I am trying to plan a strategy for researching the ancestors of Ulrich Schenk b.abt. 1565 in Hinton Senggen Eggiwil (Bern) who married Annali Rytz of the same area. These are the earliest known of my Swiss Mennonite Ancestors. Are there resources ( religious, political) whichg I can consult in Switzerland to try to go back further? What about the areas in Germany where they lived in exile before emigraating to the American colonies in 1717? How do I find credible, reliable professional genealogists in both Switzerland and Germany? What is a fair rate to pay?