How to Find Your Family Abroad | Alsace, France Travel Guide 

I am also Alsatian. My grandfather was from Rechicourt-le-Chateau. . I just returned from Alsace and was able to visit his village. It was the trip of a lifetime!

Alsace is my ancestral home. I was born and raised in Castroville TX and, largest Alsatian population outside France. 1948 alsation is still spoken. And white asparagus is loved by my family. I'm a Schott

Alsace is exactly where my German sounding last name came from...a small village of Bremmelbach 🤗

My family came from Alsace, France as well as many others. Last names include Morningstar( in German Morgenstern). And Barnhard

This article hits home to me because I feel there is a portion of lost identity for me. I can only go so far in my family tree on my mothers side with Alsace-Lorraine as a focal point and very German names from the mid 1800s. Thank you for your story.

Wow what a gift to learn of your Alsatian ancestry. I love Alsace and have been there many times and will keep going back, as I imagine you will now also. And so cool to whip out a bottle of Riesling back home and go this is the wine of my people 😁

I’ve known for a long time that my gg-grandmother was from Alsace but I never knew anything about it. She came to America around 1849 & after marrying a German man in New Orleans, they came to California via the isthmus of Panama in 1852. They eventually ended up in the beautiful Nevada City, CA where they had a large family and lived out the rest of their lives. I loved your video. Thank you for making it. And because my gg-grandmother is from there, it made your video very personal for me. I hope someday I can find distant cousins there like you did. 💐

I hope to do this someday. My last name is Wittenkeller and I grew up always thinking I was German and Polish but I found out my name got changed in the mid 1880’s. There’s only 14 living Wittenkellers so I hope to come to find some history :)

Beautiful!

I just ran across your video and found it very interesting as my 3rd great grandfather was born there and his wife born around Strasberg but I have been unable to find out any more on them, I think it’s great you were able to go there and meet family.

This is a part of France I've wanted to visit for a long time. Thanks for the motivation to book a trip

Excellent video, we really enjoyed that! Thank you for taking us along on your journey :)

So heartwarming to watch! Thank you for sharing!

My grandmother is my Alsace, i always wanted to go. Thanks for the video. Please make more. Happy travels

I am planning a talk/powerpoint on Alsace and Lorraine. I am half French, and loved hearing about your personal odyssey to discover this region, and to explore your roots at the same time. Merci beaucoup!

Cette l’histoire est magnifique ! Merci !

I am Chilean...but with alsatian roots. I still have the family name ROST from Bitschweiller-les-than.

My family originate from Alsace Lorraine too! We still have relatives there! Always wanted to visit! Last name is Ganjon so it’s very French lol.

I have plans to visit Alsace in the future. I really enjoyed this vlog! Thank you for sharing your family’s story!

My family is from Alsace Lorraine Germany - France. Thank you.

My Great Grandfather '4 came from Here Joseph Von Elsiss Herzog.

My grandfather was born in Mulhouse, Alsace in 1907.

My fathers side is from Alsace! Isn’t it crazy to think we don’t know each other at all, but our ancestors could have been friends? Love ancestry for this reason❤️

Thank you for sharing! Alsace looks beautiful! My ancestors, were from Alsace. They moved to the states in the 1800’s. They were the Helmstetler’s I believe there’s a Helmstetler cemetery in Alsace.

My great, great grandfather was from Alsace. Entered American in the early 1800's in port of New Orleans. His first name was Jacque. French definitely!

Une très belle histoire!

Thanks for sharing this video. I visited the region back in 2019 and found it to be the most beautiful region in all of France. I also have ancestry from Alsace as the Eschenbrenner's immigrated to America from the region around 1860. I was researching our family tree and discovered on the 1870 census they listed their country of origin as 'France' and then in 1880 census (after the Franco-Prussian War) they listed their country of origin as 'Alsace-Lorraine'. I wish I could find more on this line of my family in the region but I've unfortunately run into dead ends.

Both my mother and father’s sides of my family originate in Alsace, I live just outside amish country. The yoder family amish are very prominent here, and also originated from Alsace. The Amish settled there because it looked similar to home. There also is a town near me called strasburg. (Americanized) Its extremely interesting to know that my family settled near other alsacians.

This seems to be a very charming region, I hope I can visit sometime in the future when all this is over. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much!

Travel vloggers on RU-vid really love having loud background music don't they

The German cultural, ethnic, and linguistic roots of Alsace, are quite clear. There is no reason to ashamed of your German cultural heritage.

My Dad's side of the family left Aubure, Alsace in 1846. It had around 300 people living there. Currently, around 300 people live in Aubure, Alsace.

Why is it necessary to have music so loud that listening to the voice-over is difficult?? Place the music subtilty in the BACKGROUND and the VO in the foreground - PLEASE!

When you go back and happen to meet an Ernst, Beach (but I believe spelt more like Bietch) or Chotain's. Please tell them their American family member says hello. Thxs.

I have a similar story and wish I could find my family in Kehl and Freiburg

Damn Tay speaks French in this one

What an amazing video it was. So beautifully made. Thank you.

Where can I sign up to buy a ticket to the next trip? WOW! Also -- I love your mom.

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Music's too loud! Can barely hear your voice !!

Elsass Lothringen

Turn down the music!

France lol

PLEASE TONE DOWN YOUR MUSIC. I CAN'T HEAR A WORD YOUR SAYING. YOUR MUSIC DROWNS OUT YOUR VERBAL EXPERIENCE.

Several french regions ain't really french.

do you identify as gay?

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