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Economic Complementarity And Political Solidarity: Concerning The Sources Of The First Treaty Of 1850 Between Switzerland And The United States, Cédric Humair
Swiss American Historical Society Review
The Civil War known as the Sonderbund and the institutionalization of the Federal State, in 1848, do not solely constitute important historical milestones in Swiss domestic politics. These events, which mark the advent of a modern Switzerland, also had repercussions upon Swiss international politics and diplomacy and, in particular, upon relations with the United States of America. Beginning in 1850, the new liberal-radical authorities concluded a General Convention of Friendship, Reciprocal Establishments, Commerce, and for the Surrender of fugitive Criminals with the "sister Republic."' For the first time in their histories, the two countries regulated several spheres of their relations …
Foreword, Heinz B. Bachmann
Foreword, Heinz B. Bachmann
Swiss American Historical Society Review
In the year of the Swiss Roots Program it seems very appropriate indeed to devote an entire issue of the SAHS Review to the family of Dipl. Ing. ETH , Othmar Ammann, one of the most prominent Swiss immigrants of the 20th century. The following article is a homage by a loving daughter to her world famous father and his ancestors going back some 460 years.
Honorable Ancestors, Margot Ammann Durrer
Honorable Ancestors, Margot Ammann Durrer
Swiss American Historical Society Review
The story of the Ammann family of Schaffhausen sketches a cross section of the history of that town from the middle of the 15th century into the end of the 20th. Likewise, the events of history as they played out in Schaffhausen during those times very much shaped the history of the Ammann family.
The Imeschs From The Upper Valais - Glimpses Of A Swiss And North-American Family, Marianne Burkhard
The Imeschs From The Upper Valais - Glimpses Of A Swiss And North-American Family, Marianne Burkhard
Swiss American Historical Society Review
The Valais is the third-largest canton of Switzerland covering 2016 square miles of which only 1107 are productive. It is also a world of its own: it received its name "the valley" from the 100 mile long valley of the Rhone River which has its source above the small town of Gletsch below the highest point of the Furka pass. This main valley is flanked on the north and south side by many of the highest peaks of the Swiss Alps. The northern side toward the Canton of Bern is forbiddingly steep, and the Lotschental and the valley leading to …
Spiritual Leader Of A Nation, L. B. Kuppenheimer
Spiritual Leader Of A Nation, L. B. Kuppenheimer
Swiss American Historical Society Review
Willi Gautschi, translated by Karl Vonlanthen . General Henri Guisan: Commander-in-Chief of the Swiss Army in World War II. New York: Front Street Press, 2003 . xvi+ 698pp. Photographs, maps, notes and index.
For nations of the world engaged in combat during World War Two, the stakes were national survival and the price was blood and treasure. And, for the five countries that elected to remain neutral, the stakes were no less grave , for at any moment an aggressor could chose to invade with no doubt as to the outcome. Of all the neutral nations , Switzerland was both …
Sahs Annual Report 2005
Swiss American Historical Society Review
42nd SAHS Annual Meeting
Arch Street Friends (Quakers) Meeting House Fourth and Arch Streets Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A Propensity For Genius: That Something Special About Fritz Zwicky (1898 - 1974), John Charles Mannone
A Propensity For Genius: That Something Special About Fritz Zwicky (1898 - 1974), John Charles Mannone
Swiss American Historical Society Review
It is difficult to write just a few words about a man who was so great. It is even more difficult to try to capture the nuances of his character, including his propensity for genius as well as his eccentric behavior edging the abrasive as much as the funny, the scope of his contributions, the size of his heart, and the impact on society that the distinguished physicist, Fritz Zwicky (1898- 1974), has made. So I am not going to try to serve that injustice, rather I will construct a collage, which are cameos of his life and accomplishments. In …
Kammerman List
Swiss American Historical Society Review
Having spent five years compiling our family genealogy, it was only natural for me to want to visit the villages, fields, and farms of Switzerland where my ancestors had lived. In September of 2000 my wife and I took our first vacation in years and went to Switzerland to explore the Kammermann and Hostettler family Heimats of Bowil and Guggisberg .
Swiss Roots
Swiss American Historical Society Review
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What do Renee Zellweger, Bob Lutz, Johann August Sutter, and Louis Chevrolet have in common? They are all American individuals with Swiss roots. Since the early 18th century, thousands of Swiss citizens have emigrated to the U.S. - whether they were motivated by curiosity, hopes for a better future, or because of economic hardship in Switzerland.
Foreword, Helle Mathiasen
Foreword, Helle Mathiasen
The Bridge
Since its founding in 1977, the Danish American Heritage Society (DAHS) has encouraged and supported efforts to research and preserve our ethnic heritage in Canada and the United States. The Society believes in the intrinsic value of building bridges between ideas and people on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. An additional goal is the promotion of fellowship among those with an interest in events relating to Danish life, culture, and history.
Karen Blixen: The Quintessential Dane, Linda G. Donelson
Karen Blixen: The Quintessential Dane, Linda G. Donelson
The Bridge
The year 2005 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Hans Christian Andersen and the 150th anniversary of the death of Soren Kierkegaard. It also is the 120th anniversary of Karen Blixen' s birth in 1885, and it is appropriate to talk about her at this conference. For the millions of Americans who have seen the movie Out of Africa, she may be the most famous Dane of all. We often imagine Karen Blixen as personified by Meryl Streep in the movie. But if you have read the book Out of Africa, you may rather think of Karen Blixen …
Grundtvig' S Relevance Today: The Current Debate, Henrik Wiegh Poulsen
Grundtvig' S Relevance Today: The Current Debate, Henrik Wiegh Poulsen
The Bridge
Hardly any individual has meant more to Denmark and the Danes than Grundtvig. But lately he has suffered a fall from grace in public opinion. Why is this and what does it mean to Grundtvig and to Danish society?
