Monday, November 20, I received a packet mailed from Staatsarchiv St. Gallen by Marcel Mueller. Marcel works at the archive and researched the Staeheli family at my request in 2010. He and his coworker, Patric Schnitzer provided many documents about our family when I was there.

Marcel explained that his colleague, Benno, who is in charge of the archive library, had given him a booklet titled "Der Guebsensee" which was published in 1953. Because our Staeheli family is mentioned in the booklet, Benno thought we would like to have this copy.

Marcel sent the booklet "over the ocean and through the Wild West to Kennewick". 

The Staeheli Family is mentioned on page 11.

Ian Jaeger has motivated me to post the revised Staeheli Family of Guebsenmoos Google websites. While I have not completed revisions made necessary by Google's ending support of the original sites the family information is correct. It will be necessary for me to clean up links, photos and other details.

The first (original) site is at -

https://sites.google.com/view/staehelifamilyofguebsenmoos/home

The second site is at -

https://sites.google.com/view/staeheli-family-of-guebsenmoos/home

These links are not automatic. It is necessary to left click then highlight each link completely from https to the end (home), right click then click copy, open a new tab, right click in the address bar, left click on the first option in the drop down menu and the page will open. Or, right click in the address bar, click on paste then hit enter on your keyboard.

I reviewed this article and recommend using the links at the top right of the first blog page. 

 Google has deleted one of two Staeheli Family of Guebsenmoos websites. I am converting both Staeheli websites to conform to Google's new standards and when complete I will publish the new Staeheli websites.

 Today I received an email from Noah, the great, great grandson of Johanna Staeheli Romang of Athens, Wisconsin. His is the first contact I have gotten from any relative in Wisconsin and provides potential to know more about Johanna's descendants. 

Gottfried and Johanna Romang

 Recently I found this postcard and letter in my files. The letter was to my father, Tom Staly Sr. from Daphne Dempsey.

 Peg Staeheli sent this information about Greg.

Gregory George Staeheli, 76, of Spokane, WA passed away May 20, 2021 at Fieldstone Memory Care. Greg was born in Sacramento, CA on April 28, 1945. Greg graduated from Gonzaga Prep High School in 1963, Seattle University in 1968 and Gonzaga Law School in 1972. He spent four years in college ROTC and enlisted in the Army after graduating from law school. He served from 1972 to 1979; six of those years in the Reserves. He worked as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in Gray's Harbor County and Spokane County Prosecutor's Office from 1973 to 1980 before going into private practice until he retired in 2016. He was a member of the Cheney School Board from 1991 to 1996; served as School Board President 1993-94. Greg had a passion for outdoor activities: bicycling, hiking, backpacking, boating, motorcycling, snowmobiling and golfing. He also had a passion for reading, learning and absorbing as much as he could especially historical facts. Greg had a zest for life and believed in living each day as if it was his last. But, what he loved most and enjoyed most was his family. He thrived in teaching his boys life skills and encouraging them to try all the good things life had to offer. He was truly invested in ensuring a good, healthy and fun-filled life for his family and in creating wonderful memories. He was successful in both missions. He lived life to the fullest and he left behind a legacy of wonderful, cherished memories. He will be deeply missed, forever loved and remembered by those he leaves behind: Esther Staeheli, his wife of forty-four years; sons, Gavin and Garrett Staeheli, daughter-In-law Sherrie Staeheli and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by by his parents Richard and Patricia Staeheli and brother Richard A. Staeheli. 

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/spokesman/name/gregory-staeheli-obituary?pid=199199797&fbclid=IwAR2pec_DGrB9rJQJrMv9qte4CnAzXYTPbCjxj_ZxsZL2AYwgFfqBnvm8vqA

 September 1, 2021 the two Staeheli Family of Guebsenmoos web sites will no longer be supported by Google and will be removed from public access. Classic sites must be converted to new Google web sites. Conversion requires considerable reconstruction of the original pages and links which could take years.

If there is information on either site you want to have I recommend you copy it now for your personal use.