Newsletter No. 22 Ruswil - September 1996

Contents

Preface 1

The Progenitors of the Stirnimann of Ruswil and Neuenkirch 2 

Pedigree of the brothers Jürgen and Reiner Stirnemann, Storbeck 6

The Stirnemann in Alsace 8

Family Conference in Kaysersberg 9

New Members / Our Board of Directors 12

Preface

Dear relatives and cousins

Dear members and friends of our family association

As I write this preface, I am still full of impressions from the 9th family meeting in Alsace. A cousin from Lucerne, who phoned me a day later, put it aptly with the following words: "I am still happy about this conference today, it will also be tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, a week, a month". The knowledge of the same origin, the same roots, an earlier common home, let the national borders fall in Alsace. You felt connected to each other. They were also prepared to take one to several hours' drive into account. In addition, there was the outer setting: the beautiful, romantic town of Kaysersberg on the famous Alsace Wine Route, the unique, splendid Badhüs-Saal and the splendid autumn weather. Everything was just right. Many thanks to the organizers Franz and Alois Stimimann and especially Georges Stirnemann and his family.

After 19 years of intensive work as President, I announced my resignation at this conference. I am delighted that we have found an ideal successor in Beat Stirnimann. It almost seems to be starting a tradition, because all three previous presidents are teachers by profession, all three are Ruswilers, all three are from the same tribe, the Stirnimann of Etzenerlen.

Working as president has always been a privilege for me. As President, I was able to make many contacts with association members, which I felt was a personal enrichment. So I was allowed to stay with my family as a guest at my cousin Georges Stirnemann in Colmar, as well as in the ex-GDR in Storbeck in Brandenburg with Heinz Stimemann. I was happy to help shape the steadily growing development of our association. I would like to say goodbye with a thankful heart: grateful to all association members for the great trust that has always been placed in me, grateful to all board members who have actively supported and accompanied me during this time, grateful to my family for their love and understanding, grateful to God for the strength he gave me.

This autumn the board of directors will start an advertisement for our association for all Stirnimann / Stimemann in Switzerland. The best advertising is still personal. Registration cards are enclosed with the circular. The association contribution of CHF 15.00 per year is still modest and is only possible thanks to the fact that all Board members work on a voluntary basis.

I send you my warmest wishes for the last time in this preface and hope to meet as many as possible again at the next family conference in Gränichen in 1999.

The Resigning President 

Josef Stirnimann

The Progenitors of the Stirnimann of Ruswil and Neuenkirch (Continuation)

Last year's circular dealt in detail with Sebastian Stirnimann (approx. 1630/33 - 1679), the progenitor of the Stirnimann of Etzenerlen in today's parish Ruswil. To this day, three farms in Etzenerlen are owned by his descendants. The same Sebastian Stirnimann is also the ancestor of the vast majority of our namesake, who are based in Ruswil and Neuenkirch. It should be remembered that Sebastian's father, Hans-Jakob Stirnimann, inherited the Etzenerlen farm, which originally held 170 Jucharten, from his brother Peter, who died on January 8, 1668 at the age of 64 without heirs.

Peter Stirnimann and Maria Süess

Peter Stirnimann, the presumed sole heir of the Etzenerlen farm had married Maria Süess on February 18, 1624 in the parish church of Sursee - the farm In the Rot belonged to the parish of Sursee at the time. Peter became a farmer by marriage in the Etzenerlen farm in Village and in the parish of Ruswil. Peter Stirnimann lived on in the memory of his family and the parish of Ruswil as one of their greatest benefactors. His most significant merit is the endowment, which he established in 1653 at the Ruswil parish church with endowment capital of 1000 guilders for himself, his wife, his parents - and "everyone who is of the same family". It should be remembered that the endowment capital for most of the year is 50, occasionally 40, 30 or 60 guilders, 100 guilders being a big exception. Peter Stirnimann donated a further 1000 guilders to the "Spend", i.e. the welfare of the poor in the Ruswil parish. ' The farmer from Etzener and his wife gave an equally admirable example of active charity by sponsoring around a hundred children; In addition to the children of their relatives, these were above all the children of wandering, homeless parents - it was the time of the Thirty Years' War - and from illegitimate relationships.

