La Crosse Wisc.
From: Daniel Bonadurer Date: 24 May 2000
Time: 01 :50:05

Super! Perhaps I'll just cancel all my intended snail mail correspondence. Nice to read Betty's response about Galena, Ill., which is only two hours south of where I was born. My great grandfather Christian settled in La Crosse where he is buried, with German language on the tombstone. I am Dan and I am the last born of seven siblings. Now, I am 33 years old and live in Montana, and will have a chance to visit with you all. Why not? I drive a semi and just was in SF, but didn't think to visit Marco. But, Reto Bonadurer, who lives in Zurich, came to visit me here and later my siblings in St.Paul and La Crosse. So, why not? Reto is the son of Johann and grandson of Peter, all who remained in Switzerland. After I gather up some nice black and whites and coordinate with my siblings, I will have a nice addition to this story to present to you. Right now I am drinking Schweizer Kirsch, brought by Reto and his friend Gerold from Switzerland. It is a hard taste to acquire. One thing I wonder is why there is little correspodence, at least of what I know from my great grandfather, between he and his other siblings and those who remained in Switzerland. Are there any real old letters? This is all so interesting! Long ago, c. 1986, pre Internet, I located Reto in the Zurich phone book. It is from that point that I began to learn so much more about my family, for my father and his sister have now passed away, not to mention all those before them.