Swiss Colony
Description
In the mid-nineteenth century, Swiss immigrants settled in Laurel County. Their descendants, who remain a distinctive group today, discuss their ancestors and the circumstances that brought about their settling in the area, their social customs, farming methods, and music.
Title
Swiss Colony
Project Interviews
Interview with Bill Herron
Bill Herron is a second generation descendant of the original Swiss settlers into Laurel County, KY. In this interview, Herron, discusses the Swiss heritage and the future plans of the Swiss descendants.
Interview with Leander Jones
Leander Jones is a descendant of a family of settlers who settled in Laurel County, KY. In this interview, Jones discusses the relationship between the Swiss settlers and the Americans in the county. He describes difficulties and disappointments the Swiss settlers experienced.
Interview with Dorrinda Binder
Dorrinda Binder is a first generation descendant of the original Swiss settlers into Laurel County, KY. In this interview, Binder, discusses the history of the settlers and the Swiss church.
Interview with Mina Hauselman
Mina Hauselman is a descendant of the original Swiss settlers into Laurel County, KY. In this interview, Hauselman discusses the history of the settlers.
Interview with Ethel Abbuhl
Ethel Abbuhl is a Knox County, KY native who moved to the Swiss Colony area in Laurel County, KY eleven years ago. In this interview, Abbuhl, discusses the Swiss characteristics and customs she has learned.
Interview with Pearl Binder
Pearl Binder is a native of Louisville, KY but has been a resident of Swiss Colony, in Laurel County, KY since 1921. In this interview she discusses how the Americans viewed the Swiss settlers and their descendants.
Interview with Ida Herron
Ida Herron is a one of the first generation descendant of the original Swiss settlers into Laurel County, KY. In this interview, Herron, discusses the history of the settlers and the early Swiss Colony.
Interview with Jesse Keller
Jesse Keller is one of the youngest of the first generation descendants of the original Swiss settlers into Laurel County, KY. In this interview, Keller, discusses the history of the settlers and the differences between the area and Switzerland.
Interview with Hilda Keller
Hilda Keller is a second generation descendant of the original Swiss settlers into Laurel County, KY. In this interview, Keller, discusses the history of the settlers, why they chose Laurel County, the heritage they kept and share.
Interview with Delbert Binder
Delbert Binder is a native of Laurel County, KY and one of the first generation descendants of the original Swiss settlers into the county. In this interview, Binder, discusses the history of the settlers and the differences between the area and Switzerland.
Interview with Ernest Abbuhl
Ernest Abbudl is a native of Laurel County, KY and one of the first generation descendants of the original Swiss Settlers into the county. In this interview, Abbudl, discusses the history of the area, and why the Swiss settlers chose to settle there.
Interview with Alex Lederman
Alex Lederman is a retired carpenter, farmer, and one of the first generation descendants of the original Swiss settlers into Laurel County, KY. In this interview Lederman discusses the period of heavy immigration into the area. He also discusses his education, the differences between the area and Switzerland.