Yes, I'll be glad to look your surname up - in time! Hanneli ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lola Weber" <hunter1@scattercreek.com> To: "Guy Grenny" <guyg@saber.net> Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2005 10:01 AM Subject: Re: [SWITZ] Re: Research > Hello. I have not been able to post on the Switzerland-L@rootsweb.com > page...for some reason, it indicates Invalid email address. > Can you see anything wrong with it? > > Do you have the Swiss Famiy Surname Book? Is it okay to ask for lookups? > > How can I find out about the early history of Canton Thurgau? > > The village is Affeltrangen and I am interested in the early history of > the area - how it was settled. > > By 1666 some of my ancestors left this area for Germany. I am wondering > if there were wars or events that might have led to that? > > Any help appreciated. > > A family searcher, > > Lola M. Weber > > hunter1@scattercreek.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Guy Grenny" <guyg@saber.net> > To: <SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2005 9:42 AM > Subject: [SWITZ] Re: Research > > >> Dear Lori, >> the Swiss Family Surname Book (Familiennamenbuch) lists many Places of >> Origin (Heimatort) where your MICHEL ancestors held citizenship in >> Switzerland, many before 1799. Several towns are also in the Kanton >> Graubuenden/Grisons, allbeit not Chur itself, but probably closeby. >> Since there are so many and I have only one life (little of it left ;-), >> I'll be glad to scan the full list of Heimatort(e) of MICHEL directly to >> your personal address. Would you like that? >> That way you can start scouring local sources in the most obvious places >> for your ancestors. >> Browse in the following excellent webs to get a basic understanding. >> >> http://www.eye.ch/swissgen/CH-burger-e.html >> >> http://www.eye.ch/swissgen/ >> >> http://www.eye.ch/swissgen/news-m.htm#news >> >> Best wishes, >> Hannneli >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Lori Laing" <Lori@bccollisions.com> >> To: <SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 10:09 AM >> Subject: Research >> >> >>> Hello to all, >>> >>> I am extremely new at this, have absolutely no idea what I am doing & >>> have very little to go on to start but here goes! >>> I'm trying to trace my grandfather's roots but have very little info at >>> this time. His surname was MICHEL, first name Ernest. I do know that >>> he was born Nov 3 1906? in the Chur area of Switzerland. He had a >>> bother named Albert(not sure on his Birthday). The boys were orphaned >>> at a young age. My great grandmother supposedly died when Poppa was >>> about 4, so that would be around 1910. Great Grandfather (first name >>> Albert) would have died a short while after that. All I know is than >>> Albert Michel sr was a train conductor with the Swiss railway & died in >>> a train wreck. My father thinks it was around 1912. Both boys >>> emigrated to British Columbia, Canada in their late teens or early 20's. >>> At this point, this is all I have to go on. Thanks for everyone's time! >>> >>> Lori Laing (nee Michel) >>> lori@bccollions.com >>> >>> ______________________________ >> >> >> ==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== >> Going on vacation? Gone longer than 4 days? Go to >> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CHE/SWITZERLAND.html >> to unsubscribe >> > > >