I started working on my family's genealogy in the summer of 2008 as a surprise Christmas present for my parents. Wow, were they surprised with the 100-page story, over 500 citations and two 3" binders of original documentation. I have an undergraduate degree in History and graduate degree in Secondary Education-Social Studies and found genealogy dovetailed with my love of history. I jokingly define genealogy as the history of non-famous, working class people who reproduced.
The purpose of this site is to provide both genealogical-related resources (links) and posting of ongoing work of the Family Trees of Bach, Bailly, Crigler, Gill, Mébille and Weiner. Since I am located in the Denver-area of Colorado, USA, some of my links are specific to local libraries. This site is not meant to replace other genealogy sites that specialize with a compendium of links to national and worldwide resources (such as Cyndi's List). These links are mainly the resources I used to further my research. I have purchased The Next Generation of Genealogy Software [TNG] that will create a web site of all my family lines. The site is dependent upon a really good GEDCOM file to provide accurate data. I am working diligently to create a great GEDCOM for upload into the site. Hopefully, things will be up and running in the near future.
My father's paternal side (Gill) of the tree starts in the Rheinland-Pfalz area of Europe (occupied by France at the time) with emigration to the Pennsylvania area around 1831. My father's maternal side (Crigler) of the tree starts in Silesia (area between current Germany and Poland) and unwittingly emigrated to the Virginia Colony around 1717.
Both my mother's maternal (Bailly and Bach) side came from Alsace and Meurthe-et-Moselle in eastern France with influence from Haute-Marne. Her paternal (Charlier and Mébille) side is also from Alsace and Moselle. She emigrated with her family in 1947 after surviving the horrors of World War II. I have published a 141 page book entitled History of the Bach-Bailly-Charlier-Mébille Family which may be purchased here. I have also created an Interactive Map of the locations of my Mother's ancestors in Google Maps.
I wish to thank my good friend and Professional Genealogist, Carol Cooke Darrow, for introducing me to this wonderfully educational hobby. She has served as President of the Colorado Genealogical Society (CGS) and is still active in the society presenting many classes. If you are ever in need of a great genealogist, please contact her through her website, www.unravelingyourpast.net. Her class schedule and presentation topics are available on her website as well as her book. Classes are being offered via Zoom.
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- 8 of History's Strangest Taxes
- 18 Best free Genealogy Websites
- 1890 Census fragment recreated (Ancestry.com provided; fee required)
- Access Genealogy: A Free Genealogy Resource
- Africa, Asia and Europe, Passenger Lists of Displaced Persons, 1946-1971 (Free on Ancestry.com)
- American Names: Declaring Independence by Marian L. Smith
- Ancestry.com (only free if accessed from public libraries who have paid fee)
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- Atlas of Ancestral Genography
- Atlas of Historical [American] County Boundaries - Newberry Library
- Beginners Guide to Genetic Genealogy
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- BillionGraves
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- Bob's Genealogy Filing Cabinet II
- Books We Own
- Bureau of Land Management (BLM) - Search for records of land sales; includes homestead land
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- Chronicling America - Library of Congress Historic Newspapers
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- Cursive and Colonial Handwriting Samples - Various languages tutorial
- Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
- Carol Cooke Darrow, Professional Genealogist
- Death Indexes, Records and Obituaries (online searchable)
- Denver Public Library online Research Tools A-Z - DPL card required
- DNA Ancestry Project (Genetic Genealogy)
- Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter
- European Land Bridge Map
- Extreme Genes
- Family Tree Forum (requires free registration)
- FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service (LDS)
- Find a Grave
- Find a Grave Memorials for the Recently Deceased January 11, 2022
- Fold3 (requires a subscription)
- Forensic Genealogy
- Freebies for Genealogists
- Freedman's Bureau Online
- Freedom on the Move - Database Fugitives from American Slavery
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- The Genealogist's Guide to Researching Tax Records by Carol Cooke Darrow
- Genealogy Roots Blog
- GeneaNet.org (English home page)
- GenLookups
- Google Translate
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- Gravestone Studies, The Association of
- Grunt's Military Site - Your Online Resource for Military Information
- Heritage Quest at Jefferson County Public Library (JCPL) - JCPL card required
- Historic County development in USA (Animated Map)
- Historic Atlases and Maps of the United States
- Historic Mapworks - Residential Genealogy
- Inflation Calculator (USA only; 1625-current)
- Interment.net - Cemetery records online
- JewishGen[ealogy]
- JewishGen's Holocaust Database
- Legacy Family Tree - This is the PC genealogy software I use
- Legacy Family Tree Newsletter and Tips
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- Library of Congress
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- Mary's Genealogy Treasures
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- Military Insignia of WWI
- My Heritage (requires subscription)
- Access to Archival Databases
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- Confederate Pension Records
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- Genealogy
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- The Twelveth Key Info about US Archival Records
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- Naturalization Records Guide
- Newberry Library, Illinois, USA
- Newberry Library: help with transcribing
- The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding software
- Old Directory Search (very limited)
- Olive Tree Genealogy (American and Canadian ancestry)
- Palaeography tutorial (how to read old handwriting) - The National Archives of the UK
- Palentine Project - Migration
- Popular Baby Names in the USA by year
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- One-Step Webpages by Stephen P. Morse
- Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness (RAOGK)
- RootsWeb
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- SearchSystems.Net Public Records Directory
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI) at Genealogy Bank
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- Social Security Number Distribution
- Request original Social Security Application from deceased person (has become very expensive to purchase!)
