This first book traces back to long interviews with the author's grandmother during the last three years of her life. Even though she was well into her eighties, her memory for the details of each generation remained flawless. Unfortunately, there was an historical brick wall for all the generations beyond the 1830s when her Tennessee ancestors first moved to the Ozarks. That's where the author's instincts, skills and experience as a Pulitizer Prize-winning investigative journalist kicked in and persisted across an obsessive, 36-year search.

"This six-book series contains a wealth of historical detail about many Anabaptist-rooted families of Canton Zürich, Switzerland. Baughman brings historical stories to life that have been buried for centuries. In doing so, his amazing drawings, maps, and ancient images enrich the narratives, making lasting impressions on the readers' minds. Ross' books paved the way for me as I researched the Swiss and Rhineland-German history of my Anabaptist Hiestand family, from Europe and all the way to their settlements in early America." - Wayne Haston, Ph.D. 

Each volume was written to stand alone, and will be offered individually as described here, or as a complete set with a 20 percent discount.

(185pp., 20 illus., 9 maps, indexed, originally published in 1989, Masthof Press reprinted 2025.)