Charles Emil Thomann was my husband's great grand father. All we know is that he emigrated from Switzerland to the U.S. in the late 1800's (1880's?) with his brother. Charles settled in the Boston area and his brother Joseph went to the Philadelphia area. Charles married a woman with the last name of Vuertel (sp?). They had a son Albert H. Thomann. They started a bronze foundry in Medford, MA. Does anybody have any information on Charles and how I can trace our family further back? Any help would be much appreciated as we engage on our search.