Juror or Advocate

In the following we are interested in the first son of Sebastian Stirnimann. Sebastian was married in his first marriage to Maria Helfenstein of Neuenkirch, in his second marriage to Rosina Wüest of Ruswil. From the first marriage came the son Peter (who was born in the parent home In the Rot and was baptized on February 8, 1660 in the parish church of Buttisholz) and the four daughters Anna Maria, Elisabeth, Margaritha and Anna. From the second marriage came the son Johann Walter, mostly written Walthart (no doubt born in Etzenerlen and baptized on June 16, 1676 in the parish church of Ruswil) and the two children Anna Maria and Sebastian, who died early.

Everything indicates that the population of Ruswil showed an unusually strong trust in Sebastian's first son Peter, who in quick succession occupied most of the most important offices of the Village (corresponds to today's municipality), the bailiff and the parish of Ruswil. Peter Stirnimann is mentioned repeatedly as a juror, especially in the purchase and division protocols. The jury or advocate represented the interests of the plaintiff or defendant in court. There was also in Ruswil as everywhere, both the Village and Village Court, which was responsible for the first instance assessment of minor civil disputes, and the Landvogtei- or District Court, which dealt with larger civil disputes in the first and last instance up to a value of 99 guilders and in the first instance above judged minor offenses, injuries, brawls and the like. It can be assumed that Peter Stirnimann first worked as a juror at the Village and Village Court and, in his more mature years, at the Landvogtei- or District Court. Incidentally, a striking number of Ruswil Stirnimann held the office of jury or advocate. The jury was also the official appraiser of the property and was responsible for the correctness of the appraisal with their property. The jury was sent to the parish Official man or subordinate.

Official Man or Subordinate

In 1696 Peter Stirnimann aged only 36 years, was elected to the Official Man or Subordinate of the Ruswil office. Ruswil was one of the five large bailiffs of the then the Republic of Lucerne and included the going to church in Ruswil (with Wolhusen), Buttisholz, Grosswangen, Menznau and Geiss; this bailiwick also included a large part of the Nottwil and Leiden mountains. The official man, sometimes called the subordinate, was the permanent representative of the governor in administration and jurisdiction, who was a member of the Lucerne patriciate until 1798. The bailiff only appeared in the countryside on oaths and court days, the official man took care of the smaller day-to-day business, and he also presided over the meetings of the district court. In the administration, the clerk was at the side of the official man. The official man provided official letters with his personal seal. The official man was appointed by the bailiff for a period of two years and this at the suggestion of the resigning man or the men of the bailiff who were entitled to vote. Under the absolutist rule, with which the 28 patrician families of the city of Lucerne ruled the countryside until the French Revolution (1798), the office of official man or subordinate was the highest and most sought-after for members of the rural families.

From around 1690 until his death, the name Peter Stirnimann has been encountered in the purchase contracts, division protocols and valid letters of the Ruswil bailiff. Numerous purchases, inheritance divisions and other legal transactions were concluded "in the presence of the pious, respectable and humble lieutenant in office.

Lieutenant

Peter Stirnimann - like his stepbrother Walter, by the way - held the rank of lieutenant in the army. As such, he was undoubtedly familiar with the tensions and disputes between the seven Catholic and four Reformed states of the Confederation, which had grown steadily since the religious split at the beginning of the 16th century. As a civil servant and officer, he certainly knew of the mutual deals and attacks that finally led to the 2nd Villmerger War (1712). He did not live to see this defeat, which was devastating for the Catholic towns, but among the 41 soldiers from Ruswil who remained on the battlefield was his 21-year-old son Peter.

In the service of the parish and parish

In the parish of Ruswil, by far the largest parish in the Landvogtei, Peter Stirnimann held the office of Kirchmeier in 1694/96. This has always been responsible for the administration of the parish's assets. He performed the same task in 1696/98 as the caretaker of the chapel of Our Lady and as the caretaker of the brotherhoods of HI. Elogius, the patron saint of blacksmiths and horses (1688/94), as well as the Three Kings (1704/06). In earlier centuries the brotherhoods played an important role in the life of our parishes, especially in the welfare of the poor and in the maintenance of religious customs.

