Gypsies, now called Romanichal Travelers: the History Farm’s field reportedly once served for an annual Romani caravan’s campsite. They were an annual attraction to settlers who could hear these caravans arriving from miles away (bells and music). Not much is known of these families other than they camped across the road from the Church as they passed by on their way to/from Arlington via the side roads (The I-5 and Exit 215 are of 1974
vintage, “Old 99” was 2 miles to the West.) The remembrance is that they were traveling to/from Pierce County south of Tacoma and spent summers in western British Columbia. Romani law requires a groom’s family to pay a price to a bride’s parents; and cross border Canada – US travel allowed opportunity for this travel to morph into borderline money laundering opportunities. Canadian and Federal money laundering cases have existed even into the past Decades. *Romani, colloquially the Gypsies (a term now discouraged), represent a diaspora from northwestern India 1,500 years ago. Once largely in central Europe, today there are a million in England, another million live in the U.S., and 800,000 in Brazil. Historically known for living and traveling in wagons and caravans, the Romani placed great value on the family, including the extended family. Their traditions of dancing, music-making, and maintaining a traveling culture are legend. Today, most Romani in the U.S. are Christians, own homes, seek education and don’t look or act much differently from anyone else. Most likely if they wish to take a trip, they purchase an RV along with 12 million other Americans (or rent, like 40 million others). The photo is a Romani Wagon, built by local artisans to reside during summer months under the tented platform at the History Farm.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanichal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gypsy_horse
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romani_Americans
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_concentration_camp_badges
https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19950219&slug=2105860
http://www.plc215.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Gypsy-Romani-Wagon.pdf
https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/imlsmohai/id/2056/
Romani Travelers first arose as a culture in the Country of:
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