Aeschlimann Amstutz Augsburger Bachmann Baumgartner Beyeler Bichsel Brecht- bühl Brönnimann Bruppacher Burkhalter Bürki Bütschi Dreyer Engel Fahrni Fankhau- ser Funck Gäumann Geiser Gerber Gochnauer Goldschmidt Güngerich Gut Gyger Ha- begger Haldimann Hege Hersberger Hiestand Hirschi Hostettler Jordi Kaufmann Kläy Klopfenstein Kräyenbühl Kropf Läderach Landis Langenegger Lehmann Lerch Liechti Lug- inbühl Meili Moser Mosimann Müller Neuenschwander Neuhaus Neukomm Nussbau- mer Oberli Ramseyer Reusser Rychen Ritschard Roth Röthlisberger Rüegsegger Rupp Scheidegger Schenk Schlapbach Schlunegger Schmocker Schnebeli Schnegg Schneider Schrag Schwarz Sommer Stähli Stauffer Steiner Strahm Stucki Stutzmann Tanner Thier- stein Tschanz Tschopp Ummel Wenger Widmer Wissler Wüthrich Yoder Zaugg Zürcher A wonderful place to stay • Our newly renovated hotel accommodates 80 people • Accommodation includes our delicious breakfast buffet, with homemade breads, granola, fruit, meats and cheeses and a fine variety of beverages • Our kitchen team prepares a high-quality three-course buffet lunch every day, bag lun- ches and dinner are available upon request • Our conference center offers various seminar and meeting facilities for groups Bienenberg Conference Center Bienenberg 85, CH-4410 Liestal, Switzerland Philip Bühler, Managing Director phone: +41 (0)61/906 78 00 fax: +41 (0)61/906 78 01 [email protected] www.hotel-bienenberg.ch Your Mennonite hotel in a peaceful setting Bienenberg – Theological Seminary with an Anabaptist history department Why rush from hotel to hotel? Make the Bienenberg your home base for all tours: • The Bienenberg Conference Center is excel- lent for outings and field trips in Anabaptist history in the border triangle of Germany– France–Switzerland. • In just one hour you can reach centers of Anabaptist history, in Zurich, Schleitheim, Bern, the Emmental, Jura, or the Alsace. • Bienenberg is situated on a wooded hill, which is part of the Swiss Jura mountain ran- ge. From here one enjoys a beautiful panora- mic view of the nearby Black Forest. We are located close to the historically and culturally significant city of Basel. • Bienenberg is easy to reach: 20 minutes from Euro airport Basel, 60 minutes from Zürich airport, 3-hour train ride from Frankfurt air- port. hlimann Amstutz Augsburger Bachmann Baumgartner Beyeler Bichsel Br Brönnimann Bruppacher Burkhalter Bürki Bütschi Dreyer Engel Fahrni Fan Funck Gäumann Geiser Gerber Gochnauer Goldschmidt Güngerich Gut Gyge er Haldimann Hege Hersberger Hiestand Hirschi Hostettler Jordi Kaufmann enstein Kräyenbühl Kropf Läderach Landis Langenegger Lehmann Lerch Liechti l Meili Moser Mosimann Müller Neuenschwander Neuhaus Neukomm Nus Oberli Ramseyer Reusser Rychen Ritschard Roth Röthlisberger Rüegsegger degger Schenk Schlapbach Schlunegger Schmocker Schnebeli Schnegg Schn „Where do we come from?” “What happened in the history of my family?” “What is it like where our ancestors lived?” “What motivated and shaped people in those days?” “Under what circumstances did they live out their faith, suffer and escape?” “What does this have to do with our lives today?” We welcome you to make Bienenberg Hotel & Conference Center your home base for tours in Switzerland, Alsace/France, Southern Germany! Bienenberg • Resources on Anabaptist Mennonite History & Theology • Guided Tours • Ideally located • Conference Center & Hotel TRACES OF OUR ANCESTORS Tracing Anabaptist origins & Mennonite family roots in Europe Bienenberg Hotel & Conference Center Come and visit the Anabaptist history sites and see places of interest related to your family history! Take advantage of resources we can offer for your tour: information, support, tour guide, and more We welcome you to make Bienenberg Hotel & Conference Center your home base for tours in Switzerland, Alsace/France, Southern Germany! Bienenberg Conference Center Accommodation + breakfast double/twin/single rooms (approx. prices in USD per person per night, subject to exchange rate fluctuation) 1–2 days 3–7 days single 98 single 94 double 69 double 66 Buffet dinner is available for approx. 16 USD per person. Bienenberg Lectures and guided tours Prices per group (without transportation) per Lecture (1,5 h) 220 USD Guided tour half day 370 USD Guided tour full day 750 USD 20 % off for groups staying at Bienenberg Consultancy General written information on Anabaptist history is free of charge. Prices for research, information, and documentation from our archives will be quoted on demand. Please contact us for further informa- tion and detailed offers. A tip for family historians: The hometowns and residences of most Ana- baptist families with Swiss roots are merely 1–2 hours away from Bienenberg: From A for Aeschlimann, Amstutz and Augsburger, to K for Kräyenbühl (Kraybill), Kauffmann and Kropf to Z for Zaugg (Zook), Zehr and Zürcher (Zercher). Others – like Hershberger – even come from the immediate vicinity of Bienenberg! Take advantage of resources we can offer for your tour: information, support, tour guide, and more. Information and guides available for excursions and historical searches: • Our Anabaptist History Department and its library and archives will be pleased to assist you in planning your field trips and outings. • Lectures and guided tours on subjects of family and Anabaptist history or Anabaptist theology can be arranged with Dr. Hanspeter Jecker. Resource person Dr. Hanspeter Jecker is one of the leading researchers of Anabaptist history in Europe and lecturer for church history and ethics at the Bienenberg Theological Seminary, as well as president of the Swiss Soci- ety of Anabaptist History. You can reach him at: [email protected].