Division of the Father's Farm

We are very well informed about the financial circumstances of the two brothers. On the 17th wine month of 1684 they shared their father's farm in Etzenerlen. Peter - he had been married for two years - took over the upper part of the farm, i.e. Today's Rear-Etzenerlen with a total of 115 Jucharten with the following buildings and properties:

the big house

the Husmatt 4 Jucharten

the book maths 6

the Grossweid 13

the cattle pasture 8

the Buchmatt 5

both Krummbäum 12

the morning gave 7

the Schfieliweid 11

the Rossweid 9

Jas Studenweidli 3

the Brunnmatt 5

the Weidli enter the Burst 3

the braid in Geissbach 0.5

the Geissbachermatt 3

the Mösli mit Schür 3

the Geisseiermatt with Schür 15

half the Schaubschtirmatt 7.5

from Rothwald the upper Ten

in the Saalwald the hintere part 7.5

from the lower Lochwald 1.5

(ceded to Waiter in 1688)

the Grundwaldli 3 Vierlig

The "new house" mentioned in the letter of division, Peter took over, the house in what is now Rear ‑ Etzenerlen was above the street, which later became one semi-detached house has been expanded. This stately home was on the night of June 21st to June 22nd, 1925 was burned down as a result of lightening

The farm that Walter received had a scope of 116.5 Jucharten. This included two "old houses". One of these is today’s house of the Siegenthaler family in Middle-Etzenerlen, the other was the former residence of the the Moritz Stirnimann-Muff family in Front-Etzenerlen, which burned down in 1873 and is now the home of the Sigrist family in its place.

The old granary in Vorder-Etzenerlen, which Peter left to his brother Walter in 1688, had the year 1644 been inscribed on the south side with the following words: 

Without effort or work this memory is too big and wide 

With sweat and hard work you can fill the memory 

The upper floor of the warehouse was unfortunately rebuilt and disfigured after World War II, the inscription has disappeared. Fortunately, she had written off a prospect.

The small path chapel near the granary was, allegedly in disrepair, demolished with the permission of the pastor Jakob Scherer and replaced by today's artless stone cross. Fortunately, the valuable painting depicting the fourteen helpers in need has been preserved.

On July 21, 1688, Peter and Walter Stirnimann of Melchior and Hans Ulrich Halter acquired the so-called Halter-Hof, which borders their two farms, and shared it with each other. ‘

Peter Stirnimann subsequently expanded his property through the following purchases: On October 4, 1694, he acquired master Ludwig Trochsler's property in Upper-Eichig. 6 On January 12, 1696, he bought the Grossweid from Andres Imbach for 600 guilders March 1700 he bought Andres Imbach's farm in the Saal for 5900 guilders, which is still owned by his descendants to this day.

Anna Brunner of Rothenburg

Peter Stimimann married Anna Brunner of Rothenburg, probably in 1682 - the marriage was not entered in the marriage register in Rothenburg or Ruswil. She was the youngest of the seven daughters of Georg (mostly called Jöri) Brunner and Katharina Ottiger and was baptized on April 9, 1665 in the parish church of Rothenburg. Unfortunately, Georg Brunner's farm is still unknown today. Georg Brunner was a witness at the division of the brothers Peter and Walter on October 17, 1684 and is referred to in the minutes as Peter's father-in-law. Anna Brunner brought the unusually high dowry of 5822 guilders to the marriage. The Brunner were one of the most respected and richest civil servant families of the then Landvogtei Rothenburg. So Georg Brunner - it can be none other than Peter Stirnimann's father-in-law - donated a Sunday mass on May 16, 1696 for a capital of 80 gulden in the church in Bertiswil in Rothenburg. ' On February 9, 1653, the brother of this Georg Brunner, namely the official ensign or Bannermeister Heinrich Brunner, who was also knight of the Hl. Grabes and Kirchmeier was the St. Agatha Brotherhood in Rothenburg. “

Peter Stirnimann had 6 sons and 7 daughters from his wife Anna Brunner. The 6 sons who grew up were:

