44 - Isaac Haston - Battle of New Orleans Hero & Much More Part 1 - His Tennessee Years Look at the battle map above.  Where do you think the battle was the "hottest"?  It's quite obvious if you look at it carefully and think about it.  That's where Isaac...

29 - Swiss Emmentaler Cheese Factory Saturday, June 24, 2023, our Hiestand-Haston Tour Group will visit the world-famous Cheese Factory in the Emmental region of Canton Bern, Switzerland.  There are around 2000 groups of tourists, one-third of which are foreigners from around the world, visiting this cheese factory every year....

28 - Trachselwald Castle - Where Anabaptists Were Imprisoned Simply Because They Wanted to Practice New Testament Christianity A Story and Some Scenes that You May/Should Never Forget By Don and Joanne Hess Siegrist Used by permission of authors, Don & Joanne Hess SiegristBefore the Reformation, all of Switzerland was...

42 - John and Catherine HASTON Austin History, especially genealogical history, is sexist!  OK, I'm pretty much a traditional-minded person and don't use the word "sexist" in an accusatory way very often.  But I must say - genealogical history is sexist, and unfortunately so.  One tradition I wish had caught on 700...

42 - Jacob and Lucinda Haston Mitchell Lucinda Haston - Daughter of Daniel Haston Jacob Mitchell was the son of Morris and Elizabeth Husong Mitchell (married 1781) who came to Tennessee from Washington County of western Pennsylvania.  Morris was a Revolutionary War veteran and a Methodist preacher.     May 1,...

Landon Medley October 6, 1949 - September 25, 2021 Whether you knew him personally or not, Landon Medley was a friend to all of us who are interested in researching and studying the history of our Daniel Haston family.  Landon lived near the Daniel Haston family place and was steeped...

25 - The Täuferversteck - "Anabaptist Hiding Place" Anabaptist hunters were employed in the 18th century. In 1734 two Anabaptist hunters were out and about to catch Christian Siegenthaler in the lower Hälig, Wüthrich zu Häuser, Hans Gerber, called "Stadler", and David Baumgartner. The Anabaptist yegi were disturbed by the fact that...

Joseph Haston - 2nd Son of Daniel Joseph and David were probably the only two sons of Daniel who were born in Virginia.  If we correctly understand the time of Daniel’s departure from Virginia, Joseph would have been three and a half years old when the family moved south.  So...

25 - The Home of Albert Einstein in Bern, Switzerland On Friday, June 23, 2023, our Hiestand-Haston Tour group will visit the home where Einstein discovered the theory of relativity.Albert Einstein lived in Bern from 1903 to 1905 and developed his Theory of Relativity here. The Einstein House gives visitors...

40 - Herbert Clinton Haston, Grandson of Montgomery G. Haston The 1880 census record for D.L. (David Levander) and Virginia Riddles Haston A three-year-old boy, by the name of Herbert C. Hemphill, appears "In family" on the 1880 census record of David L. and Virginia Haston.  For decades, many people...

24 - The World Famous Zytglogge (Clock Tower) in Bern On Friday, June 23, 2023, our Hiestand-Haston Heritage tour group will watch the famous clock tower turn to a new hour. Built in the early 13th century as a gate tower for the city's western fortifications, Zytglogge has served over...

39 - M. G. Haston - His Civic Service and Civil War Experience Montgomery Greenville Haston is one of my most respected early Haston heroes!  I want to tell you why.Montgomery Greenville (M.G. or “Gum”) Haston lived a relatively short life even for his era, only about 45 (or 46)...

23 - Jakob Markt - We'll Stop & Shop Where Locals Shop One of the favorite shopping places for locals and tourists is the Jacob Markt.  Here is the best place to buy Swiss lace curtains, Swiss-style clothes, and delicious Swiss chocolate bars.  While the women shop (maybe some of...

27 - Swiss Alpine Music: Alphorns and Yodeling Two of the most famous features of historic Swiss culture are the Alphorns and yodeling.  Our June 2023 Hiestand-Haston Heritage tour group will enjoy a bit of both types of Alpine Music. The Swiss Alphorns Enjoy this brief video example of Swiss...

38 - Mystery of the Father of Montgomery Greenville Haston Based on the evidence cited previously, I think we can confidently assume Polly Haston was the mother of M.G. Haston, the child who was born out of wedlock on October 16, 1823, or 1824.  But who was the birth-father of...

37 - Mystery of the Mother of Montgomery Greenville Haston As far as we can tell, the parents of Montgomery Greenville Haston--and how he fit into the Daniel Haston family--were unknown for well over 100 years!  Even the most diligent Daniel Haston family researchers were stumped!Montgomery Greenville [not Greenfield, as...

36 - David Haston - A Founding Leader of Van Buren County, TN David Haston spent much of his time in the final 20 years of his life helping to establish Van Buren County. Haston Family - Early Influences in Van Buren County, TN Several of Daniel Haston's children and...

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...

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...

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...