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*'''1348-1798''' {{RecordSearch|1910365|Switzerland, Basel City, Local Citizenship Requests, 1348-1798}} at FamilySearch - [[Switzerland, Basel City, Local Citizenship Requests - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images only
*'''1348-1798''' {{RecordSearch|1910365|Switzerland, Basel City, Local Citizenship Requests, 1348-1798}} at FamilySearch - [[Switzerland, Basel City, Local Citizenship Requests - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images only
*'''1458-1865''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/148167-redirection Apart from the world : an account of the origins and destinies of various Swiss Mennonites who fled from their homelands in remote parts of the Cantons Zürich, Aargau and Bern as well as Alsace, the Kurpf[al]z, and later along the edges of the American frontier in Pennsylvania and Virginia; namely the families Bachman, Bär, Bruppacher, Hauser, Hiestand, Leaman, Ringger, Schmidt and Strickler, 1458-1865], e-book
*'''1458-1865''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/148167-redirection Apart from the world : an account of the origins and destinies of various Swiss Mennonites who fled from their homelands in remote parts of the Cantons Zürich, Aargau and Bern as well as Alsace, the Kurpf[al]z, and later along the edges of the American frontier in Pennsylvania and Virginia; namely the families Bachman, Bär, Bruppacher, Hauser, Hiestand, Leaman, Ringger, Schmidt and Strickler, 1458-1865], e-book
*'''16th-17th Century''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/122517?availability=Family%20History%20Library Einwandererkartei, 16.-17. Jahrhundert] Alphabetical Index of '''Huguenots immigration from France, the Netherlands and Switzerland to the Pfalz (Palatinate), Germany'''.
*'''16th-17th Century''' {{FSC|122517|item|disp=Einwandererkartei, 16.-17. Jahrhundert}} Alphabetical Index of '''Huguenots immigration from France, the Netherlands and Switzerland to the Pfalz (Palatinate), Germany'''.
*'''1600-1900''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1485674 Germany, Bayern, Pfalz, Schweizer Kartei : schweizer Einwanderer, meist in die Pfalz, ca. 1600-1900] Alphabetical card file of genealogical and biographical information about Swiss immigrants in Germany, mostly in the Palatinate, extracted from published sources and some church books.
*'''1600-1900''' {{FSC|1485674|item|disp=Germany, Bayern, Pfalz, Schweizer Kartei : schweizer Einwanderer, meist in die Pfalz, ca. 1600-1900}} Alphabetical card file of genealogical and biographical information about Swiss immigrants in Germany, mostly in the Palatinate, extracted from published sources and some church books.
*'''1650-1800''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/329650 '''Swiss''' emigrants to the Palatinate in Germany and to America, 1650-1800 and '''Huguenots''' to the Palatinate and Germany], e-books, 6 volumes.
*'''1650-1800''' {{FSC|329650|item|disp='''Swiss''' emigrants to the Palatinate in Germany and to America, 1650-1800 and '''Huguenots''' to the Palatinate and Germany}}, e-books, 6 volumes.
*'''1700s''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/98795-redirection Lists of Swiss emigrants in the eighteenth century to the American colonies] Vol. 1, e-book. [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/104312-redirection Vol. 2], e-book
*'''1700s''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/98795-redirection Lists of Swiss emigrants in the eighteenth century to the American colonies] Vol. 1, e-book. [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/104312-redirection Vol. 2], e-book
*'''1704-1717''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/221770-redirection Swiss and German Mennonite immigrants from the Palatinate, 1704-1717], e-book
*'''1704-1717''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/221770-redirection Swiss and German Mennonite immigrants from the Palatinate, 1704-1717], e-book
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*'''1734-1744''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/swiss-emigrants-to-the-american-colonies-1734-1744 Swiss Emigrants To The American Colonies, 1734-1744] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
*'''1734-1744''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/swiss-emigrants-to-the-american-colonies-1734-1744 Swiss Emigrants To The American Colonies, 1734-1744] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
*'''1734-1752''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/459675-redirection A list of eighteenth-century emigrants from the Canton of Schaffhausen to the American colonies, 1734-1752]
*'''1734-1752''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/459675-redirection A list of eighteenth-century emigrants from the Canton of Schaffhausen to the American colonies, 1734-1752]
*'''19th-20th centuries''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/357519 Monumental inscriptions relating to English speaking people in Switzerland, 19th-20th century], images
*'''19th-20th centuries''' {{FSC|357519|item|disp=Monumental inscriptions relating to English speaking people in Switzerland, 19th-20th century}}, images
*'''1814-1875''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/382537 Passkontrolle, 1814-1875] Registry of Kt. Solothurn passport applicants travelling, studying or seeking employment outside of the canton or country. Includes date, occupation, place of residence, age, destination, period of time abroad, and physical characteristics.
