2016-01-06 05:45
In one of Henri de Büren's 1853 letters home from Mexico he talks about climbing Popocatépetl. When he reaches the summit he talks about finding warmth and sharing a cordial with… Read More
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A film project that recreates a historical journey and profiles the timeless search for self.
2015-11-09 03:18
Like Henri's adventure, my project concerning him has continued to evolve. When I found the original journal, my fascination with it took me in its grasp and refused to let go. Beyond the in… Read More
2015-06-17 20:44
Henri's journey was recently recognized by the The Long Riders' Guild, the world's first international association of equestrian explorers. The guild not only celebrates present-day long rid… Read More
2015-06-09 14:59
A recent article from the L'Express of Neuchâtel on the French book launch.Un Neuchâtelois aux Amériques en 1850Un ouvrage éclaire sur un objet du Musée d'et… Read More
2015-04-03 17:41
INVITATIONÀ l’occasion de la journée mondiale du livre Le Musée d’ethnographie de Neuchâtel, le groupe Ethno.doc et les Éditions d’en bas… Read More
2015-02-26 18:29
Blending adventure and social commentary, the journals and letters of Henri de Büren, a young Swiss nobleman, detail his grand tour from his family castle overlooking Lake Neuchât… Read More
2014-03-07 17:45
Light started to fade as the sun slowly dove for the horizon. The golden hour quickly approached, the stone walls of Vaumarcus castle taking on a hue of imperial yellow, satisfying in contra… Read More
2013-08-20 21:08
I have been working on this project surrounding my Swiss ancestor's 19th century voyage to the Americas since 2007. Has it been 6 years already?As a boy I always loved Tintin, and in particu… Read More
2013-06-06 21:01
Panorama De Puebla (toado desde e fuerte Guadalupe) by Casimiro Castro, 1855As I am getting nearer to publication I am going through my great-great-gandfather's journals one more time t… Read More
2013-05-10 19:35
As mentioned in a previous post, Henri de Büren spent time at Harvard with Asa Gray, the preeminent American botanist of the 19th century before. While doing research I came across illu… Read More
2013-05-06 03:38
The following article was sent to me by a good friend in Lima. It appeared in the New York Times in 1853. It highlights the search for gold in Peru and focuses on General O’Brien but m… Read More
2013-05-06 03:10
As Henri de Büren's journal and letters get ever closer to publication I am ramping up some PR surrounding the eventual launch. The following is a small article for the newsletter of th… Read More
2013-02-14 01:06
"What Neuchâtel botanist and adventurer traveled for two years during the 1850s through North and South America?"Henri de Büren's important voyage has been recognized with a trivi… Read More
2013-02-14 00:58
Hibiscus Grandiflorus © Library of the Gray HerbariumLast week I made my first trip to Boston for a Swiss consular conference. It was held at Swissnex, a Swiss government mission t… Read More
2012-04-24 05:12
Over the past number of years I have been able to get some press for my project, Henri and his Grand Tour of the Americas. I thought it as good a time as any to recap them here.April 2009 &n&hell…Read More
2011-09-15 05:38
In searching through some old coins I found the following medal. It appears to be a Neuchâtel agricultural medal won by Henri de Büren in 1887. It was won one year before he sold… Read More
2010-12-08 22:23
Many months ago I submitted a video entry in the Swiss Army "Share the Adventure" contest describing my desire to retrace my ancestor's voyage through the Americas. It was selected for parti… Read More
2010-10-24 15:24
One of the greatest enemies of Henri's 1853 expedition across Peru was hunger. 160 years ago it would have been a logistical nightmare to find food and drink for 90 people every day. These p… Read More
2010-09-28 05:59
The Museum of the Swiss Abroad in Geneva has been instrumental in my project and helping me bring Henri's journey to life.The future of the museum is presently in peril. The Canton of Geneva… Read More
2010-09-11 06:04
I found today an extra couple of pages in my great-great-grandfather's papers that detail his every stop in Peru while with the expedition led by Manuel Ijurra and Damian de Schütz.I ha… Read More
2010-09-09 17:16
During his two-year journey through the Americas, Henri de Büren lived both opulence and misery. The contrast of being with the upper crust of American society at the beginning of his j… Read More
2010-08-24 18:52
I recently turned to Indiegogo crowdsource funding to assist with the remainder of the translation costs for Henri de Büren's journals.I am pleased to say that my friends and family cam… Read More
2010-08-14 02:39
The trailer for my Grand Tour project is currently being featured on the Roots TV website. A big thanks for showcasing my project Read More
2010-07-28 05:47
The more research I conduct on my great-great-grandfather Henri de Büren and his voyage, the more interesting items I discover. The intersecting paths and connections have become almost… Read More
2010-07-28 04:08
Henri de Büren sketched his whole journey through the Americas, but he did not produce art solely during his journey, it was part of his daily life. Most of the artwork from his journey… Read More
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