Johann Jakob 1683-1754, farmer in Etzenerlen, official man,  m. Rosina Eggenschwiler

Johann Georg 1688-1710

Peter 1691-1712, killed in the Battle of Villmergen

Johann Sebastian 1695- ?, farmer in Than, m. Anna Maria Rucklin

Johann Augustin 1702-1755, farmer in the Saal, m. Katharina Bucher

Of the 7 daughters, only the following 2 grew up:

Anna Maria 1697-1729, m. Franz Anton Keigel, sacristan of the Ruswil parish church

Magdalena 1698-1738, m. Joseph Grossmann, farmer in Ruswil in the Oberen Schwärzi, tax investor and official father

Peter Stirnimann probably wore himself out prematurely in his multifaceted, tireless commitment to the general public. He died on January 9, 1709. The pastor noted in the death register that he had died as an official at the age of 48 (in reality 49) years.

The widow graduated on May 15, 1724 at the age of almost 60 years a second marriage with the official man Joseph Schmidli, who was formerly an official clerk. A connection befitting their class in every respect, since the Schmidli had been one of the richest and most important civil servant families of the Village and the Ruswil bailiffs since the beginning of the 17th century. This second marriage was short-lived. The official man's wife died on December 19, 1725 in the district of Ruswil. On February 4, 1726, the division of the "legacy of the honorable and virtuous woman Anna Maria Brunner" took place. The mother's fortune had increased since her first marriage. Each of the three sons and each of the two daughters received 1,500 guilders each. As early as 1725, the three sons had divided up their father's property. Jakob took over the Etzenerlen farm, at the same time he bought his brother Sebastian, who bought the Than farm, for 1400 guilders. Augustine received the farm in the Saal.

Joseph Stirnimann

Pedigree of the brothers Jürgen and Reiner Stirnemann-Storbeck

The Stirnemann in Storbeck via Neuruppin in the Mark Brandenburg are among the early and most loyal members of our family association. The genealogist and local writer Heinz Stirnemann in Storbeck was the first to contact us. Heinz Stirne-mann, his wife Liselotte and several relatives have been members of our family association since 1983. Later, the two sons Jürgen and Reiner also joined our association. Heinz Stirnemann and his wife visited us repeatedly, they also took part in the family meetings in Ruswil (9. September 1984) and Neuenkirch (September 11, 1988). On the other hand, our President was in Storbeck with his family and other guests.

Over the years, Heinz Stirnemann had collected documents and information about the colonists who emigrated from Switzerland in the 17th and 18th centuries, especially from the canton of Bern and the Bernese Aargau, and settled in the Margraviate of Brandenburg, which was impoverished and depopulated by war and epidemics. A group of these Swiss emigrants also settled in Storbeck. One of these, namely a Rudolf Stirnemann, was the progenitor of the family to which Heinz Stirnemann belongs. Based on the relevant church registers, it is certain that Rudolf Stirnemann came from Suhr in Aargau and was born or baptized there on September 2, 1673 as the 4th son of Uli Stirnemann and Elisabeth Suter (please refer to circulars No. 10 ( 1984), page 7 f., And No. 12 (1986), page 7). Incidentally, in addition to the Swiss, many French Protestants, mostly known as Huguenots, came to the Mark Brandenburg at the same time, and many found a new home in the Storbeck area.

On May 6, 1991 it was 300 years since the first Swiss came to Storbeck. On this occasion, Heinz Stirnemann published his richly documented work "Woselbst you probably accepted. 300 years of Swiss colonies in the Mark Brandenburg using the example of the community of Storbeck." Frankfurt am Main 1991.

Most of all, the family and relatives of Heinz Stirnemann appreciate the family tree and the pedigree that he created. The genealogical table - usually not entirely accurate.

