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@algee0218
9 ай бұрын
This is why ALL American history needs to be taught.
@user-nc2bf9vx5y
9 ай бұрын
Yes and as a retired museum professional and also a teacher,I will continue to do this every chance that I get. She will eventually find out about the story behind the bricks and also her great grandfather and his connection to the bricks.
@whoahna8438
9 ай бұрын
Who has time to learn ALL of American history?
@MrDarkElement
9 ай бұрын
@@whoahna8438 Genealogy matters. Inheritance matters. Who are you?
@whoahna8438
9 ай бұрын
@@MrDarkElement Do you know ALL American history?
@ktmac7610
9 ай бұрын
I’m from S La., just letting you know that cops and ambulances regularly sit in church parking lots. Maybe doing paperwork while being dispersed through the area. I wish you would not get so upset about pieces of your family’s past not being around or marked anymore. First off, it’s Louisiana most things rust, rot, or sink. Down here, unless great care is taken most things are taken back by nature. Secondly you have to realize we all have ppl in our ancestry who made great sacrifices for their families and unless someone digs that up, yes it will be forgotten. In my own family I have two great aunts that never married and when three of their siblings died they stepped in and helped raise their nieces and nephews. They have no children but they did a lot to make sure those kids were taken care of and succeeded.I’m sure your ancestors would rather you be happy and excited about what they did, how they lived, and you finding it, than be sad that there is no memorial to their lives. No one is living their life in hope that one day someone will dig it all up and memorialize it. They were just ppl trying their hardest to exist and make things better for their children. I used to listen to stories from my grandpa and his brother and they didn’t think they were special or heroic, it was just how it was. That being said I do think those ppl did heroic things. Whether it was to bide time and survive until you got your freedom or selling yourself into indentured servitude for a chance at a better life, these ppl had whatever it took to survive. Maybe it was hope and patience. Good luck on your quest.
@sararampton654
7 ай бұрын
Very true and thoughtful. I’m just learning about ancestors from southern LA and concerned I won’t find much about them for reasons you stated. I’m grateful they did what they had to do to survive, like you said, heroic sacrifices, and somehow I’m their descendant and I’m grateful to them to be alive.
@infamousElle
9 ай бұрын
This is so sweet and inspiring. I feel great urgency to document and follow my family as well. I can just imagine how you felt, walking on those bricks ...
@unapologetically_me
9 ай бұрын
How beautiful to have a piece of your past…even with all the unknowns, know that your ancestors walked the land it came from. ❤❤❤
@LaurindaBellinger
9 ай бұрын
I wanted to explore my dad's side of the family. I visited plantations in South Carolina this past summer -all privately owned. I thought it would be cool and maybe I'd feel a connection to the land where my ancestors were enslaved. I can't communicate or describe the rage I felt. I wanted a piece of something from those plantations - I could only take pictures outside the gates. Screw reparations I'd take a visit to the plantations and be allowed to walk where my ancestors walked! I want to see what they built and touch it. My mom's side is my Creole side and I recognized the locations you discussed & visited. I've enjoyed your videos!
@kareldebures7006
9 ай бұрын
As a Jew, my family is completely erased from even old photos, but the best of luck to you and everyone else here following, may all of you find your answers! And yes, the answers will hurt...⚘
@whoahna8438
9 ай бұрын
Some of my family were enslaved by Jews in Virginia
@nytn
9 ай бұрын
I am so sorry to read this. I did an Interview with my friend and mayor of Nashville about his lost Jewish heritage a few months ago. his family fled Poland.
@leg414
9 ай бұрын
Miss Romero, as I have said in the past...Finding out and seeing what was done in the past and ruminating on it...Can have a very detrimental effect, not only to you...But family members that either do not want to know to keep up certain illusions and narratives...And those just do not want to know and just forget the pains from stories told to them and the more empathetic ones that can cause mental and emotional damage. History is never so pretty and cut and dry but glad you told us what you have found, and others who have to learn the truth, no matter how painful or questionable, and find out how cruel certain people and even institutions can be. We all like to have a connection[s] to our families' histories. You can also find out how brave and courageous and intelligent and generous your family can be throughout your own personal histories. I did. And more important to honor and continue it going forward...Peace
@TheSitcheeation
9 ай бұрын
The trees know you came. Memory is in the ground, in the trees. Our b,s & t charge & change the earth on which they fell. No matter what’s built on top. Your return was known & not in vain. Thank you for sharing your story.
@TheSitcheeation
9 ай бұрын
Next time you go, dash & get you some dirt or a seed from a plant at that place. You’ll be alright. God bless. 💕✨
@user-nc2bf9vx5y
9 ай бұрын
They do,indeed.
