Genealogy Texts and Hints
  
With special attention to the villages
of Engi,
Matt, and Elm in the Sernf valley.
The History of
the Citizen Families of Engi and Their Development
Public Lectures by Martin Baumgartner, Teacher in Engi.
Self-published by the author, Glarner Newsprint Shop,
Rud. Tschudy, 1923. The following are the only currently
translated chapters. All questions and corrections
regarding the original texts or their translation can be
directed to Sue Wolf or me.
Glarner Translation Guides,
researched by Sue Wolf. Includes Glarner government
structures and a brief overview of Glarner history. An
invaluable guide for translating Glarner documents!
Giger/Gyger von Engi,
Canton Glarus
Swiss genealogist Werner Murer compiled these data in
1994 at my request. Consists of assorted notes and
anecdotes about the Giger family dating from the 14th
century.
Swiss Passengers aboard the Corinthian
from Le Havre to New York, arrived November 11, 1853. I
suspect most of the Swiss passengers were from Canton
Glarus. Among the more common names on the list are
Tschudi, Jost, Giger, Mahler, Marti, Schaffner, Von Arx,
and Pfister.
Tips for Tracing Swiss
Ancestors
Hard-won lessons which may help your research.
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