1.0Lionel Meylanhttps://lionel-meylan.ch/en/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="yCdtLsoXY0"><a href="https://lionel-meylan.ch/en/actualite/a-memorable-gift/">A memorable gift</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://lionel-meylan.ch/en/actualite/a-memorable-gift/embed/#?secret=yCdtLsoXY0" width="600" height="338" title="“A memorable gift” — Lionel Meylan" data-secret="yCdtLsoXY0" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://cdn.lionel-meylan.ch/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://lionel-meylan.ch/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/omega424-13-40-21-03-003amb.-1024x724.jpg1024724Did you know that birthday presents were linked to the advent of birth registers and calendars? In Switzerland, ecclesiastics were already recording baptisms and marriages in the 15th century. From the end of the 18th century onwards, municipalities took over the task of keeping civil registers, with a few twists and turns later on. But […]