@LostNFoundASMR
9 ай бұрын
My mom lost her home during Katrina- we haven’t been back since. I also had my identity lost due to katrina as my original hospital of birth had burned down prior to Katrina ( Charity hospital) and then the only place that was left that had proof of my birth was washed away during Katrina. I had to jump through hoops to prove I was who I am. It was wild. I hear a lot of places have fell apart due to all the storms in the past two decades. I’m sorry that the house is gone dear. Hugs xx
@dorothyedwards7225
8 ай бұрын
So happy for you and empathise for you Danielle in your journey discovery. Keep going!!!🥰👍💟
@user-nc2bf9vx5y
9 ай бұрын
Kate Chopin wrote for "The Atlantic" and also "Vogue" and several other prominent magazines. And as you know.she wrote two books. You need to contact "The Atlantic" and "Vogue" because they many have bound copies or some that are in an online collection for you to view.
@PrincesSarah70
9 ай бұрын
This was great. Thanks for sharing, seeing your journey is heartfelt. I’m glad you were able to get something so you could make a connection to your roots. I live almost 2hrs from Natchitoches. While doing my research I found out who my maternal third great grandfather was. The plantation he was on is still in existence in Mississippi and records say that he is buried there in the family cemetery. I guess that’s because the slave owner is listed as his father. The history about this family is very deep and intriguing. I’ve thought about going there if not but to just drive by.
@nytn
9 ай бұрын
oh my gosh, reading this gave me chills. yes! go drive by
@PrincesSarah70
9 ай бұрын
@@nytn Langsdale Plantation Shubuta, MS
@timeforchange3786
8 ай бұрын
Many people talk about burning down plantations but I don't think they stop and think about the descendants of enslaved people that would feel a connection when they visit.
@PrincesSarah70
8 ай бұрын
@@timeforchange3786 I agree with you. I was able to go to the plantation where my maternal third great grandfather and all his family members were. Based on my research and talking to relatives, her paternal lineage in the U.S. began with him.
@PrincesSarah70
8 ай бұрын
@@nytn Hey, I just wanted to let you know I took that trip today. The feelings are almost indescribable but I was glad I made the journey for my ancestors and the current generation. Thanks again for your outstanding work and words of encouragement.
@adamcohen2632
9 ай бұрын
I am from Louisiana and the pronunciation of your ancestor's name very likely sounded something close to Cloo-Tee-Ay during his lifetime. While Natchitoches was originally a French speaking town, it is located in North Louisiana and that part of the state no longer has that connection and pronunciations have changed. South Louisiana is the French part of the State and while even in New Orleans the French words have sometimes been given anglicized pronunciations, however the Cloutier name here is still pronounced the same as during his lifetime. Most of North Louisiana today more resembles East Texas or Southern Arkansas than it does South Louisiana. Your channel is fabulous. I am a local history buff and although don't share your ancestral heritage, I have a great interest in Sicilian and Creole culture and history. By the way, Natchitoches, pronounced Nak-uh-tish, is famous for its culinary speciality, the meat pie. You can even get Natchitoches Meat Pies at their gas stations.
@ElliottBradenS
8 ай бұрын
Curious as to how/why you became interested in Sicilian Creole history?
@adamcohen2632
8 ай бұрын
@@ElliottBradenS I am a history buff and it's all around me. Modern New Orleans isn't really a French town, despite the fact that locals try to pretend it is because somehow they think that elevates them. Its really a Sicilian and Creole town. They are its dominant ethnicities and cultures. There are more people of Sicilian descent in the New Orleans metro area than in any place in Sicily other than Palermo. There are Sicilian traditions such as St. Joseph's Day altars that are still strongly celebrated to this day in New Orleans that have largely died out in Sicily. The Creoles of New Orleans dominate its political class and are a distinct portion of society that doesn't exist anywhere else and did much to create the citiy's cultural heritage.
@dailyjerk
9 ай бұрын
Love ur channel ❤
@krisstarring
9 ай бұрын
I love your channel as I'm a history and ancestry enthusiast myself. I also have ancestors from Louisiana, particularly from Sicily and Portugal who immigrated there in the 1880's. As far as Cloutier is pronounced, I believe it is "Clo-tee-yay." My mother being from the Central Gulf Coast knew a lot of people from Cajun country who had last names of French origin that were spelled differently from the way they were pronounced. :-) I'm sad about the house your ancestor helped build and its state today. Trying to chase down your roots can reveal some dark history. In my own ancestry, I'm reminded of a story of a Ho-Chunk (Winnebago, as they are often called) girl who was orphaned by a settler war in Minnesota that killed most of her family and was married by one of my German-American ancestors on my father's side. It's horrible what happened to her family and a lot of the settlers there contributed to her plight. As such, although I appear lily white, I've always been an advocate for Native American rights.
