Table of Contents

chapter i: The Persistent Man in the Moon .. page 2

chapter ii: The Earliest Trace of Swiss Bachmans, 1271-1455 .. page 22

chapter iii: The Registry of Names Along Reid Brook, 1455-1800 .. page 40

chapter iv: Legends of the Swiss Highland and Wädenswil Castle .. page 62

chapter v: The Foodways from Early Times .. page 74

chapter vi: A Gallery of Old Zürich, 1300-1775 .. page 85

chapter vii: New Homelands, 1530-1750 .. page 158

epilogue: Notes from America, 1715-1865 .. page 172

reference section

Maps .. page 200

Appendices A - G .. page 213
The Blueberry Bachmanns; The Wilderness Trust of Richterswil; Swiss Sources; The Standing Stones; Baughman Historical Society Report; In Memoriam; Attacks on the Moon

Additions and Corrections to Earlier Research .. page 236

Bibliography and A Guide to Footnoted Sources .. page 241

Index .. page 246

Illustrations

Moonlight on the Lake frontis
The Lakeshore Artist vii
The Bachmann Horn x

c h a p t e r i

Old Towns by Lake Zürich 2
The Futhark Ruins 3
The Ancient German Forest 4
Hats from the Grave 5
Ceramic Horn Motif 5
Swiss Lakeside Village 6
Cuneiform 7
Golden Bull of Ur 8
Crowned by Horns 9
Migration to the Alps 10
Golden Bowl and Moon Icons 11
Halstatt Daggers 12
Sacrifice to the Graven Altar 13
Offering to the Crescent Moon 14
Felling the Sacred Oak 15
A Swiss Mother’s Tales 17
Archway moon in 1784 19
The Chair of Wädenswil 20
The Moon in Swiss Heraldry 21

c h a p t e r ii

Europe’s Oldest Wooden House 22
Signature of the Emperor 23
A Noble Couple with Falcon 24
The Unanimous Vote 26
William Tell 27
A Healing Visit 28
The Cantons United 29
The Headquarters at Bubikon 30
The Seal of Zürich 31
The Sihl River Gorge 32
Fruit Market in Zug 33
Paths to Einsiedeln 34
Defending the Sihl River Bridge 37
Ravaging a Swiss Village 38
Peace Brokered on Lake Zürich 39

c h a p t e r iii

Upper Meierhof 40
Wädenswil Castle 42
The Commanders of St. John 43
Vineyard Work 44
The Grape Harvest 45
The New Wädenswil Palace 46
Magistrate of Wädenswil 47
The View Beyond Meierhof 48
Lakeshore of Richterswil 49
Diagram of Old Castle Ruins 50
Diagram of a Swiss Farmhouse 51
The Hills by Laubegg 52
An Iron Stag Hinge 53
Hospitality at The Bath 53
The Old Wise Woman 54
A Swiss Miller’s House 55
The Devil Consults his List 57
Witch Burning 58
A Zürich Taler from 1558 61

c h a p t e r iv

The Interrupted Tale 62
A Musician from Wädenswil 65
A Moon Above the Castle 66
Artifacts from Old Castle 67
The Wädenswil Ruins 68
A Maypole 70
The Circle Motifs 70
A Swiss Mask 71
A Visit on Christmas Eve 72
Gathering of Swiss Spinners 73

c h a p t e r v

Farmhouse Supper Time 74
The Forbidden Fruit 75
Apple Peeling 76
A Swiss Dairyman 79
A Butcher 80
Redware Design 81
Canteen Drinking 82
Beehives 83
Shared Milk Soup 84
A Toast 85

c h a p t e r 6

A Swiss Peddler of Pictures 86
The Plowman’s Reward 90
Master of the Kitchen 91
A Swiss Barber 92
Removing Lice with a Brush 93
The Harvester of July 94
Peasants Seek Entry into Zürich 95
Travelers Returning from Bern 96
Woodsmen in Canton Zürich 97
Everyday Life Under the Zodiac 98
Lute and Zither in the Garden 99
The Castle Tower Goes Up 100
Executions from the Tower 101
A Citizen-Soldier Joins Up 102
Pikemen Hold off the Invaders 103
A Duel of Armored Knights 104
War Fleet of Canton Zürich 105
The Torch from Rapperswil 106
Lake Zürich Battle 107
Knight’s Prayer 108
Enemy in Battle Formation 109
Swiss Knight Applauds Death 110
Death Watches Over the Lake 111
Columbus’s Journey 112
Fierce Native Americans 113
Looking Eastward at Zürich 114
Zürich Growing 115
Closer Perspective of Zürich 116
View of Lake Zürich 117
The Bloom of Youth & Fashion 118
The Flower Matures 119
The Lakeside Stroll 120
A Swiss Mercenary 121
The Peasant Bladesman 122
Farmers’ Dance 123
A Porter’s Burden 124
The Common Attire of Women 125
Retreat from Marignano 126
Death on the Battlefield 127
Opening the Battle of Kappel 128
The Pitch of Battle 129
Sacking a Village 130
The War Booty 131
A Golden Foot Reliquary 132
Baptism at St. Peter’s Church 133
Church Reformation 134
Swiss Women Attack a Priest 135
A Reformed Church Service 136
Broken on the Wheel 137
Swiss Student Lessons 138
Swimming in Lake Zürich 139
Zürich’s Warship Neptune 140
General Werdmüller 141
Pastor Grob of Wädenswil 141
The Glutton 142
Alpine Tavern 143
Peasant Dresses 144
Swiss Labyrinthe Valentine 145
18th Century Swiss Valentines 146
Ice Skaters on Lake Zürich 147
A Feast & Boys’ Handstand 148
Campsite Supper 149
A Baby’s First Steps 150
Swiss Child’s Play 151
Houseside Conversation 152
A Swiss Basket Weaver 153
The Angels of Death 154
Swiss Farming 155
Trees and Man 156
The Soul of a Tree 157

c h a p t e r vii

An Anabaptist Weaver 158
Bachman Home at Bottenstein 161
Zofingen’s Anabaptist Debates 162
The Anabaptist Exodus 163
The Palatine Migration 166
A British “Galley” Ship 167
Palatines in London 168
A German/English Lesson 169
Lesson Text 170

e p i l o g u e

The Bachman Standing Stones 172
Alemannic Jewelry 173
Runic Letters in Virginia 174
The Grave Creek Mound 174
Susquehanna Inscription 175
A Germanic Druid 177
Strickler’s Garden Vorschrift 180
Strickler’s Dragon 181
The Almanac’s Moon 182
The Shooting Competition 184
Award Certificate Detail 185
Swiss Shooting Coins 186
Looking for their Men’s Names 189
Discharge of Colored Troops 196
Little Switzerland in the Ozarks 198

m a p s

The Vinland Map 200
The Fertile Crescent 201
The Swiss Bachman Shields 202
Elevations by Lake Zürich 204
Homeland by Lake Finster 206
Settlement at Laubegg 207
Reid Brook Estates 208
Anabaptist Refuge in Aargau 209
Fairfax Survey 210
Holmans Creek Land 211
Elevations South of Third Hill 212

appendices a-d

View of Richterswil 216
Stone One & Stone Six 220
Location of the Bachman Stones 220
Cultural Center in Shenandoah Valley 232
Demonizing the Moon 234

additions and corrections
bibliography

Attack on St. Meinrad 236
New Amsterdam 240