Baum, which is the correct term for the pictorial representation in the form of a tree - begins with the progenitor Rudolf Stirnemann (1673-1749), who moved from Suhr in Aargau, and comprises a total of ten generations with the grandchildren of the married couple Heinz and Liselotte Stirnemann-Kell. The pedigree cost Heinz Stirnemann incomparably more time and effort. The number of ancestors doubles with each generation: 2 parents, 4 grandparents, 8 great-grandparents, etc. An ancestral table can include all branches and persons as long as they can be documented, but an ancestral table can also be limited to a certain number of generations. Heinz Stirnemann records all lines and persons as far as they can be documented, his genealogical table comprises a total of 8 generations and most of the lines go back to the 17th century. It is an exception when he could only trace a line back to the 18th century.

The pedigree given on the next page begins with the two sons Jürgen and Reiner of the married couple Heinz Stirnemann and Liselotte, née Kell, and comprises a total of 5 generations. Unfortunately, the parentage of the mother could only be recorded down to her grandparents. The documents, especially the civil status registers and parish registers in question, were unfortunately destroyed in the last war.

It should also be noted that there are three alpine pastures with the name of Gott in Heinz Stirnemann's genealogical table. The Gott were Huguenots who had moved from France, their original name was Dieu and over time they replaced their French family name with the name Gott. - The three ancestors or ancestors named Dieu or Gott of Heinz Stirnemann are the following:

Ulrike Luise Charlotte Gott (1853-1932) was the paternal grandmother.

Marie Louise Gott (1790-1879) was the grandmother of the maternal grandfather, namely the Storbeck innkeeper and mayor Johann Friedrich Gustav Scherler (1853-1926).

Julie Caroline Wilhelmine Gott (1825-1916) was Heinz Stirnemann's maternal great-grandmother.

Joseph Stirnimann

The Stirnemann in Alsace

There is probably no other area in Europe where so many Swiss immigrated for centuries as Alsace. The origins and genealogy of Swiss immigrants is still a topic that has been a constant concern of Alsatian historical research. The Stirnemanns have been strikingly numerous in Alsace from the 17th century to the present day. Our member Georges Stirnemann, services director of the city of Colmar, has been concerned with the history and genealogy of the Alsatian Stirnemanns for years. At his instigation, three well-attended meetings of our name bearers based in France have taken place in Alsace to this day. Around 170 people attended one of these three conferences. On the occasion of our family conference in Ruswil (September 9, 1984), Georges Stirnemann reported in a slide show about his work as a family researcher.

Origin from Gränichen?

As his earliest ancestor, who can be assumed to have immigrated to Alsace, Georges Stirnemann can prove a Jean Jacques Stirnemann in Bourbach le Bas near Tann. Around 1750, after the death of his first two wives, he got a third marriage with Verena Herzog from the Catholic village of Wölflinswil, a few kilometers north of Gränichen in Aargau. The assumption is that the husband came from the same area, of course from Gränichen, the home of most of the Aargau Stirnemanns. Georges Stirnemann drew this conclusion and identified his ancestor Jean Jacques Stirnemann, who was supposedly born in 1707, with the second son of the married couple Jakob Stirnemann (1782-1861) and Elisabeth Lüscher, who was born on October 2, 1709 in Gränichen by the well-known Zurich genealogist Arthur Hänni, the masterly family table of the Gränichen-born former National Councilor and Vice-President of the Zurich City Councilor Erwin Stirnemann (18851970) - Jakob Stirnemann was a farmer and, like his father and grandfather, was called Kitzenjoggi because all three were called Jakob (= Joggi) and lived in the so-called Kitzenhaus, the largest and most stately house in Gränichen. The Gränich Stirnemann were a leading, wealthy family of officials.

The "Kitzenhaus" in Gränichen

As Georges Stirnemann himself admits, one can "only accept with a certain reservation" that his Alsatian progenitor Jean Jacques Stirnemann actually the son from the 1st marriage of Jakob Stirnemann and Elisabeth Lüscher in Gränichen. We wish our member and friend the clarification of the remaining doubts and questions.

