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Germany 3: The Germans of New Orleans
Season 11
Episode 1117
Germans immigrated to Louisiana in three waves, settling in various areas of the state. Frieda Arwe, Susie Lester and Josie Thevis guide us through their respective German communities in New Orleans, Minden and Robert's Cove. Sauerkraut making, shredding and salting cabbages in large barrels, was common among German Coast descendants.
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England 1: English Louisiana
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Germany 2: The German Coast
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Germany 1: Immigration in the 1700s
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Africa 3: Famous African Americans
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Africa 2: Foods of Africa
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Africa 1: African Slavery in Louisiana
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Spain 3: Los Islenos
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Spain 2: Fort Los Adaes
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Spain 1: Spanish Rule
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Cajun 2: Louisiana's Cajuns
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Cajun 1: Expulsion from Nova Scotia