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INTRODUCTION
by Philip N. Spainhour This is an edited version of the Muttenz History originally written, by Edith B. Spänhauer, for the 1990 Intercontinental Spainhour Family Reunion, which took place in Muttenz Switzerland September 26-30 1990. We have updated and revised this document for our Muttenz Descendants Web Site and have included links to areas of interest in the Greater Basle area. This site includes a history of the Muttenz area and historical items directly concerning the Spänhauer family. PREFACEIn the early 1970s, when I had my first family contacts in the United States, I set out to compile a book of information on Muttenz, the Hometown of the Spainhour/Spänhauer Families. At that time, I made 10 Xerox copies in the firm belief that this would be more than sufficient. Meanwhile, the number of Oversea's 'Cousins' kept increasing, and along with them, the demand for more copies of the book. To celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the occasion when two Spänhauer families * left Muttenz for the 'American Colonies' in 1740, an Intercontinental Family Reunion will be taking place in Muttenz from September 26-30, 1990, for which around 75 overseas family members are expected. This now approaching brought forth a new challenge for me to revise the book and bring it up-to-date. With the help of Peter F. Spaenhauer, to whom I am obliged for typing everything neatly into his computer and for taking charge of both the lay-out and photographic illustrations, the book is now going into print. I hope you will enjoy reading it despite my inadequate Swiss-English.
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