Research of the Swiss in California

Authors

Agathon A. Aerni

Keywords

History of California, Swiss American, SAHS, Swiss

Abstract

Just who are the Swiss who have come to the United States? What was their plce of orgin, what were their motivtions, where did they go, and what impact did they have in their adopted country? The names of the most understanding individual Swiss are known: Gallatin, Agassiz father son, Sutter... as well as the existence of some Swiss settlements: New Glarus, Wisconsin, the two New Berns of North Carolina and Indiana, and Vavay, Switzerland Country, Indiana. But what of the thousands and thousands of Swiss who emigrated from the homeland and the many settlements established by them? What patterns of sociological significance will emerge from a thorough study of the Swiss emigration to the United States?

Recommended Citation

Aerni, Agathon A. (1966) "Research of the Swiss in California," Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter: Vol. 2: Iss. 2, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sahs_newsletter/vol2/iss2/4