The first issue of the Adelbodmer Heimatbrief was published in autumn 1947. At that time, the editorial work and publication were in the hands of teacher Christian Aellig and his son Jakob, in collaboration with the Natur- und Heimatschutzbund Adelboden (Nature and Heritage Protection Association). For decades, Dr. Jakob Aellig was the editor responsible for the Heimatbriefe. He was replaced by an editorial team led by the municipal clerk Peter Oester. After his death in 2005, a group of people close to Jakob Aellig ensured the continued existence of the publication, with Christian Bärtschi taking over the actual editorial work. Since 2019, Toni Koller has been responsible for the editorial work.

The annual publication has been called Adelbodmer Hiimatbrief since 1978. Its objectives have changed little to this day. The focus is on folklore, dialect and the older and newer history of Adelboden, including its development as a tourist resort.

The Hiimatbrief is integrated into the Dorfarchiv Adelboden foundation; it serves as the foundation's official publication. However, the Hiimatbrief is editorially and financially independent.

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See also:

Table of contents Nr. 1 (1947)-ff. of the Dorfarchiv Adelboden

Contact:

Stiftung Dorfarchiv Adelboden
www.dorfarchivadelboden.ch

Title history:

Title:	Adelbodmer Hiimatbrief
Period:	1978-ff.

Title:	Adelbodmer Heimatbrief
Period:	1947-1975