February 06, 2006

The Old Country

Old Man Simpson: "The story of the Simpson family began in the Old Country. I forget which one exactly."

Luckily, in my family, we remember.

Here's a frame showing pictures of Alsatian national costume (from "The History of Costume" by Braun & Schneider). The dapper looking guy on the right is from Oberseebach - the same village as my great great great grandfather.



Funny, I always thought we fled Europe to escape religious persecution but maybe we just went looking for better clothes.