Centennial Traveling Exhibit

Rationale
2027 is the centennial of the Swiss American Historical Society (SAHS). To celebrate this milestone, the
Centennial Committee would like to create a traveling exhibit where people can learn more about our history
and the Society’s impact on Swiss-Americans, and their communities throughout the United States. This
exhibit will increase awareness for the organization, grow Swiss American Historical Society membership

and bring in new contributing authors.

Audience
The targeted audience is the general public. We are contacting community centers, museums, historical
societies and Swiss Consulates across the United States to ascertain their interest in hosting the exhibit. We
have received some positive responses through our outreach. This will appeal to Swiss-Americans, but also
hopefully spark interest by those who like history or Switzerland (or both) and want to learn more. We
believe it will especially generate interest in younger audiences who will then ask their parents or
grandparents about their upbringing, Swiss traditions and culture. The Swiss in America have a deep, rich
history and we want to share that with others.

Confirmed Exhibit Locations:

Swiss Center of North America, New Glarus, Wisconsin
Switzerland County Historical Museum, Vevay, Indiana
Tell City Historical Society & Museum, Tell City, Indiana
Swiss Community Historical Society, Bluffton, Ohio
Germanic-American Institute, St. Paul, Minnesota
Swiss Park Meeting Hall, Newark, California
Laurel County Historical Society, London, Kentucky
Helvetia Community Hall, Helvetia, West Virginia
Embassy of Switzerland, Washington, DC
Olney Public Library, Olney, Illinois
Conrad Sulzer Library, Chicago, Illinois
Tryon Palace / North Carolina History Center, New Bern, North Carolina
Sacramento History Museum, Sacramento, California

We will have the banners on view during our annual meeting at the Chicago History Museum on
October 2, 2027.

If you are interested in being an exhibit sponsor, please contact SAHS President Thomas Quinn Marabello at: thomas.marabello@gmail.com. To give an individual donation, click here.

BENEFACTORS

THE NORTHLANDS FOUNDATION

SWISS NATIONALITY ROOM COMMITTEE, CATHEDRAL OF LEARNING,

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

DONORS

HEIDY BILLETER

JEANETTE BORICH

AMBASSADOR MARTIN DAHINDEN

PETER DREHER

ERIC & ALLA EGGEL

KURT ENGEL

ROBERT D. FOREMAN

DUANE FREITAG

PETER & MARLIS GERMANN

DR. RICHARD HACKEN

STEPHEN HALBROOK

DAVID W. HALL

DOLF HERGER

DR. LAUREN & PATRICIA HOLINGER

LYNDALL HUGGLER

MARY ANN JUDY

LINDA SAGASER KAO

JAMES KASER

EDWARD LANGER

HANS LEUENBERGER

THOMAS Q. MARABELLO

LOIS ANN MAST

BERNIE MAUCH

CHRISTOPHER C. McDERMOTT

LUCIANO MUELLER

BARBARA MÜLLER

KARL J. NIEDERER

JULIETTE ROSE

THE SCHILT FAMILY OF ILLINOIS

STEFAN SCHMID

PETER J. SEHLINGER

DR. JURG K. SIEGENTHALER

JANE TOBLER

UNITED SWISS SOCIETY OF CLEVELAND

FR. CHRISTOPHER VACCARO

ELLEN KAELIN VENHOFF

HANNA WIDRIG

ANDRE ZELLER

BETH ZURBUCHEN

IN MEMORY OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE HUBLER FAMILY (LYNN KOSIN)

IN MEMORY OF ELSA STEINER (RICHARD STEINER)

IN MEMORY OF JULIETTE & CAMILLE RÉRAT (CHAFIA BOUKHTOUCHE)

TOTAL DONATIONS: $28,050 (as of Jan. 31, 2026)

Thank you to everyone who generously contributed to this fundraiser! Your support has allowed us to make the dream of a centennial traveling exhibit into a reality!