Guide to Swiss Genealogical Research, 2nd Edition
- Author: Lewis Bunker Rohrbach
- SKU: 2297
- ISBN: 0897258851
- Our Price:
$29.95
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Description:
Swiss Genealogical Research, Guide to, 2nd Edition. Lewis Bunker Rohrbach, CG. 192 pages, paperback. 2010.
"In his Introductory Guide to Swiss Genealogoical Research, Lewis Bunker Rohrbach has written a marvelous new book crammed with good and useful information designed to help Americans of Swiss descent find out more about their ancestry. This welcome guide is a Godsend to both beginning and experienced genealogists alike as it details and explains the myriad of quirks and customs of Swiss record keeping and how best to access some of these sometimes unexplored sources. Wittily written, well organized, and extremely helpful, this little volume should be on the shelf of every genealogical library and in the hands of anyone attempting to climb their own personal Swiss family tree." - Henry Z ("Hank") Jones, Jr. Fellow, American Society of Genealogists
"For those who are researching Swiss ancestry, especially the beginner, this book is essential." - Der Kurier
Here is an invaluable guide for Americans researching their Swiss ancestors whether they came to North America in the 17th, 18th, or 19th centuries. This is just an introductory guide and was not designed to cover the entire subject of Swiss genealogy or history.
This guide tells the researcher what resources are available, whether in the form of printed books found in many libraries, CDs available for purchase from Picton Press or microfilms available for loan through LDS Family History Libraries.
Once you have established where in Switzerland your ancestors originally were from, the remainder of your research will not vary too much regardless of whether your people came to North America in 1610, 1710, 1810, or 1910.
With this guide you will discover that a great majority of early records have survived (note the CDs which Picton Press is offering of church books for Canton bern) so that you can do quite a bit of your own research without having to leave this country.