Thibault Stirnemann

The most interesting descendant of Jean Jacques Stirnemann and his wife Verena Herzog was their grandson Thibault (German: Theobald). He was a soldier of the papal Zouaves, as the French General Lamorci & called the legions set up in 1860 to protect the Pope and the Papal States. These legions defended in 1862 and in 1867 the city of Rome when Garibaldi tried to occupy the city with his troops. Thibault Stirnemann was also present at these fights. It was reported in his family that Thibault was saved after one of the numerous battles between the papal Zouaves and Garibaldi's troops, when he was floating around in an emergency boat with some soldiers. In 1868 Thibault returned home and on November 26th married Marie Staub of Menzingen (* Zug April 10th 1842, tReichhoffen 22 November 1918). It can be assumed that the Alsatian got to know his future wife through Zuaven from Zug. Marie Staub had the Zug family of Elsener and Henggeler and the Schwyzerische Felchlin among her ancestors. After his marriage, Thibault first worked as a shoemaker, then he became a customs officer in Tann. Of the ten children of Thibault and his wife, Etienne (Stephan) was the grandfather of Georges Stirnemann.

J. St

Family Conference in Kaysersberg (Alsace)

Sunday 8th September 1996

1. Greeting by the President

The President Josef Stirnimann, Ruswil, welcomed the numerous association members who had come to the 9th family conference. Association comes from connecting and the members and guests present today prove this bond between the Stirnimann / Stirnemann groups across borders. 71 people from Switzerland and 29 people from France and Germany are present.

The organizer of today's conference, Georges Stirnemann, greets the guests from France as well as our family members from Switzerland in French and German. Today's family conference is bilingual: The President's statements in German are followed by short summaries in French by the actuary Josef Stirnimann. The President especially welcomes our genealogist and our honorary member Prof. Dr. Joseph Stirnimann from Lucerne. Then the apologies are read out. The President declares that the invitations to this meeting were given in good time. Thomas Stirnimann and Josef Stirnimann from Lucerne are elected as tellers.

2. Minutes of the family meeting 1994

The actuary Josef Stirnimann reads out the minutes of the last family meeting. It is approved unanimously.

3. Cash report

Alois Stirnimann, Wolhusen, explains the bill. It was a very good year for the club. A lucrative source of income was the sale of PINs and coffee glasses at the last family meeting. He also mentions that the publication of the last newsletter cost much less than before. The reason for this was that our board member Franz Stirnimann from Lucerne had captured, edited and printed the circular himself with a PC. As of June 2, 1996, the association's assets amounted to CHF 19,354.05. It has increased by CHF 4,159.10 since the last family meeting in 1994. The auditor Hans Stirnimann reads out the auditor's report from June 27th 1996. He thanks the cashier for the very good accounting. The invoice is issued at the request of Auditors approved unanimously.

4. Elections

The resignation of President Josef Stirnimann and the two auditors Josef Stirnimann, Emmenbrücke, and Hans Stirnimann from Horw are available.

a) Election of the board of directors

President Josef Stirnimann has announced his resignation after 19 years on the board. Thanks to an intensive search by our current president, an ideal candidate was found. This is Beat Stirnimann, 31 years old, primary school teacher in Uffikon. Beat Stirniman was born and raised in Ruswil and worked there as a primary school teacher for 7 years. Unfortunately he is absent today for important reasons, but his twin brother is present. The previous and the new president have agreed that the resigning member will assist the new president in his work for one year. The election of the new president takes place unanimously and with great applause. The previous board members:

Prof. Dr. Joseph Stirnimann, Lucerne 

Alois Stirnimann, Wolhusen

Josef Stirnimann, Rotkreuz 

Maria Stirniman, Ruswil 

Othmar Stirnemann, Sempach

Philomena Bartholdi-Stirnimann, Zug 

Franz Stirnimann, Lucerne

Fritz Stirnemann, Zurich

make themselves available for a further term of office. The assembly elects these eight people unanimously and collectively. The assembly thanks with big applause.

b) Election of the auditors

Josef Stirnemann, Adliswil, and Toni Stimimann, Lucerne, (absent) are elected as new auditors. The latter is the son of the former treasurer Anton Stirnimann from Lucerne.

