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reported the permanent residency of Swiss nationals in the United States as 80,218 in 2015. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 26,896 individuals born in Switzerland declared that they were of Swiss ancestry in 2015, 3,047 individuals born in Switzerland declared that they were of German ancestry
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Vogelsanger, David. "Foreword: A Forgotten Chapter of Our Military History." Swiss American Historical Society Review 51, no. 2 (2015): 5–8. The whole issue is dedicated to the Swiss in the Civil War.
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in 2015, 1,255 individuals born in Switzerland declared that they were of French ancestry in 2015, and 2,555 individuals born in Switzerland declared that they were of Italian ancestry in 2015.
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Very extensive Collection of Swiss and Swiss-American Mennonite information hosted in the Archives and Special Collections Librarian at Musselman Library, Bluffton University.
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According to the 2000 United States Census the highest percentage of Swiss Americans in any town, village or other, are the following:
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with sizable populations having Swiss ancestry. These communities are mostly concentrated in the southern border counties, namely
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According to the 2000 United States Census the states with the highest percentage of people of Swiss ancestry are the following:
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According to the 2007 American Community Survey, the states with the largest populations of Swiss Americans are as follows:
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community. In the 19th century, there was substantial immigration of Swiss farmers, who preferred rural settlements in the
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According to the 2000 United States Census, the 15 cities with the largest populations of Swiss Americans are as follows:
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Orangeburgh German-Swiss Genealogical Society, a genealogical society focused on the early Swiss and German settlers of
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Swiss emigration to America predates the formation of the United States, notably in connection with the persecution of
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Along with the Swiss Immigrants came their traditions. By the late 1800s sufficient numbers of Swiss had arrived that
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Housed at the University of Illinois at Chicago in the Richard J. Daley Library's Special Collections Department.
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Housed at the University of Illinois at Chicago in the Richard J. Daley Library's Special Collections Department.
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Housed at Tulane University as part of the Louisiana Research Collection, at the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library.
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Graphic Arts Collection in the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections at Princeton University Library.
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Housed at Tulane University as part of the Louisiana Research Collection, at the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library.
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During the late 18th and early 19th centuries, a flow of Swiss farmers formed colonies, particularly in
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Article by University of Illinois – Chicago emeritus professor Dr. Leo Schelbert about Swiss Americans.
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Housed at the Special Collections of the Milton S. Eisenhower Library at The Johns Hopkins University.
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Swiss Heritage Village & Museum – begun in 1985, it is currently the largest outdoor museum in
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Housed in the Archives & Special Collections at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.
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Santa Clara Utah Historical Society, a historical Society dedicated to the preservation of an
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Archival collection of every Journal de Genève, Gazette de Lausanne and Nouveau Quotidien.
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Swiss Mennonite Cultural and Historical Association – consists of descendants of the
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Brigham Young University-Idaho Special Collections at the David O. McKay Library.
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Housed at the Patricia W. and J. Douglas Perry Library, Old Dominion University.
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American Letters: Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Accounts of Swiss Immigrants
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The Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections at The University of Toledo.
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is the story of a former Swiss colony in Minnesota written by Wayne C. Blesi.
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The first Swiss person in what is now the territory of the United States was
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Housed at University of Tennessee Libraries, Knoxville, Special Collections.
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The Swiss Center of North America includes an extensive list of Swiss clubs.
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Swiss and German Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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German Culture in America: Philosophical and Literary Influences 1600–1900
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edited by Thomas Riggs, (3rd ed., vol. 4, Gale, 2014), pp. 319–329.
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Housed at The Victoria University Library of the University of Toronto.
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OltreconfiniTi, the official website dedicated to Ticinese emigration
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History of New Schwanden Swiss community Hennepin County, Minnesota
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University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN.
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Before the year 1820 some estimated 25,000 to 30,000 Swiss entered
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only cities, towns and villages with at least 500 people included
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Housed in Special Collections Green Library Stanford University.
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Housed at the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University.
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Richard Bird missionary notebook from the Swiss/Austrian mission
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Grundy County Swiss Historical Society, a historical society in
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German and Swiss Colonization in Morgan County, Tennessee, 1925
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Housed at the J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah.
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Highland Historical Society, a historical society centered in
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Housed at Auburn University Special Collections and Archives.
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Swiss emigrants to the U.S. totaled 104,000 according to the
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The Swiss Poster Collection at Carnegie Mellon University.
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Bluntschli (Johann Casper) 1808–1881 Collection 1750–1884
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Holden Rightmyer/American Swiss Company Papers 1933–1946
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Swiss American Historical Society Records 1927–1985
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Most of them settled in regions of today's 8: 2249:Hoehn and Müller families papers, 1828-1980s 2129:The Swiss American Historical Society Review 35: 1967:Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, 625:included seven communities in the state of 453:in Switzerland within a group of Swiss and 3098: 3084: 3076: 2295: 2281: 2273: 1958:Pochmann, Henry A. and Arthur R. 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