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| === Julius Billeter === | | === Julius Billeter === |
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| The primary compiler of Swiss genealogies is [[Julius_Billeter_1869_-_1957|Julius Billeter]], who produced records covering at least one thousand family names of various places of citizenship, with each surname on average covering a thousand individuals. The [https://www.ghgrb.ch/index.php/de/ GHGRB] holds Billeter's original handwritten notes; they have compiled an index of surnames and places of citizenship, called the [https://www.ghgrb.ch/index.php/de/forschungshilfen/billeter Billeter Sammlung]. FamilySearch has microfilmed approximately 90-95% of their collection, and is in process of digitizing these microfilms. The [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/193135 catalog entry] for this collection lists available surnames, but does not list places of citizenship. | | The primary compiler of Swiss genealogies is [[Julius_Billeter_1869_-_1957|Julius Billeter]], who produced records covering at least one thousand family names of various places of citizenship, with each surname on average covering a thousand individuals. The [https://www.ghgrb.ch/index.php/de/ GHGRB] holds Billeter's original handwritten notes; they have compiled an index of surnames and places of citizenship, called the [https://www.ghgrb.ch/index.php/de/forschungshilfen/billeter Billeter Sammlung]. FamilySearch has microfilmed approximately 90-95% of their collection, and is in process of digitizing these microfilms. The {{FSC|193135|item|disp=catalog entry}} for this collection lists available surnames, but does not list places of citizenship. |
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| ==== Reading Billeter's Notes ==== | | ==== Reading Billeter's Notes ==== |
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| A good source for Swiss compiled genealogy references is Mario von Moos's book [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/686934 Bibliography of Swiss genealogies]. It is a bibliography of approximately 9,000 compiled genealogies of Swiss families giving the locality where the family lived. The repository is given as to where the published genealogy is located. | | A good source for Swiss compiled genealogy references is Mario von Moos's book {{FSC|686934|item|disp=Bibliography of Swiss genealogies}}. It is a bibliography of approximately 9,000 compiled genealogies of Swiss families giving the locality where the family lived. The repository is given as to where the published genealogy is located. |
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| To see if FamilySearch has a compiled genealogy for your family, do a [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/ search] of the FamilySearch Catalog, and click on '''Keywords'''. Use your family surname as a keyword, and combine with other keywords, including Billeter, Reichen, or the place of citizenship for your Swiss family. Do not use more than two keywords in your search. | | To see if FamilySearch has a compiled genealogy for your family, do a [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/ search] of the FamilySearch Catalog, and click on '''Keywords'''. Use your family surname as a keyword, and combine with other keywords, including Billeter, Reichen, or the place of citizenship for your Swiss family. Do not use more than two keywords in your search. |