Swiss American Historical Society Review Volume 42 Number 1 Article 4 2-2006 Kammerman List Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sahs_review Part of the European History Commons, and the European Languages and Societies Commons Recommended Citation (2006) "Kammerman List," Swiss American Historical Society Review: Vol. 42 : No. 1 , Article 4. Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sahs_review/vol42/iss1/4 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Swiss American Historical Society Review by an authorized editor of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact
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[email protected]. et al.: Kammerman List Kammerman List Preface Having spent five years compiling our family genealogy, it was only natural for me to want to visit the villages, fields, and farms of Switzerland where my ancestors had lived. In September of 2000 my wife and I took our first vacation in years and went to Switzerland to explore the Kammermann and Hostettler family Heimats of Bowil and Guggisberg . We flew to Bern, where we planned to spend two nights before venturing out into the countryside to explore the family Bauern (farm) Holzersfiih in Gemeinde Guggisberg. It was our first day in Bern, sightseeing and enjoying our first European experience. We entered the Cathedral in Bern awestruck by the beauty and history of such a place. To the left of the main alter there is a vestibule which contains a beautiful statue of the Pieta. It was while praying in front of the statue that I noticed the plaques on the walls surrounding the room.