@thames308
3 ай бұрын
We must stop and think that the contempt that we have for the plantation comes with the reality that the human talent of the enslaved built these properties. I pause and pay tribute to the humanity of these unheralded people. I refuse to forget. Thank you for your continued passion to inform us.
@dannsherstone1037
9 ай бұрын
Even with the sound turned all the way up on my computer and on KZitem I struggled to hear the audio. Such an interesting story.
@nytn
9 ай бұрын
I’m so sorry! thank you for letting me know
@japeri171
9 ай бұрын
Those who don't know their own past don't know themselves
@king52xx
7 ай бұрын
Love your episodes on Louisiana history. Cloutier, would be pronounced as “Klew ti yay “ my name is spelled similiar.
@nytn
7 ай бұрын
thank you! The NYer in me just butchers it all
@julesmum9781
6 ай бұрын
@@nytnFYI there are Cloutiers in the NE too. In VT and NY state. Also pronounced Klew ti yay
@stephanienwadieiiamhybasia
8 ай бұрын
There was nothing tender about slavery. Your Ancestor probably was happy to leave and forget about that place. You are brave for trying. No one will forget about that horrible time. Thank you again for sharing your experience.
@gazoontight
9 ай бұрын
Another fascinating video. You are doing great work. Please continue.
@Beautiful_polarbear
9 ай бұрын
This was an incrediable find... Just absolutly wonderful... I would say someone knew this was going to be found. Thanks for sharing and allowing this part of your history to be told... The history behind Own=slavery can be hurtful but to many of us its something totally different.. ☆☆☆♡
@gatrinehart7069
8 ай бұрын
I think in a way they whisper in our ears as we study them
@paulharvdub
4 ай бұрын
Now this young lady has an interesting take on slavery in Louisiana. I was always under the impression that the individuals who were slaves in antebellum Louisiana were required to choose their own name. From family records, I have learned from old registers that there were slaves in our family on my father's side. Curiously enough, they did NOT have our family name.
@mariannerichard1321
9 ай бұрын
I would write on the brick were it cames from, or else, no one will remember one or two generations from now...
@JaneAtwellRobinson1825NY
9 ай бұрын
Maybe better to sew a label to the bag rather than deface the brick? But yes, documenting the item would be helpful later. :)
@mariannerichard1321
9 ай бұрын
Museums and archeologists usually write a code on the item directly, with a kind of nail polish if I remember well. But yeah, a label attached to either a ribbon or a thread around the brick will do the trick all the same. ^_^
@bobbiemayers354
9 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing I also through the DNA craze found I have Nigerian and still more I am finding I have relatives being found alive with this same DNA I don’t know the story of how this came about but I am so curious to know more but honestly I don’t know why
@darioussmith3450
9 ай бұрын
You are not alone. There are a lot of people in America who think that they are 100% and are not.
@lynleflore4332
9 ай бұрын
Read Kate Chopin's short story "Desiree's Baby". Everyone should read this. I melt and weep inside each time I read this.
@valancephipps6305
9 ай бұрын
I'm from Louisiana. A lot of people of that area moved to the st Francis area the name Noel went around a lot we have a missing person I am trying to find. It just say he was moved north.
@sandracarnley-adams798
8 ай бұрын
That name "Conde" is in my ancestors names! Don't remember how but it is in the list of the Poitevint list!
@midlifemotox
9 күн бұрын
I grew up in Louisiana. I left Louisiana for some very good reasons. I went back and did a Plantation tour a few years ago.... Funny,,, the tour guide was a Blatant racist. Reminds me why I left that place. You can't sugar coat history. Doing so is only another injustice.
@whoahna8438
9 ай бұрын
From my area we would pronounce it Clou-tee-yeh or Clou-chyeh
@emilymenard2339
9 ай бұрын
My daughter lives in Natchitoches. There it’s pronounced Cloo- chee
@whoahna8438
9 ай бұрын
@@emilymenard2339 Ok. I'm from way down South East Louisiana
@emilymenard2339
9 ай бұрын
@@whoahna8438 Me too. Abita Springs is my hometown.
@whoahna8438
9 ай бұрын
@@emilymenard2339 That's almost North Louisiana to us lol I'm originally from Houma
@emilymenard2339
9 ай бұрын
@@whoahna8438 North, as in north of New Orleans, agreed!! Greetings from Texas!!
@pierrecalderone
9 ай бұрын
Cloutier, would sound like "Clue - T - A''. In French the "ier" spelling, makes the "ee-a" sound.
