprised by all the German Terms still in Use at the Time and Still Plenty of Germany Meat and Sausage Available. Now the 2nd Largest Culture/Community in Cincinnati at the Time were the "Irish" "Big Pete" McCarthy Represented Me at "Confirmation".
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SGT Kevin Hughes
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - I grew up just north of you in Cleveland. My dad was president of the Irish American club for 25 years. Strangely enough all my sisters got married in Swiss hall. Lol.
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I am so European for sure... By DNA it's almost completely....I'm a decedent of Northern tribes but NOT very much Scandinavian at all.....Finn is another story entirely though, and NW Europe, British Isles.....when I was over there I felt "home"....but now I own land here and it IS home....I LOVE this country....
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SPC (Join to see) Northern Tribes? LOL! Germans, Normans, Scotts! "Red Hair is a Recessive Trait" Obviously You've Never been to My Family Get Togethers, Damn Scottish Vikings! "Blue Eyes is a Recessive Trait" Have You Met My Grandchildren? Granny Sandy is Scottish and Scandinavian! LOL!
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Schlaak, Jaeger, and Loberger with a little Eastman mixed in. My grandparents on my mother's side spoke German at home but only allowed their kids to speak English after their oldest went to school only speaking German and encountered many as a result
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