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History of canton Berne (chronology)
Geschichte des Kantons Bern seit 1798 : History of the Canton Bern since 1798 (actually - some chapters begin somewhat earlier) - an extensive text in German.
To the Oberaargau, district of canton Bern - die Freiherren von Gruenenberg (the Barons of Gruenenberg)
The local genealogical society is
GENEALOGISCH-HERALDISCHE
GESELLSCHAFT BERN
If you have questions about genealogical research in Kanton Bern you may contact
- Hans Minder,
- in case you don't find an e-mail contact for your village of interest amongst the Regional Contacts.
Just keep in mind, that all these volunteers are amateur
genealogists, answering your questions in their spare time.
==> please give them sufficient time to respond <==
Please, do not re-submit your query after too short a time - this would only create duplication of work !
You are further invited to discuss your questions with other researchers interested in canton Bern on the "Genealogieforum Bern" (dialogue in German or French). The archive is open to visitors to read; in order to be able to respond or start a new thread, however, registration (free of charge) is required. When posting, please, keep in mind that only topics related to Bern should be placed here; for topics related to other regions, please, change to the corresponding canton or to the forum for Switzerland in general (dialogue in German or French).
The local historical society is
HISTORISCHER
VEREIN DES KANTONS BERN
1. Official Home Page of the Kanton : www.be.ch
2. Home Pages of Tourist Offices and the like :
3. Private Pages on Kanton :
1. Family Pages and Regional Contacts
2. Sources
List of all locations, for which sources have been filmed by LDS (the Mormons).
The places of the Republic of Berne (1838 / 1844)
Rodel weggezogener Mannrechten (1694 - 1754)
MEN OF BERN: The 1798 Bürgerverzeichnisse of Canton Bern, Switzerland
Passport register of Canton Bern (1838 - 1887)
Church records at the State Archive (missing parishes)
Letter about immigration to America (1854)
Members of GHGB have transcribe Feuerstättenverzeichnis des Kanton Berns von 1653 (list of places width fire in canton Berne from 1653 / GHGB - Forschung)
Toni Siegenthaler: Von der Entstehung und Entwicklung des Heimatrechtes im Kanton Bern. Zeitschrift für Zivilstandswesen, Juni 1982, S.1-7. (in German)
Erste urkundliche Erwähnung des Iseli Geschlechtes, 1348, in Fontes Rerum Bernensium, Bd. 7, Bern, 1893, S. 316 f. (in Middle High German)
Familie Iseli von Grafenried : Artikel von Dr. O. Marti, erschienen in Sonntagsblatt des Schweizer Bauer, 1953, Nr. 14, S. 110 f. (Parts of the text, in German)
Familie Iseli von Jegenstorf : Artikel von Dr. O. Marti, erschienen in Sonntagsblatt des Schweizer Bauer, 1953, Nr. 40, S. 316 f. (Parts of the text, in German]
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