22 – World’s Oldest Mennonite Church – Langnau, Switzerland On Thursday, June 22, 2023, members of the Hiestand-Haston Heritage Tour group will see the oldest continuously active Mennonite Church in the world. Langnau has a history of Anabaptism going all the way back to March 1525. Today, Langnau has the oldest Mennonite church in theContinue reading “22 – Oldest Mennonite Church in the World – Langnau, Switzerland”
Monthly Archives: August 2021
35 – David Haston, Popular Civic Leader in Early White County, TN
35 – David Haston – White County, Tennessee Pioneer, Part 2 David Haston, Esq. (Justice of the Peace) How did simple farmers and businessmen – many of whom had very little formal education – understand Tennessee (and county) laws enough to serve as county court judges? They were guided by a book like the oneContinue reading “35 – David Haston, Popular Civic Leader in Early White County, TN”
21 – The Swiss Cowbells Factory
21 – The Swiss Cowbells Factory On Thursday, June 27, 2023 our Hiestand-Haston Historic Tour group will stop at the famous Swiss Cowbells Factory. Did you know…? Bells are protection, happiness, and a sign of peace. This is because in times of war the Swiss bells were taken from the churches and from the pastureContinue reading “21 – The Swiss Cowbells Factory”
19 – Piz Gloria 360° Rotating Restaurant 9,744′ Altitude
19 – Breakfast in the Rotating Restaurant at 9,744′ in the Alps On the morning of June 22, 2023, our Hiestand-Haston Heritage Tour group will eat breakfast in the Piz Gloria revolving restaurant in the village of Murren on top of the Schilthorne summit. BEVERAGESCoffee / Tea, cold and warm milk (lactose-free and soy milkContinue reading “19 – Piz Gloria 360° Rotating Restaurant 9,744′ Altitude”
34 – David Haston (Daniel’s Son) in White County, TN
34 – David Haston, White County, Tennessee Pioneer, Part 1 Isaac T. Haston Family Home – Grandson of Daniel Via. David The “David Haston” Bible Record Any family with an existing copy of a family Bible record from the early 1800s is fortunate, especially if it is as complete and apparently accurate as the “DavidContinue reading “34 – David Haston (Daniel’s Son) in White County, TN”
20 – World Famous Kambly Cookie Factory
20 – World-Famous Kambly Swiss Cookie Factory On June 22, 2023, the Hiestand-Haston Tour group will stop at this world-famous cookie factory and sample (FREE!) dozens of cookies. But I can pretty much assure you that you will buy some too! We will also eat lunch there. Oscar Kambly started his company in 1910 withContinue reading “20 – World Famous Kambly Cookie Factory”
18 – Cable Car to the Car-less Village of Mürren in the Swiss Alps
18 – Cable Car Ride to & Evening in the Alps Village of Mürren On June 22, 2023, our Hiestand-Haston Heritage Tour group will take a scenic cable car ride up to the mountain village of Mürren.And we will spend the night there! Mürren is a traditional Walser (inhabitants in the Alps) mountain village inContinue reading “18 – Cable Car to the Car-less Village of Mürren in the Swiss Alps”
33 – Daniel Haston’s Final Years
33 – Daniel Haston’s Final Years Daniel Haston lived his final years on his 150 acres farm in what we now know as the Cummingsville community of northern Van Buren County–southern White County until 1840. There are a few things that we KNOW about his final few years there and a few more things weContinue reading “33 – Daniel Haston’s Final Years”
32 – Daniel Haston – Petitioner to Create White County, TN
32 – Daniel Haston, A Founding Petitioner for White County, TN The first record we have of Daniel Haston in (what became)Â White County, as well as some of his family members and friends, is the petition to create White County on July 22, 1806.[i]Â Four of the 155 names on the petition were Isam Bradley,Continue reading “32 – Daniel Haston – Petitioner to Create White County, TN”