5. Honors

The Vice President Prof. Dr. Joseph Stirnimann proposes two people as honorary members. This is the first of our current President Josef Stirnimann. He was elected President on May 15, 1977 in Geiss. When he took office, the family association had 100 members. Today there are 250. The "Rundbrief" was his idea. Today it represents a valuable source of information for all members about what is happening in our family. We regret his resignation, but we understand that. He has found us a good successor. We warmly congratulate Josef Stirnimann on his election. A coat of arms was given to him as a gift.

Furthermore, Franz Stirnimann, Basel, (his father was the founder of the well-known construction machinery company of the same name) is proposed for honorary membership. He is the biggest sponsor of our family association. He has given us a large amount of money every year for a long time. It should also be mentioned that Franz Stirnimann is not only an industrialist, but that he is also very creative and internationally recognized as an artist (sculptor and painter). Out of gratitude we would like to give him the title of honorary member. The assembly unanimously appoints these two members honorary members and honors the appointments with great applause.

6. Miscellaneous

The resigning President Josef Stirnimann thanks for his honor. His office was a human enrichment for him, as he was able to forge ties both in Alsace and in Storbeck (formerly GDR). He would also like to thank the board members, his family and God, who made it possible for him to fulfill his office to the best of their ability.

The President then honors the following people: The two outgoing auditors Franz and Josef Stirnimann. The two board members Franz and Alois Stirnimann. They organized the whole trip from Switzerland. The organizer of today's conference here in Kaysersberg, Georges Stirnimann, and his wife Genevive. A book is presented to him as a thank you.

On the other hand, Georges Stirnimann is giving presents to the resigning President Josef Stirnimann as well as to our genealogist and Vice President Dr. Prof. Joseph Stirnimann with a book. The other board members will also be surprised with a small gift

Further requests for a word: Monsieur Knipper-Stirnimann from France presents his book, an autobiography, to us. He mentions that it also contains some episodes about the change of nationality between Germany and France, as well as about the family of the Stirnemanns. He presented our genealogist Prof. Dr. Josef Stirnimann and the President a copy of his book.

Monsieur Vinhart (President of the French Motorways) presents the results of his family research, as his grandmother is a Stirnemann. Above all, he researched the Bourbach tribe. An interesting observation is that thanks to the "Internet" it is now much easier for him to make new contacts. Thanks to "Internet", he has already been able to identify various Stirnimann in the United States.

The President thanks everyone again. He announced that the next family conference will take place in 1999 in Gränichen. That concludes the official part of the meeting at 12.20 p.m. The banquet dinner then takes place in the same room.

The Keeper of the Minutes, 

Josef Stirnimann

New Members

Metzger Frederic 57, rue de la Ziegelau F-67100 Strasbourg

Stirnemann Jean-Paul 4, rue Nelly-Stutz F-67202 Wolfisheim

Stirnimann Muff Klara Zihlweid 9 6280 Hochdorf

Our Board

President: Stirnimann Beat, teacher, Hinterdorf 124, 6253 Uffikon

Vice-President: Prof. Dr. Joseph Stirnimann, Adligenswilerstrasse 11, 6006 Lucerne

Actuary: Josef Stirnimann-Tura, engineer HTL, Birkenmatt 15, 6343 Rotkreuz

Treasurer: Alois Stirnimann-Zihlmann, Managing Director, Berghalde 6, 6110 Wohlhusen 

Material Manager: Maria Stirnimann-Schenkermayr, Spyr 18, 6017 Ruswil

Secretary: Philomena Bartholdi-Stirnimann, Steinhauserstrasse 19, 6300 Zug

Address Manager: Franz Stirnimann-Bühlmann, businessman, Grüneggstrasse 30, 6005 Lucerne 

Member: Othmar Stirnemann, manufacturer, Hubelstrasse, 6204 Sempach

Fritz Stirnemann-Dittli, Berninastrasse 25, 8057 Zurich

Honary president: Hans Stirnimann-Haupt, retired teacher, Rüediswilerstrasse 42, 6017 Ruswil 

Auditors: Toni Stirnimann, Fluhmattrain 4, 6004 Lucerne

Josef Stirnemann, Feldblumenweg 164, 8134 Adliswil

The President asked for contributions, communications and suggestions for the newsletter

Enclosed payment slip for the 1996 membership fee of Fr. 15 .-‑

Registration card