Would you like to know who your Swiss ancestors were? Do you need help to get startet with your own research? The Swiss Society of Genealogical Studies SSGS will be able to give you some helpful advice to the research of your Swiss ancestors, if you can give surname, first name, date of birth and the Swiss community of origin of the person (or place of citizenship) emigrating from Switzerland. Especially the place of citizenship is of great importance; minimal information would be the Canton (state).

SSGS provides the following free services:

• brief information about a family surname, the names of the communities in which families by that name maintain rights of citizenship (or Swiss communities of origin) and references to any known genealogical publications concerning a specific family.
   
• addresses of professional genealogists, and/or genealogical/heraldic societies and similar institutions where further inquiries may be made.
   
• brief notes and/or recommendations concerning possible additional research.

 For more information visit our website: http://www.sgffweb.ch