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Reports, Karl Niederer, Sabine Jessner, Carla Crosby, Erdmann Schmocker, Fred Moser, Ernest Thurston, Leo Schelbert Oct 1998

Reports, Karl Niederer, Sabine Jessner, Carla Crosby, Erdmann Schmocker, Fred Moser, Ernest Thurston, Leo Schelbert

Swiss American Historical Society Review

At 10:00 A.M., President Karl I. Niederer called the business meeting to order. He expressed the Society's thanks to His Excellency, Ambassador Alfred Defago for hosting this meeting and to staff Member Ms. Florence Nicole for having so efficiently taken care of all the local arrangements. The Society has traditionally met here in Washington every third year. Our Washington meetings also mark the conclusion of outgoing officers' three-year terms and the election of new officers, so meeting in this place has a special significance. Mr. Niederer also expressed his deep appreciation to Ambassador and Mrs. Defago for welcoming us to …


Reports, Karl Niederer, Sabine Jessner, Carla Crosby, Erdmann Schmocker, Fred Moser, Ernest Thurston, Leo Schelbert, Selina Sutter Oct 1997

Reports, Karl Niederer, Sabine Jessner, Carla Crosby, Erdmann Schmocker, Fred Moser, Ernest Thurston, Leo Schelbert, Selina Sutter

Swiss American Historical Society Review

Promptly at ten a.m. President Karl J. Niederer called the business meeting to order. He noted that since the Swiss Town House had been sold, this was the first time that we have met in another New York City location. He expressed the thanks of the society to Rosa Schupbach, a member of the Board of Advisors, for having found the location in the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church and for having so efficiently taken care of the local arrangements. He also acknowledged Richard Frey of the church staff for his help.


Reports, Karl Niederer, Eric Pumroy, Sabine Jessner, Scott Baumgartner, Fred Moser, Leo Schelbert, Selina Sutter Oct 1996

Reports, Karl Niederer, Eric Pumroy, Sabine Jessner, Scott Baumgartner, Fred Moser, Leo Schelbert, Selina Sutter

Swiss American Historical Society Review

President Karl J. Niederer called the meeting to order at 10: 10 a.m. The members were greeted by the Swiss honorary consul, Franz Portmann, who invited them to visit the Swiss consulate between 6th and 7th Streets, time permitting. Next Eric Pumroy, director of the Balch Institute of Ethnic Studies, welcomed those present and reminded them that this was the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Institute. He noted that the Swiss were in on the Institute's ground-breaking in 1972 and the SAHS records are housed there, as well as those of the Swiss Benevolent Society of New York. He also mentioned …


Entering The United States Excerpted From One Small Lifetime, Ernest Albert Thurkauf Jun 1996

Entering The United States Excerpted From One Small Lifetime, Ernest Albert Thurkauf

Swiss American Historical Society Review

In the autumn of 1923, father left for the States. Mother and the four children remained on the farm. Father had to get himself established somewhere. I (age sixteen) was now the man of the house. Mother and I learned to butcher a cow; we sold some young stock and raised pigs and chickens. We somehow made enough to exist. Winter was now coming on, and about every two weeks ma and I had to go to town through the ice and snow -- and occasionally blizzards.


Reports, Sabine Jessner, Erdmann Schmocker, Carla Crosby, Elisabeth Stockli, Donald Tritt, Leo Schelbert, Selina Sutter Oct 1995

Reports, Sabine Jessner, Erdmann Schmocker, Carla Crosby, Elisabeth Stockli, Donald Tritt, Leo Schelbert, Selina Sutter

Swiss American Historical Society Review

The Attache Culturel of the Swiss Embassy, Walter Haffner, welcomed the members of our society to the Swiss Embassy. He was followed by our president Erdmann Schmocker who greeted the attendees to the business meeting. He expressed the society's appreciation to Ambassador Carlo Jagmetti for hosting the meeting and for graciously inviting the participants to be his guests at lunch.


Reports, Erdmann Schmocker, Sabine Jessner, Rosa Schupbach, Carla Crosby, Elizabeth Stockli, Leo Schelbert, Selina Sutter Oct 1994

Reports, Erdmann Schmocker, Sabine Jessner, Rosa Schupbach, Carla Crosby, Elizabeth Stockli, Leo Schelbert, Selina Sutter

Swiss American Historical Society Review

President Erdmann Schmocker greeted the members assembled for the business meeting at 9:30 a.m. Mr. Lukas Gloor moved and Mr. Peter Sehlinger seconded the acceptance of the minutes of the Philadelphia meeting on October 9, 1973. This motion passed unanimously. Mr. Schmocker then asked for a moment of silence in memory of the late Helen Muller of Stamford, Connecticut.


A New Job- A New World Washington: 1958-1970, Agathe Burckhardt-Sandreuter Jun 1994

A New Job- A New World Washington: 1958-1970, Agathe Burckhardt-Sandreuter

Swiss American Historical Society Review

When on June 28th, 1957, my husband was appointed to the post of Labor Attache in Washington he was informed that he would have to be there on August 1st in order to attend the National Day celebrations with the Swiss colony. We agreed that I would join him later since I had to wind up my teaching obligations at the "Mädchengymnasium Basel," find temporary homes for our three daughters and last, but not least, learn how to drive a car. At that time I also got acquainted with "Protocol" which summoned me to pay my first formal call on …


Agenda For The Business Meeting Oct 1993

Agenda For The Business Meeting

Swiss American Historical Society Review

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Agenda For The Business Meeting Oct 1991

Agenda For The Business Meeting

Swiss American Historical Society Review

No abstract provided.