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The following clubs are participating:

Many clubs have already pledged their assistance:

  • Schleitheim Association for Local History

  • Schleitheim Tourism

  • Schaffhausen Tourism

  • Schaffhausen Regional Nature Park

  • Schleitheim Music Society

  • Schleitheim Gymnastics Club

  • Schleitheim Men's Gymnastics Club

  • Schleitheim Rural Women's Association

  • Schleitheim Senior Hiking Group

  • Schleitheim Traditional Costume Group

  • Schleitheim Theater

  • Schleitheim Gipsmine Association

  • Schleitheim Senior Soccer Club

  • Schleitheim Tennis Club

  • Swiss Association for Anabaptist History

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“I greatly appreciate this initiative from the village because it demonstrates once again how active our village associations are and, together with the Schleitheimertal Museum, is helping to make our community’s name known far beyond our municipal borders.”

Urs Fischer

Mayor of Schleitheim

Wanted:

Non-professional performers

The local association "Theater Schlaate" is looking for interested adults, teenagers and children who would like to participate as amateur actors in the performances.

  • Participation is possible with or without speaking parts.

  • For speaking roles, English skills are an advantage but not required.

    Interested parties, please contact:

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Wanted:

Hobby researchers and creators

Wanted:

Locals with old family names who are interested in helping discover ancient connections between their family name and godparents and to investigate them.

And to help create a moment in the life of a historical figure with the same surname at the Schleitheimertal Museum.

The following names are historically interesting for this project:

  • Bächtold / Bechtel

  • Brendli

  • Greutmann / Grütmann

  • Hess

  • Heusi / Heise

  • Keller

  • Mäder / Mader

  • Meyer / Meier / Moyer

  • Müller / Miller

  • Peter

  • Peyer

  • Pletscher

  • Rössler

  • Russenberger / Rosenberger

  • Stamm / Stammen / Stammheimer

  • Surbeck

  • Vogelsanger / Fogelsanger

  • Vögelin / Vögeli

  • Wanner

  • Werner

  • Weininger / Weiniger / Winiger / Weninger / Weniger

Interested persons please get in touch:

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Seeking:

Anabaptists in the Southern Black Forest?

Wanted:

Information about Anabaptists in Stühlingen and the surrounding area...

So far it is only known that Balthasar Hubmaier acted as an Anabaptist leader in Waldshut and that an unknown Swiss Anabaptist bought a mill in Mauchen.

We are interested in further evidence of Anabaptist activities in our German neighborhood: stories, places, names...

If you know anything, please get in touch:

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Wanted:

Local artists offering affordable artworks

Wanted:

Local artists from the Schleitheimertal and neighboring municipalities who would like to offer landscape paintings of Schleitheim at affordable prices.

Interested parties, please contact:

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Wanted:

Sponsors and Patrons

The organizing committee and the many volunteers work in their free time for the event without pay. However, costs still arise, for example for matching T-shirts for helpers or for the memorial.

Interested parties, please contact:

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Initiator

The Schleitheim Association for Local History works to promote and preserve local cultural heritage and historical knowledge. The association was founded in 1889.

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