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House of Switzerland-Vancouver 2010
Category: Events Date: Mar 1, 2010 User: fabienne_74
Hello: I am a Swiss-American,and my American roots go back to the Revolutionary War of America.My grandmother told me that during the Revolutionary War,my family's ancestors' were on the side of the colonists,were Swiss,and fought in the war against the British.That is how we entered the United States;fighting.
All the "Buchers" settled in Lancaster,Pennsylvania,USA,very early,and were nicknamed "The
Category: Culture Date: Feb 12, 2010 User: Il principe
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You carry Fribourg in your heart. You have left a part of yourself, your history and your memory in this city. This is the link between us: either by birth, by origin or by education, we are all from Fribourg. In our hearts.
Scattered around the world, we have something else in common. No matter our field of activity – business, science, politics, sports or culture – we are all decision-makers. Together,
Category: Heritage Date: Feb 9, 2010 User: OrgetorixMMX
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I am a grandson of the late Carl Menno Lehman 1915-1998 Bluffton, Ohio (respected retired accountant at what is now Bluftton University 1954-1979). If I recall the story correctly most of grandpa Carl's grandparents and great grand parents lived in the Emmental area of Switzerland in the Canton of Bern. Grandpa Carl met at least one of his biological first cousins in Switzerland awhile back when
Category: Living in the U.S. Date: Feb 2, 2010 User: honigbiene
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Im from Milwaukee Wisconsin, and i met my boyfriend online, he's from Basel Switzerland. We met in person in late October and after talking about all possibilities, we decided that i should move in with him. I still have at least a year or two here in the US before i can move over. I have to learn german and save a bit of money before we marry. I have never been so happy before, and i cant wait to