Switzerland Societies

You may wish to contact a Swiss genealogical society whose interests are similar to yours. They often have conferences where you can learn about resources in helping you with your research needs. Many have periodicals and websites that deal with Swiss research.

A society aimed at helping you with your research is The Swiss Genealogical Society. This society has a publication which you can subscribe to and you can read portions of past issues online.

Another society is Orangeburgh German-Swiss Genealogical Society in South Carolina.

A website which lists many other Swiss Genealogical Societies is Distant Cousin Suisse Sociétés

Societies in the United States
Swiss Society for Genealogical Studies Website: https://www.sgffweb.ch/en/ Orangeburgh German Swiss Genealogical Society Mailing Address: PO Box 974 Orangeburg, SC 29116 Website: https://www.ogsgs.org/  Ancestry.com has message boards for a Switzerland.

Link: https://www.ancestry.com/boards/localities.weurope.switzerland/mb.ashx

kunden eye also has mailing lists for Switzerland.

Link: https://kunden.eye.ch/swissgen/contac-e.htm

Societies in Switzerland
Zentralschweizerische Gesellschaft für Familienforschung (Central Swiss Society for Family History)
 * Covers cantons Luzern, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz, Uri, and Zug
 * Website: https://www.genealogie-zentralschweiz.ch/

Genealogisch-Heraldische Gesselschaft Ostschweiz (GHGO) (Genealogical-Heraldic Society of East Switzerland)
 * Covers cantons Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Sankt Gallen, and Thurgau
 * Website: https://www.ghgo.ch/

Genealogisch-Heraldische Gesellschaft Bern (GHGB) (Genealogical-Heraldic Society of Bern)
 * Covers Canton Bern
 * Website: http://www.ghgb.ch/

Genealogisch-Heraldische Gesellschaft der Regio Basel (GHGRB) (Genealogical-Heraldic Society of the Region of Basel)
 * Covers Cantons Basel-Landschaft and Basel-Stadt
 * Website: https://www.ghgrb.ch/index.php/de/

Genealogisch-Heraldische Gesellschaft Zürich (GHGZ) (Genealogical-Heraldic Society of Zürich)
 * Covers Canton Zürich
 * Website: http://www.ghgz.ch/

Rätische Vereinigung für Familienforschung (RVFF) (Rhaetian Association for Family History)
 * Covers Canton Graubünden
 * Website: http://www.rvff.ch/

Cercle vaudois de Généalogie (Vaud Circle of Genealogy)
 * Covers Canton Vaud
 * Website: https://www.ancetres.ch/

Cercle généalogique de l'ancien Evêché de Bâle (Genealogical Circle of the Ancient Bishopric of Basel}
 * Covers Canton Jura and French-speaking parts of Canton Bern
 * Has an index of records, organized by parish and surname
 * Website: https://www.cgaeb-jura.ch/

Société Neuchâteloise de Généalogie (Neuchâtel Society of Genealogy)
 * Covers Canton Neuchâtel
 * Website: http://www.sngenealogie.ch/

Société Genevoise de Généalogie (Genève Society of Genealogy)
 * Covers Canton Genève
 * Website: https://www.gen-gen.ch/

Institut fribourgeois d'héraldique et de généalogie (Fribourg Institute of Heraldry and Genealogy)
 * Covers Canton Fribourg
 * Website: https://ifhg.ch/wordpress/

Association valaisanne d'études généalogiques (Valais Association of Genealogical Studies)
 * Covers Canton Valais
 * Website: http://www.aveg.ch/

Società Genealogical della Svizzera Italiana (SGSI) (Genealogical Society of Italian Switzerland)
 * Covers Canton Ticino and Italian-speaking parts of Canton Graubünden)
 * Website: https://www.sogenesi.ch/

Swiss Society for Jewish Genealogy
 * Website: http://www.svjg.ch/?&wslanguage=en

Historical Societies
Swiss American Historical Society Email: albert_winkler@byu.edu Website: https://www.swiss-american-historical-society.org/ Grundy County Swiss Historical Society Mailing address: P.O. Box 69 Gruetli-Laager, TN 37339 Email: info@swisshistoricalsociety.org Website: http://www.swisshistoricalsociety.org/ Swiss Community Historical Society Address: 8350 Bixel Rd Bluffton, Ohio Email: swisshistorical@gmail.com Website: https://swisshistorical.org/ The Swiss Historical Village and Museum Address: 612 7th Ave New Glarus, WI 53574 Telephone: (608) 527-2317 Website: https://www.swisshistoricalvillage.org/ Swiss National Museum Address: Landesmuseum Zürich Museumstrasse 2 Postfach 8021 Zürich Switzerland Telephone: +41 44 218 65 11 Email: info@nationalmuseum.ch Website: https://www.nationalmuseum.ch/en