Updated: 5:37 p.m. Tuesday, May 9, 2006 | Posted: 5:17 p.m. Monday, May 8, 2006
PITTSBURGH —
"I only recently began researching my personal Swiss roots, but I'm making up for lost time," said Roethlisberger just before his trip.
Big Ben’s great-great-grandfather is from Emmental, Switzerland.
Roethlisberger’s family trip to the country known for cheese and chocolate will also include stops in Lucerne and Bern.
Big Ben will be promoting Swissroots.org, a genealogy tracing Web site, when he returns from his international journey.