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==Finding the Town of Origin in Switzerland== | ==Finding the Town of Origin in Switzerland== | ||
If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in Switzerland, see [[Switzerland Finding Town of Origin|'''Switzerland Finding Town of Origin''']] for additional research strategies. | If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in Switzerland, see [[Switzerland Finding Town of Origin|'''Switzerland Finding Town of Origin''']] for additional research strategies. | ||
==The Register of Swiss Surnames== | |||
Switzerland has one unique feature that can speed up your search for your ancestor's town. Citizenship was held by specific town. [http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/famn/index.php?lg=e '''The Register of Swiss Surnames'''] is an online tool, based on the reference book, ''Familiennamenbuch der Schweiz'', which lists for every surname the towns where that family held citizenship. It also gives data on the time period the family arrived there and the former town they migrated from. It can, however, give many localities for one surname, so you may still need to look for records that help you narrow down the list. After a thorough search in U.S. records, if you still haven't proven your town, you can begin looking in the records of each town for your surname. However, especially if your searches will involve correspondence or hiring a researcher, it is best to exhaust all U.S. record possibilities before trying that method. Here are the [[Media:1-Register_of_Swiss_Surnames-Instruction.pdf|'''Instructions''']] for using the register. | |||
*Also, watch the [https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lesson/423 '''Online Class: Names and Places: The Register of Swiss Surnames] | |||
==Switzerland Emigration and Immigration== | ==Switzerland Emigration and Immigration== | ||
<span style="color:DarkViolet">'''"Emigration"''' means moving out of a country. '''"Immigration"''' means moving into a country. </span><br> | <span style="color:DarkViolet">'''"Emigration"''' means moving out of a country. '''"Immigration"''' means moving into a country. </span><br> | ||