DSS in the News

The Descendants of Swiss Settlers was featured in the most recent issue of The Review, which is published by the Swiss-American Historical Society. 

DSS Founder and Governor Joseph Smith was invited by the Editorial Board to write an article and tell the larger Swiss-American community about the Descendants of Swiss Settlers. It is exciting for our Society to appear in the premier Swiss-American historical publication! 

The article can be accessed here. 

We are confident you will enjoy reading the article! 

The Descendants of Swiss Settlers was featured in the most recent issue of the Schmucker Family Association's newsletter!

DSS Governor and Founder Joseph Smith found the Baptism record of noted Anabaptist leader and Swiss settler, Christian Schmucker in the Grindelwald parish register. The son of Jacob Schmucker and Verena Hassler, Christian was Baptised on 4 February 1720 at Grindelwald in the Canton of Bern.

The record can be accessed on page 45 in the parish register.

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