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Dear Naeffen-Cousins
At the family reunion one year ago, the journalist Rebekka Haefeli wrote a report about our reunion in the NZZ (Neue Zürcher Zeitung). With that, the idea came up to write a book about the Naeff family. Ronja Sakata and Andreas Müller took on the idea together with Rebekka Haefeli and created a first draft of the idea. The Naeffenfest committee discussed the proposal at the closing meeting of the reunion 2019 (see attachment - german only). The idea got positive feedback. The comittee commissioned the initiators to invite historically interested family members to join the project. Naturally, the question about the projects financial aspect was discussed as well.
The initiators of the project were asked to present a budget which shows the financial possibilities and a time plan. The desirable timeline plans the publication for the next reunion in 2024.
For now, we would like to present the ideas to you and ask if you would like to join this project. We would be very interested in your comments, recommendations and criticism. Aside from collecting documents and images, we need IT specialists which can help to bring the files into electronically readable form. A chapter should also show how our relatives abroad live. Who would like to participate in that? At the beginning of our work we will also examine all existing documents which have been collected by Laurenz Gsell and Renate Altwegg-Im Hof.
Mit herzlichen Naeffengrüssen
Ronja Sakata
Andreas Müller
Attachment: Idea to write down the history of the family Naeff from Altstätten as Book (german only)
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Better late than never! :)
The family tree is now available in various forms - one per clan and one with our entire family - for viewing, download, print, ... See Online family tree -> Download.
Update Apr. 4, 2020: The family trees can now also be ordered as printed and bound copy. Visit the Downloads section on this page for mor information
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And the family reunion is already over again - too quickly as always. We had a very great weekend, and I would like to give thanks again to our committee, to all the volunteers which supported us so well and to the many many relatives which make this reunion so special.
Here is the link to the article in the NZZ: https://www.nzz.ch/panorama/familienfeier-im-xxl-festzelt-naeffs-laden-350-verwandte-ein-ld.1490784
And three more things:
- We would like to get your feedback about the reunion: What did you like? What not? Where do you see potential for improvement? What did you miss?
- Many of you took pictures during the reunion. Please send us your best pictures so that we can put them on this website accessible for everyone.
- Any family tree related requests will be addressed in the next few weeks (due to vacation). There will also be a family tree available for download and print
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The date for the Naeffenfest 2024 is set: June 21st - 23rd
Mark the date in your calendar and follow us through these news and our Facebook group
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The DVD with the film of the family reunion 2014 is now available and has been sent to all persons which ordered one at the reunion.
As bonus, the DVD contains some silent films of the years 1936, 1954, 1959, 1964 and 1969.
More information here. All the information for the older DVD's is now completed too.
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Since the last family reunion in 2009, a few things have changed at Castle Grünenstein: The park around the castle has been restored and is now open for the population of the town Balgach. Also a pavilion named Waldpavillon ("Forestpavilion") has been built where the Hermit- or Hunter-house stood previously. The Apéro with music on Sunday will be at this Waldpavillon.
Some more information about the castle can be found here. There is also some more information for everyone who signed up for the Apéro about how to get to the castle and where to park.
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Once again I had some time (besides improving the online family tree and working on printing the family tree) and I dug up some pictures of past family reunions. There are pictures of 1999, 2004 and soon also 2009 (2009 needs some more digging...). The pictures of 2009 (and some additional ones of 2004) are now online as well!
