1) Our great thanks to @DCMSimon for sharing the remarkable story of his journey from #Switzerland to #SouthAmerica in search of long-lost relatives in #Argentina.pic.twitter.com/doY9MG63Bo
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2) @DCMSimon published a book about his genealogical sleuthing, and he generously retold the dramatic tale to
@LATAMProg, which involved a decades-old log from the Swiss Embassy in Buenos Aires, baptismal records from Rosario, and cold-calling every Geissbühler in#Argentina.pic.twitter.com/ysg12q8b0d
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3) The story is not only a family affair, but also sheds light on a distant era, when opportunities in #Argentina drew a remarkably large number of Swiss to a distant continent.pic.twitter.com/5lPwXjmGY3
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My thanks also to the
@LATAMProg team,@Ovalle_LJ and@ariannakohan, for braving a downpour to record @DCMSimon, and for their continued post-production efforts.pic.twitter.com/0oYBUrmtIS
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