Switzerland Websites: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 18:39, 4 January 2022

The Switzerland research websites listed as "Favorites" at the FamilySearch Library include:

Archives and libraries[edit | edit source]

	The usage of "Mormon" and "LDS" on this page is approved according to current policy.

Canton Information[edit | edit source]

Databases[edit | edit source]

Marriage records and where to acquire them for Zürich Canton from 1525 to 1800

Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]

Hamburg Passenger Lists FamilySearch Wiki article. Note: the old Hamburg Passenger Lists Resource Guide has been incorporated into this article.
Swiss Volhynian Database at Ancestry.com
Federation of East European Family History Societies (FEEFHS) - For German-speaking Swiss.
Germans from Russia - For German-speaking Swiss in Eastern Europe

General[edit | edit source]

Heraldry[edit | edit source]

Wappenauskunftsstelle der Zürcher Goldschmiede c/o Roland Spitzbarth Feldeggstr. 58 8008 Zürich Switzerland

History and Geography[edit | edit source]

General Swiss History
Swiss Historic Timeline
Google Book: A Short History of Switzerland
Map of Switzerland and Swiss cantons - Carte de Suisse et des cantons
map.search.ch/ (Karte: Schweiz - map search)

Language and Research guides[edit | edit source]

Links[edit | edit source]

Societies[edit | edit source]

Swiss Society of Genealogical Studies

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-The Switzerland research websites listed as "Favorites" at the Family History Library include:
+The Switzerland research websites listed as "Favorites" at the FamilySearch Library include:
 == Archives and libraries  ==
+{| style="float:right;
-*[http://www.lib-web.org/europe/germany-central-europe/switzerland/ Libraries in Switzerland]
+|-
-*[http://www.eye.ch/swissgen/ldsloc-m.htm SwissGen LDS Locality Catalogue Switzerland]
+|{{MormonLDSRemoval}}
+|}
+*[https://librarytechnology.org/libraries/ Directory of libraries]
+*[http://www.librarydir.org/CountryLibraries.aspx?Country=Switzerland Online Libraries in Switzerland]
 *[http://www.bar.admin.ch Swiss Federal Archives]
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 *[http://www.baselland.ch/Stichworte-A-Z.273427.0.html Canton Basel-Land Archive site]
 *[http://www.sta.be.ch/sta/en/index/staatsarchiv/staatsarchiv/genealogie.html Canton Bern State Archive - Genealogy]
-*[http://www.mindspring.com/~philipp/che.html Graubünden Genealogy]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070609085320/http://www.mindspring.com/~philipp/che.html Graubünden Genealogy]
-*[http://www.ag.kath.ch Roman Catholic Church in Aargau]
+*[https://www.kathaargau.ch/ Roman Catholic Church in Aargau]
 *[http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/CH/kanton-m.htm Swiss genealogy Cantons]
 *[http://www.fr.ch/aef/ Canton Freiburg State Archive]
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 *[[Hamburg Passenger Lists]] FamilySearch Wiki article. Note: the old Hamburg Passenger Lists Resource Guide has been incorporated into this article.
-*[http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=swissvol Swiss Volhynian Database at Ancestry.com]
+*[https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=swissvol Swiss Volhynian Database at Ancestry.com]
+*[http://www.feefhs.org/ Federation of East European Family History Societies (FEEFHS)] - For German-speaking Swiss.
+*[[Germans from Russia|Germans from Russia]] - For German-speaking Swiss in Eastern Europe
 == General  ==
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 *[http://www.infobel.com/teldir/teldir.asp?page=/eng/euro/ch Swiss Telephone Directories]
 *[http://tel.search.ch/ Swiss Telephone Directories 2]
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~chewgw/ Switzerland GenWeb]
+*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~chewgw/ Switzerland GenWeb]
 *[http://www.xe.net/ucc/full.shtml XE.com - The Full Universal Currency Converter]
 *[http://www.eye.ch/swissgen/famnam-m.htm Familiennamenbuch der Schweiz Swiss Family Name Handbook]
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 == History and Geography  ==
 *[http://history-switzerland.geschichte-schweiz.ch/ General Swiss History]
 *[http://www.about.ch/history/index.html#CH_History_1 Swiss Historic Timeline]
 *[http://books.google.com/books?id=Q4RYAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=history+of+switzerland&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Wd2VU9zwLMHfoAS5kYHIDQ&ved=0CEkQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=history%20of%20switzerland&f=false Google Book: A Short History of Switzerland]
 *[http://www.eye.ch/swissgen/map_m.htm Map of Switzerland and Swiss cantons - Carte de Suisse et des cantons]
 *[http://map.search.ch/ map.search.ch/] (Karte: Schweiz - map search)
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 *[[French Republican Calendar]]
 *[[German Word List]]
-*[[Germany Letter Writing Guide]]
+*[[German Letter Writing Guide]]
-*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/images/c/ca/German_Gothic_Handwriting_Guide.pdf Gothic Handwriting Guide]
+*[[Media:German_Gothic_Handwriting_Guide.pdf|Gothic Handwriting Guide]]
 *[[Italian Genealogical Word List]]
 *[[Italy Letter Writing Guide]]
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 *[[Latin Genealogical Word List]]
 *[http://dict.leo.org/?search=family&searchLoc=0&relink=on&spellToler=standard&sectHdr=on&tableBorder=1&cmpType=relaxed&lang=en Translation and Dictionary helps]
+* Register of Swiss Surnames [[http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/famn/?lg=e]]
 == Links  ==
 *[http://www.genealogylinks.net/europe/switzerland/index.html Switzerland Genealogy Links]
-*[http://www.feefhs.org/links/switzerland.html Switzerland Genealogy Resources]
+*[http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/CH/gener-e.htm Swiss Genealogy on the Internet.]
+*[http://theswisscenter.org/swissroots/genealogy/?Id=233 Swiss Center, Swiss Roots]
+*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/europe/switzerland/index.html Genealogy Links]
 == Societies  ==
-Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Familienforschung SGFF President Dr. Heinz Ochsner Grabenweg 1 4414 Füllinsdorf Switzerland Email:[[H.ochsner@dplanet.ch|h.ochsner@dplanet.ch]]
+*[http://www.sgffweb.ch/index.php?lang=en Swiss Society of Genealogical Studies]
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