*'''1814-1875''' {{FSC|382537|item|disp=Passkontrolle, 1814-1875}} Registry of Kt. Solothurn passport applicants travelling, studying or seeking employment outside of the canton or country. Includes date, occupation, place of residence, age, destination, period of time abroad, and physical characteristics.
*'''1817-1866''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/372046 Registres des émigrés, 1817-1866, (Alsace emigration index)] Card index to emigration records of Europeans traveling through the Alsace region of France. This index also includes some Swiss emigrants.  
*'''1817-1866''' {{FSC|372046|item|disp=Registres des émigrés, 1817-1866, (Alsace emigration index)}} Card index to emigration records of Europeans traveling through the Alsace region of France. This index also includes some Swiss emigrants.  
*'''1837-1857''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/164102 Registres des passeports à l'étranger, 1837-1857] at FamilySearch Catalog; images only
*'''1837-1857''' {{FSC|164102|item|disp=Registres des passeports à l'étranger, 1837-1857}} at FamilySearch Catalog; images only
*'''1850-1934''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/43289 Auswandererlisten, 1850-1934] (Hamburg passenger lists) at FamilySearch, images.
*'''1850-1934''' {{FSC|43289|item|disp=Auswandererlisten, 1850-1934}} (Hamburg passenger lists) at FamilySearch, images.
*'''1850-1934''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1068 Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1850-1934''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1068 Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1855-1924''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1166 Hamburg Passenger Lists, Handwritten Indexes, 1855-1934] at Ancestry, ($) images.
*'''1855-1924''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1166 Hamburg Passenger Lists, Handwritten Indexes, 1855-1934] at Ancestry, ($) images.
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*'''1892-1924''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?q.anyPlace=Switzerland&q.anyPlace.exact=on&f.collectionId=1368704&count=20&offset=0&m.defaultFacets=on&m.queryRequireDefault=on&m.facetNestCollectionInCategory=on New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924] Search results for Switzerland
*'''1892-1924''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?q.anyPlace=Switzerland&q.anyPlace.exact=on&f.collectionId=1368704&count=20&offset=0&m.defaultFacets=on&m.queryRequireDefault=on&m.facetNestCollectionInCategory=on New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924] Search results for Switzerland
*'''1904-1914''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30240/germany-bremen-passenger-departure-lists-1904-1914?s=252295941 Germany, Bremen Passenger Departure Lists, 1904-1914] at MyHeritage - index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Switzerland
*'''1904-1914''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30240/germany-bremen-passenger-departure-lists-1904-1914?s=252295941 Germany, Bremen Passenger Departure Lists, 1904-1914] at MyHeritage - index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Switzerland
*'''1910-1953''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1315/ Swiss Overseas Emigration, 1910-1953] at Ancestry ($) index and images.
*'''1910-1953''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1315/ Swiss Overseas Emigration, 1910-1953] at Ancestry ($) index & images.
