• EP3: Uncovering the Depths of Our German-American Heritage

  • Mar 13 2023
  • Length: 26 mins
  • Podcast

EP3: Uncovering the Depths of Our German-American Heritage

  • Summary

  • Thanks to Dale MacAllister's further detective work, John finds his great ancestor Johan Albrecht Schmidt, born 1729 in Wurttemberg Germany and buried in Virginia. This finding unlocks an intriguing piece of John's ancestral past. 42 million Americans can trace their roots back to Germany - and all they've brought with them: hardworking values and invaluable contributions like agriculture, technology and sciences. But even though so much of American culture is rooted in these dedicated immigrants, many have been left out of our history books - none more so than John himself who grew up in Ohio unaware of his remarkable German heritage.

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    • Kinship Family Resource Center
    • Rocktown History, VA
    • VAGenWeb Project
    • Frieden’s Church
    • Germans in America
    • German Immigrants and American Politics
    • US Census German American
    • Jackson Center, Ohio
    • John Smith Remembering the Moon Landing
    • Juanita Smith 70th Class Reunion

    Executive Producer: Iran Davar Ardalan
    Host: John Oliver Smith
    Genealogist & Curator: Jean Conte, Abigail Koontz
    Historian: Dale MacAllister
    Researcher: Margaret Hotchner
    Sound Design: Javier Perez
    Podcast Art: Nikki McLay
    AI Marketing Assistant: Jasper.ai & ChatGPT

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