HI JEANNIE, MY WIFE'S FAMILY CAME FROM APPENZELL SWITZERLAND.THEY CAME TO THE U.S.OF A. IN 1930'S TWO BUFF FAMILIES CAME FROM THE SAME AREA ONE WENT TO B.C. IN CANADA.WE KNOW THEY WERE THERE FOR A FEW GENERATIONS BUT THAT'S IT.THEY SPOKE A FORM OF SWISS GERMAN.BUFF'S RECORDS FROM 1500'S SOUNDS GOOD I'D DO SOME RESEARCH AND LETUS KNOW.ALL THE BEST, RUNRIG49