@nytn
9 ай бұрын
Thank you! Everyone in Louisiana kept calling him "Cloochier"
@niederhofertx5989
4 ай бұрын
Yes, Just like the singer Joel Sonier, (Son yea)
@bevswright
9 ай бұрын
Still makes me cry.
@larrybrevelle
4 ай бұрын
My family the Brevelle’s are from the same area. Cane River isle Brevelle. St Augustine Church is where my family worshiped. I’d like to know if you know anything about that.
@nytn
4 ай бұрын
My family are buried at that church! Cousins told me thats where they went to worship as well. How awesome
@larrybrevelle
4 ай бұрын
Also my family is from Melrose Louisiana. It’s in his birth certificate
@nytn
4 ай бұрын
I did a video at Melrose! My 5th grandfather was enslaved by Alexis Cloutier down the street and the bricks he made got brought to Melrose. I'll link going to melrose for you: kzitem.info/news/bejne/pLBj2XyKhmJ9g4I
@lovealwaysbibi3336
3 ай бұрын
I'm doing this soon!!
@nytn
3 ай бұрын
where are you headed?!
@lovealwaysbibi3336
3 ай бұрын
@@nytn I'm going to Louisiana and Nashville this summer. I'm a teacher so I'm out for summer break! The research begins!
@manuellubian5709
9 ай бұрын
If I were you I would send another message to the current (present day) owners, along with a short edited version of your video. Say the section from your time stamp: 16:30 - 17:38 -- where you explain what the property means to you. I don't know how you feel about it ..... maybe pitch the owners about wanting to help with a fundraising campaign to either rebuild JUST the main house or some of the auxiliary structures through donations on your channel. I guarantee you that IF you pitched the new owners with some sort of incentive, coupled with public recognition they may be more receptive to you. Especially, IF they're going to get some good PR out of it. Also, that was pretty sus that the cops were trailing behind you. What was that all about. I noticed they didn't seem to be interested in anything else but tailing your car.
@jeannietimberger2556
7 ай бұрын
Never expect anything. That's life.
@whoahna8438
9 ай бұрын
Nice! 👍
@amiemartin109
9 ай бұрын
Cloutier is a French name pronounced Clo-TEE-aye
@brantpadmore1395
9 ай бұрын
You are awesome your husband is a lucky man…
@valancephipps6305
9 ай бұрын
And you might have gotten a different response if you would have not been looking for a enslaved person. I hate to tell you that is a very racist part of Louisiana. I'm Creole and the search is hard. A lot of the families of the owners live nearby the houses and actually will not let anyone one the property house or not. We own our property thanks to my great grandfather
@elizabethmencia6027
4 ай бұрын
Call that woman and ask her for one brick!!! I would have asked right then. She will probably give you one, silly!!! 😉
@firetraining1
9 ай бұрын
Most French and Spanish descendants pronounce the name "Clu-Shay"
@Beautiful_polarbear
9 ай бұрын
Why do you give them the power?... We work they dont own us they had to drop that word.. OWN.
@tdrshalom
8 ай бұрын
Ty for your efforts. As I’m working on my husbands history, I am interested in this. They have creole lousiana ( Native American, Latino and African American ).
@nytn
8 ай бұрын
I bet we are cousins then :D
@olg06
7 ай бұрын
Excuse me but what is "latino"? That term didn't even exist back then. This is to discredit that there was other people already living here before the Anglo settlers arrived and peg them as Latin-American immigrants.
@jayregal6478
9 ай бұрын
Does your HUSBAND have any BLACK ancestry?
@nytn
9 ай бұрын
yes, from his Puerto Rican side
@michaelrochester48
9 ай бұрын
Clouthier is pronounced CLOW-te-yeah
@trollinmartin7260
9 ай бұрын
Definitely a great video keep up the good work and teaching people to do the work of preserving history. I noticed though we watched a whole story about slaves and the phrase of "African Ancestry " was not mentioned at all but when other slaves are mentioned the term of "African Ancestry " is used over and over again. Infact you used the word creole.So it seems you get what I am saying like in your case of creole French Slave Masters raped their slaves creating an ethnogenesis called creole in Louisiana.But let's be honest French territory went from Montana to modern Louisiana all the way to southern Alabama Northern Flordia. They have Mardi Gras in Mobile so creole culture is not just a modern Louisiana thing. I give push back to this term African Ancestry because it's a flawed term to describe a people as I observed you stayed away from when describing your enslaved ancestors specifically. Americans who ancestors were slaves have French English Scottish Irish Native American and African genetic make up not just of African Ancestry.I just hope you understand this amalgamation didn't just exist with your creole ancestors who were slaves.
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