answers1: Well at least you know the records are there
then...............however there are people who professionally
research full or part time and that is not a lot of money to ask
especially as they had already done the research to ge it...you
wouldn't ask a lawyer to do their job for free just because it didn't
cost them to give you the information and help they were trained and
spent years working to learn and you would pay a plumber to fix your
water pressure or a hairdresser to cut your hair...so there is no
difference. <br>
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<a href="http://www.genealogy.net/reg/CH/"
rel="nofollow"class=Clr-b>http://www.genealogy.net/reg/CH/</a> <br>
<a href="http://www.eye.ch/swissgen/schori/index.html"
rel="nofollow"class=Clr-b>http://www.eye.ch/swissgen/schori/index....</a>
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<a href="http://genealogy.about.com/library/tips/blswisscitizen.htm"
rel="nofollow"class=Clr-b>http://genealogy.about.com/library/tips/...</a>
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http://www.mindspring.com/~philipp/che.html <br>
http://www.swissgenealogy.com/ <br>
http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/CH/history.html
answers2: The price if they actually did research in Switzerland does
not seem unreasonable. Genealogical research is expensive, however,
find a reputable researcher. Places like the Family History Center
have records from all over the world and I would try there before I
contacted someone out of the country that I didn't know and couldn't
check out. <br>
By the way many reputable researchers charge by the hour if all that
is wanted is a name and vital statistics data. Personally I charge by
the hour for search and if a detailed report is requested there is a
fee that depends on the scope of the individual report, however, I
never do research without a discussion of fees and services and a
contract. I have found it is the only professional way to do it so
not one is in the dark. I wouldn't deal with someone who wanted a fee
with out my knowing exactly what information would be available and
that would include documentation to the accuracy. There are to many
people out there who are willing to sell fake pedigrees.
answers3: Just because you like to do stuff and not charge does not
mean others time is worth .... nothing! <br>
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I tried doing Swiss genealogy..... but it was full of holes :)
answers4: Just to give you an idea: the $300 translates into about 7
to 8 hours work, based on a decent hourly Swiss wage. Do you expect
people to work for free and, perhaps, also pay for their own expenses
etc.?
answers5: 1
answers6: Try this for sources: <br>
<a href="http://www.genealogylinks.net/europe/sweden/index.html"
rel="nofollow"class=Clr-b>http://www.genealogylinks.net/europe/swe...</a>
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Tidbit: My Swedish ancestor enlisted in the Swedish Army or Guard
before he immigrated to U.S. in 1866. The family story as told by my
father and confirmed by research was that that his last name was
"Erickson/Eriksson" when he enlisted but was changed by the
Army/Guards because too many men so named were in unit. Since then my
paternal family has given the oldest son of each generation the middle
name "Erickson" to keep the old family name in family history. I have
read others doing Swedish research with the same story of a surname
change back in family history so be on the look out the same. <br>
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From another person who created a website about it... <br>
<a href="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~megansh/namechange.html"
rel="nofollow"class=Clr-b>http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ance...</a>
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"In the Swedish army during the 1600's, soldiers were not addressed by
their given names, so the need to keep the large number of Anderssons,
Johanssons, and Svenssons apart became especially pressing. The
individual soldiers would be given different names, like Rask, Stark,
Modig, and Svensk ("Quick", "Strong", "Brave" and "Swede") that
reflected their behavior in battle. When the soldiers returned from
service, they proudly started using the new surname in place of the
old patronymic, and passed the name on to their children. To this day,
many of these surnames survive in common usage."
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