They did all of that…I’m sure they are VERY proud at what their granddaughter has “accomplished”.
Also wtf does “early Disneyland years” mean. Can she not have a thought that doesn’t connect to Disneyland?
She is implying that her grandparents were among the early German pioneers that built Anaheim and Disneyland or something. Like with geography, she is clueless about local history. Remember she thought Spencer might have seen Walt Disney in person - even though Walt died before Spencer was born!
Learn some actual Anaheim history, KT:
One city however, Anaheim, can trace its founding to the Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. Anaheim is a blend of the words “Ana,” after the Santa Ana River, and “heim,” the German word for home. Anaheim was the second city in Los Angeles County to incorporate (1876) and is now the largest city in Orange County.
The founders of Anaheim first settled in San Francisco and came south in 1857 to become wine-makers. While initially successful, a disease infected and destroyed the entire crop in the 1880s. By that time, walnut, lemon, and orange orchards had replaced vineyards. Those in the wine-making business easily made the transition to these new cash crops—especially when the region was connected by rail directly to the rest of the United States in 1887.
The period that saw the most German immigrants come to the US was between 1840 and 1880. This was motivated in part by the Revolution of 1848 of the several independent German states, during which many professionals, politicians, and journalists immigrated to America. This migration was so significant that the group was called “
The Forty-Eighters.”
This year, the Homestead will offer two, two-part workshops on the basics of genealogical research instructed by Steven Dugan and Sherri Salmans. The first begins on February 20. Ever curious about…
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