The Shirck Family name dates back to the 14th century in Switzerland.  Our ancestors immigrated to the United States in 1728 from and settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. 

You can view the broader Shirck family history by going to the Schürch (Shirck) Family Association of America web site: 

http://www.schurch.us/Schurch_Family_Association/Home.html

Click on "Our History" page.   You will find the family divided by branch among 25 different ancestors all identified by letters of the alphabet.  The order is determined by arrival date into the US.  Our family lineage comes from Uli (Ulrich) Schürch and is identified by the letter "E". 

The following web site is also dedicated to our family history and is Swiss based: 

http://www.schuerch-switzerland.ch/