Peter Hilty (note spelling change from parent’s Hilti) was the son of Michael and Elisabeth Thüler (Americanized to Diller) Hilti. Peter...

Christian Bucher was born July 3, 1778, in Langnau Emmental, Canton Bern, Switzerland. He was the son of Friedrick and Elizabeth (Luti)...

"On Aug. 17, 2017, the Bluffton Public Library held a “Great American Solar Eclipse” watch party. "We passed out special sunglasses for...

One of those families included the Icon editor, Fred Steiner. Probst provided copies of each of these genealogies to Steiner. With the...

This column's focus is John D. and Elizabeth Moser Bösiger. Elizabeth's parents were Johannes and Elisabeth Müller Moser were both born...

An earlier column in this series focused on Abraham and Anna Locher Lugibihl. This column features Abraham and Anna’s daughter, Susan,...

Note the various spellings of Lugibihl in this story. Abraham Lugibihl was born Nov. 11, 1838, in Riley Township. He was the sixth of 10...

There are many men named Christian in this story. We've added "Sr." to the featured couple, Christian, Sr., and Anna Burkhalter Amstutz....