Swiss onsite research
Hello, much of my family comes from Aarburg, Aargau. I have the rare opportunity to have a german-speaking family member search records for me in Aarburg. Can anyone give me some guidance on what I should have her look for? I'm thinking historic newspapers, local library, museums? Also, does anyone know how far back the Heimatorts go? I think my earliest entry on a Heimatort is about 1797.
So very grateful, Julie DeFrancesco
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Hello Julie,
I cannot tell you what your family member should look for - to give any recommendation one would have to know in more detail what you already know - and what your main interest within genealogy is.
For your question re Heimatort: you'll find a good short summary on https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/de/articles/008969/ ... you can choose German, French or Italian ... use https://www.deepl.com/translator for translating - by far the best free online translator.
There is no general answer for this. Swiss Citizenship (and the Community Citizenship, "Heimatort" or "Bürgerort" is the base) was first established in 1798 on a federal level in the "Helvetic Republic". Community Citizenship existed much longer, especially with larger cities. Aargau is difficult in the sense that this canton was founded as late as 1803, formerly consisting of differently ruled regions. Aarburg belonged to Unteraargau, ruled by Bern. You find a longer description of the historical development in Bern on http://kunden.eye.ch/swissgen/kant/beheimat.pdf - unfortunately German only ... possibly you German speaking family member can learn something from it.
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Thank you so much for your reply, WSeelentag. It did answer at least part of my questions. Regards, Julie De.
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Well - as I said: if you describe in more detail what you already know - and what sort of information you are looking for - it may be possible to give more detailed hints.
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