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Originally Posted by Ftallmadge
I am 99.7% German. I was born in a small town in Missouri called Hermann. My parents did not speak English until they started school. I don’t speak German at all. I understand the world war 1 made the town afraid of speaking German. We had several festivals each year my father danced in. My parents were proud of both being German so I was afraid of doing the DNA test, but the results proved almost correct.
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My father grew up in Morrison, Mo. and went to high school in Hermann. We still have relatives there (Weissenbachs and Schwenkes). The Gasconade valley is beautiful and great wine country. We have been to Octoberfest and Mayfest there several times.