Research Foundations

Step 1: Maps and Gazetteers
- Switzerland Online Gazetteer: Ortsnamen
- Swiss Names and Places
- Finding Town of Origin (FamilySearch Wiki Article)
- Gazetteers (FamilySearch Wiki Article)
- Searching for places in Central Europe - The Historic Gazetteer GOV

Step 2: Research Strategies
- Introduction to Swiss Research
- Switzerland Research Strategies
- Finding Your Swiss Ancestor: How to Get Started
- Calendar Changes in France, Germany, Switzerland, and the Low Countries
- Getting Started (FamilySearch Wiki Article)
- "How to" Guides (FamilySearch Wiki Article)

Step 3: Online Records
- Swiss Archives Online Records
- Switzerland Records Online: Resources for Swiss Genealogy
- Online Genealogy Records (FamilySearch Wiki Article)
- Church Records – Online Collections (FamilySearch Wiki Article)
Related Content

Latin
- Latin Handwriting series
- Latin for Genealogists
- Reading Old Documents - Latin
- Latin Genealogical Word List (FamilySearch Wiki Article)
- Latin Paleography Tutorial (BYU Script Tutorial Site)

French
- Reading French Civil Registration Records
- French Handwriting (FamilySearch Wiki Article)
- French Genealogical Word List (FamilySearch Wiki Article)
- French Paleography Tutorial (BYU Script Tutorial Site)

Italian
- Italy Handwriting (FamilySearch Wiki Article)
- Italian Genealogical Word List (FamilySearch Wiki Article)
- Italian Paleography Tutorial (BYU Script Tutorial Site)