Swiss American Historical Society Review Vol. 41, No. 2
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Swiss American Historical Society Review Vol. 41, No. 2, June 2005.
Special Issue: Searching for a New Home: The Emergence of New Glarus in Summer 1845, Robert A. Elmer and Duane H. Freitag, guest editors
* Introduction by Robert A. Elmer and Duane H. Freitag
* Niklaus Dürst's Journey by Robert A. Elmer and Duane H. Freitag
* Niklaus Dürst's Notebook, transcribed by Leo Schelbert and Urspeter Schelbert, translated by Leo Schelbert
* Joshua Frey's Diary translated by Leo Schelbert
* Niklaus Dürst's Letter to Glarus, 19 August 1845 translated by Peter Etter and Leo Schelbert
* New Glarus' Original Settlers, a New Listing by Robert A. Elmer and Duane H. Freitag
* New Glarus Bibliography by Robert A. Elmer and Duane H. Freitag
Founded in 1927 in Chicago and reactivated in 1964 by Lukas F. Burckhardt and the late Heinz K. Meier, the SAHS unites people interested in the involvement of Swiss and their descendants in American life, in aspects of Swiss American relations, and in Swiss history. As its name suggests, the Society's activities pertain mainly to Swiss-American history and to promoting historical and genealogical research involving Swiss immigrants. Yet the interests of the SAHS reach beyond history and include the ties between the United States and Switzerland. Issues of the SAHS Review and papers presented at the Society's meetings have explored topics such as “Bern, Switzerland, a Medieval City Today” (E. Schmocker); “Benjamin Franklin and Heinrich Zschokke” (D. H. Crosby); “Bombing the Sister Republic: The United States and Switzerland During World War II” (J. H. Huston), “The Crisis of Switzerland at the Threshold of the European Union” (H. D. Page).
With members mainly in the United States, Canada, and Switzerland, the SAHS fosters contacts with both sides of the Atlantic and serves as a link between Swiss-Americans, Swiss, and Americans in an effort to promote cultural awareness and mutual understanding.
Here is a great opportunity for non-members to enjoy the interesting topics published in the Review.
