On the History of the Glarner Families, Particularly Those of the Sernf Valley |
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On the History of the Glarner Families, Particularly Those of the Sernf Valley
A Medley of Pictures from Past Days
(Zur Geschichte glarnerischer Geschlechter, derjenigen des Sernftales insbesondere
Allerlei Bilder aus vergangenen Tagen)
by Gottfried Heer
With a Coat of Arms Chart
Printing and publishing by Rud. Tschudy, Glarus, 1920
Translated by Sue Wolf
| Coat of Arms Chart | VI. | Marti | XIII. | Zentner | XX. | Hauser | |
| Introduction | VII. | Wyss | XIV. | Baumgartner | XXI. | Blumer | |
| I. | Elmer | VIII. | Rhyner | XV. | Bäbler | XXII. | Freitag |
| II. | Speich | IX. | Schneider | XVI. | Altmann | XXIII. | Schuler |
| III. | Luchsinger | X. | Stauffacher | XVII. | Kubli | XXIV. | Hefti |
| IV. | Beglinger | XI. | Bräm | XVIII. | Wohlwend | XXV. | Wirth |
| V. | Giger | XII. | Hämmerli | XIX. | Disch | XXVI. | Madutz |
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Gottfried Heer was born on 11 Apr 1843 in Gretchins, Wartau, Rheintal, Canton St. Gallen, and died on 21 Oct 1921 in Hätzingen, Canton Glarus, at the age of 78. Besides serving as Evangelical minister in Betschwanden, Canton Glarus, from 1866 to 1906, he was involved in many other activities, from the schools to health issues to politics [1906-1914] to authoring about 90 local historical works. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Zürich.
This book has been filmed by the LDS, and is available as film number 908641, item 3.
All questions regarding the original texts or their translation should be directed to Sue Wolf.
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The Sernf Valley (Sernftal) in Canton Glarus is named after the Sernf River, which flows into the Linth River at Schwanden. The valley is home to the communes of Engi, Matt and Elm. | ||
Engi |
Matt |
Elm |
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