*'''1938-1945''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5499/ Switzerland, Jewish Arrivals, 1938-1945] at Ancestry, ($), index. Switzerland was one place Jews sought refuge as Europe headed toward and finally became embroiled in World War II. This database provides details on more than 21,000 Jews who were allowed into Switzerland between 1938 and 1945. Entries may include the following details: name, maiden name, gender, date of birth, arrival date, nationality, comments
*'''1938-1945''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5499/ Switzerland, Jewish Arrivals, 1938-1945] at Ancestry, ($), index. Switzerland was one place Jews sought refuge as Europe headed toward and finally became embroiled in World War II. This database provides details on more than 21,000 Jews who were allowed into Switzerland between 1938 and 1945. Entries may include the following details: name, maiden name, gender, date of birth, arrival date, nationality, comments
*'''1940s''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20066/jewish-arrivals-in-switzerland?s=275764761 Jewish Arrivals in Switzerland] at MyHeritage - index ($)
*'''1940s''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20066/jewish-arrivals-in-switzerland?s=275764761 Jewish Arrivals in Switzerland] at MyHeritage - index ($)
*'''1943-1947''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61742/ United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) Records, 1943-1947 (USHMM)] at Ancestry — index ($)
*'''1943-1947''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61742/ United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) Records, 1943-1947 (USHMM)] at Ancestry — index ($)
*'''1946-1971''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61704/ Free Access: Africa, Asia and Europe, Passenger Lists of Displaced Persons, 1946-1971] Ancestry, free. Index and images. Passenger lists of immigrants leaving Germany and other European ports and airports between 1946-1971. The majority of the immigrants listed in this collection are displaced persons - Holocaust survivors, former concentration camp inmates and Nazi forced laborers, as well as refugees from Central and Eastern European countries and some non-European countries.  
*'''1946-1971''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61704/ Free Access: Africa, Asia and Europe, Passenger Lists of Displaced Persons, 1946-1971] Ancestry, free. Index and images. Passenger lists of immigrants leaving Germany and other European ports and airports between 1946-1971. The majority of the immigrants listed in this collection are displaced persons - Holocaust survivors, former concentration camp inmates and Nazi forced laborers, as well as refugees from Central and Eastern European countries and some non-European countries.  
*{{FSC|95811|title-id|disp=Colônia Helvetia no Brasil, (Estado de São Paulo):}}(*); Weizinger, Francisco at FamilySearch - images
*{{FSC|52805|title-id|disp=Die Schweizerische Auswanderung nach Argentinien, Uruguay, Chile und Paraguay }}(*); Zbinden, Karl at FamilySearch - images
*[[Switzerland, Schaffhausen Genealogies and City Directories - FamilySearch Historical Records|Switzerland, Schaffhausen Genealogies and City Directories - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
*[[Switzerland, Schaffhausen Genealogies and City Directories - FamilySearch Historical Records|Switzerland, Schaffhausen Genealogies and City Directories - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/439856 ''Historic background and annals of the Swiss and German pioneer settlers of southeastern Pennsylvania], and of their remote ancestors, from the middle of the Dark Ages, down to the time of the Revolutionary War : an authentic history from original sources ... with particular reference to the German-Swiss Mennonites or Anabaptists, the Amish and other nonresistant sects.''
*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/439856 ''Historic background and annals of the Swiss and German pioneer settlers of southeastern Pennsylvania], and of their remote ancestors, from the middle of the Dark Ages, down to the time of the Revolutionary War : an authentic history from original sources ... with particular reference to the German-Swiss Mennonites or Anabaptists, the Amish and other nonresistant sects.''
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/20525 L'Alsace et la Suisse à travers les siècles] Alsace and Switzerland across the centuries, especially concerning immigration from Switzerland.
*{{FSC|20525|item|disp=L'Alsace et la Suisse à travers les siècles}} Alsace and Switzerland across the centuries, especially concerning immigration from Switzerland.
*[https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/229771/I1/-/index?pageindex=494&letter= The Swiss Volhynian Genealogy Database] has more than 27,000 names of Swiss Amish who spent a hundred years in  Prussia/Russia before emigrating to South Dakota and Kansas in 1874. Click on the alphabetic letter link for a list of surnames. Or, [https://wc.rootsweb.com/search Search by Name]
*[https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/229771/I1/-/index?pageindex=494&letter= The Swiss Volhynian Genealogy Database] has more than 27,000 names of Swiss Amish who spent a hundred years in  Prussia/Russia before emigrating to South Dakota and Kansas in 1874. Click on the alphabetic letter link for a list of surnames. Or, [https://wc.rootsweb.com/search Search by Name]
*[[United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records]]
*[[United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records]]
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==For Further Reading==
==For Further Reading==
There are additional sources listed in the FamilySearch Catalog:
There are additional sources listed in the FamilySearch Catalog:
*{{FSC|337270|subject_id|disp=Switzerland - Emigration and immigration}}  
*{{FSC|Switzerland - Emigration and immigration|subject|subject-id=2089633978|disp=Switzerland - Emigration and immigration}}  
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