The little village of Weesen is squeezed between the vertical stretch of the Swiss Alps on one side and the other side meets the shoreline of the Walensee, one of Switzerland’s largest lakes. It is now a popular tourist attraction with boating, trendy shops and restaurants, and breathtaking mountain scenery. But until the early 1800’s,

What Kind of Job is a “Loader”?Often I have the occasion to visit with my friend, Scott Fisher, on his nationally syndicated radio show, ExtremeGenes (podcasts available at www.extremegenes.com/?s=Lindaas). The latest of these visits was a discussion about the varied occupations which are noted in the historic documents of our ancestors. Many of these jobs

Names Not Spelled the Same The concept of exact spelling has evolved over time, even personal name spelling. It is especially important in the computer age to have consistency in name spellings, but not so crucial in times past. Seasoned genealogists know that name spelling varied almost as widely as the people recording them. Clerks