Dealing With The "Third Enemy": English-Language Learning And Native-Language Maintenance Among Danish Immigrants In Utah, 1850-1930, Lynn Henrichsen, George Bailey, Jacob Huckaby
Dealing With The "Third Enemy": English-Language Learning And Native-Language Maintenance Among Danish Immigrants In Utah, 1850-1930, Lynn Henrichsen, George Bailey, Jacob Huckaby
The Bridge
In the latter half of the nineteenth century, over 22,000 Scandinavians joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (hereafter referred to as the church or the LDS church) and migrated to Utah.1 Well over half of these Scandinavians, 12,350 (not including children age 12 and under), were Danes.2
This influx of people who spoke a language other than English and came from a cultural background different from that of the original Anglo-American settlers of Utah presented some perplexing challenges. Even Brigham Young, the territorial governor and LDS church president, found them difficult to resolve. According to local folklore, …
The Global Dane: Writing Soren Kierkegaard's Biography*, Joakim Garff
The Global Dane: Writing Soren Kierkegaard's Biography*, Joakim Garff
The Bridge
When Professor C.K.F. Molbech was asked the year after Kierkegaard's death to sketch a biographical portrait for a planned German translation of Either/Or, he went to his friend, the philosopher Hans Brochner, for advice and suggestions. Brochner, who knew the deceased personally, pondered it and then replied: When one restricts oneself to external events, there is of course very little to say about his life at all: he was born May 5, 1813, he was a student at the University in 1830, took his degree in theology in 1840, he submitted his doctoral thesis in 1841, and he died in …
Enok Mortensen And The Immigrant Experience: A View From The Lower Class, Rudolf Jensen
Enok Mortensen And The Immigrant Experience: A View From The Lower Class, Rudolf Jensen
The Bridge
To begin with, I would like to cite several short quotations from Enok Mortensen's fiction to show his primary themes as well as his writing style.
...for jer Emigranter er der aldrig noget, der er saa godt som det var i Danmark...altid skal I sammenligne...1 [for you immigrants there is never anything as good as it was in Denmark...you always have to compare.]
...herover gik man med en underlig Uro i Sindet altid...bare et hundrede Dollars mere, eller Tusinde...eller Millionen...2 [over here in America you are always restless...only a hundred dollars more, or a thousand, or a million.]
...I det …
The Reception Of Danish Science Fiction In The United States, Kristine J. Anderson
The Reception Of Danish Science Fiction In The United States, Kristine J. Anderson
The Bridge
Science fiction is a distinctly American genre. Although scholars have traced its origins back as far as the Latin writer Lucian of Samosata,1 it was Hugo Gernsback, a publisher of pulp magazines in the United States, who first gave the genre its name in the June 1929 issue of Wonder Stories. Gernsback had been serializing the scientific romances of such writers as Jules Verne and HG. Wells, emphasizing their treatment of technology and putting them forth as models for other budding writers to imitate. The magazines that Gernsback initiated became very popular, spawning more from other publishers. Groups of aficionados …
What Can We Learn From Danish Farmers?, Palle Pedersen
What Can We Learn From Danish Farmers?, Palle Pedersen
The Bridge
During the past 100 years, Danish agriculture has developed its position and ability to compete on international markets. Since Denmark joined the European Economic Community in 1973, productivity in Danish agriculture has increased considerably; and, with a food production sufficient for 15 million people and a population of only 5.2 million, Denmark exports two-thirds of it agricultural production to more than 180 countries. Overall, Denmark is the largest food exporter in the world relative to its population.1
Whose Memory Is It After All?, Inger M. Olsen
Whose Memory Is It After All?, Inger M. Olsen
The Bridge
The EU (European Union) constitution was issued May 2005 and its preamble states that the writers have "let themselves be inspired by Europe's cultural, religious and humanistic inheritance which is the foundation for the development of the universal values: the individual human being's inviolable and inalienable rights as well as freedom, equality and constitutional state"1 2 The preamble goes on to mention the painful experiences that Europe has undergone and the fact that Europe is once again united. The final note states that Europe "wishes to develop further the public life's democratic and open character and work for peace, justice …
The Greater Challenge: Staying Home Or Emigrating?, Inger Wiehl
The Greater Challenge: Staying Home Or Emigrating?, Inger Wiehl
The Bridge
This presentation poses the challenge of emigrating versus that of staying home, exemplified by a Southern Jutlander who stayed home during the years of Prussian rule between 1864 and 1920 and one who left for America during those years. It begs the larger question of who endures more, those who leave or those who stay behind, a salient issue underlying all emigration and any significant parting. Put in classical terms: Who faces the greater challenge Odysseus or Penelope? He endures any number of dangers on his way back from Troy; she stays by her loom and keeps home intact for …
A Tale Of Two Geniuses--With Opposing Views Of Tales--And An Ingenious Critic Of Both: H.C. Andersen, Soren Kierkegaard, And Georg Brandes, Poul Houe
The Bridge
The year 2005 marks the 200th anniversary of Hans Christian Andersen's birth and the 150th anniversary of Soren Kierkegaard's death. Kierkegaard's critique of Andersen as a novelist was merciless, and Andersen's relation to Kierkegaard the man and the thinker was not easygoing either. Both of these towering nineteenth century Golden Age Danes were first portrayed in a big way by the same Danish critic, Georg Brandes, himself a pivotal figure in nineteenth century European criticism. I thought it appropriate, therefore, to focus my paper on Andersen, Kierkegaard, and Brandes as three cornerstones of nineteenth century Danish culture.