- Soldier Quest (US Military Record search pre-WWI UNDER REVISION)
- Telephone Directories - Library of Congress project
- Time and Date (Includes calendar calculator and perpetual calendar)
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- US Army Center of Military History US Army history, articles and books (many as PDFs)
- US Census Instructions
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- Muster Rolls, U.S. Army 1915-1939 (FamilySearch.org --> Catalog --> TITLE --> United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939 --> Click on Link, then put in a name you're looking for)
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Canada
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California
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Colorado
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- Denver Area and Colorado Genealogy Resources
- Denver Business Directory 1866 transcribed
- Denver City Directories assorted - 1873 to 1937 (not annual)
- 1887 Denver Directory, Vol. 1 transcribed PDF (change URL to 2 or 3 to get Vol 2 or 3)
- Old Directory Search - Denver 1892
- Denver City Map 1908 (with listing of businesses in the city)
- Denver City Map 1908 (detailing neighborhoods)
- Denver County, Colorado Online Historical Directories
- Denver Public Library Genealogy Resources - Requires a DPL library card
- Discover Denver (Historical Building Research)
- Discover Denver (Historical Building Research)
- Fairmount sexton's records - 1891-1953, Fairmount Cemetery, Denver
- History Colorado Online Research Collection
- History Colorado Stephen H. Hart Research Center
- JCRS Patient Application Search 1904-1954
- Jewish Genealogy Society of Colorado
- Ku Klux Klan Membership Ledgers at History Colorado
- Park County, CO Local History Archives
- Riverside Cemetery Index [partial]
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- West Wazee Warehouse District
France
- 151st Regiment and History of French Military Conscription
- Alsace Genealogy
- Alsace-Lorraine by George Wharton Edwards (digitized book)
- Archives départementales de Bas-Rhin, Alsace - Inventaires en ligne (just click on RECHERCHER)
- Historic Maps of Alsace (in French and German)
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- Centre Génélogique de Haute-Marne
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- Filae.com (French genealogy records - fee required)
- France Genealogy Forum
- Records of the French Armed Forces - Service historique de la défense
- French Genealogy Blog
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- French Republican Calendar (Wikipedia)
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- Geneawiki France
- Ville de Laxou (54), France
- Légion d'honneur recipient database from 1899 back
- Mémoire des hommes; Journaux des unités 1914-1918 - Formulaire de recherche (Officer's daily journals from WWI)
- MEMODOC, Genealogie, heraldique, paleographie, ordres de chevalerie, noblesse, chateaux & manoir, chasse, venerie, France
- MEMODOC, Hénéraldique, noblesse, histoire de familles royales, ordres de chevalerie, la paleographie, ecritures anciennes, France
- Nancy - Archives Municipales
- Nancy - Naissance [birth] - Copie intégrale
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- National Archives of France
- Paris Census of 1292 A.D.
- Paris 26 Gigapixels
- Researching French Ancestors
- Saint-Max - Wikipédia
- Ville de Saint-Max (54), France
- SGA - Mémoire des hommes English page (Journals of WWI French Officers that include daily activities)
- Stanislas Leszczynski - Duc of Lorraine
- Union des Cercles Génénénéalogiques Lorrain
- Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre (French Wikipedia)
- Year in French (translation to English)
Illinois
- Clerk of Cook County, Illinois Archives
- Cook County, Illinois Genealogy Records
- Chicago Ancestors.org
- Chicago (and Cook County) Genealogical Society
- Encyclopedia of Chicago - Chicago History Museum
- Illinois State and Local Records Management
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- Oak Lawn Public Library
- South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society serving south Cook and north Will counties, Chicago's Roseland and Pullman neighborhoods
Indiana
Kansas
- Butler County, History of, Kansas
- Kansas Directories
- History of Kansas newspapers
- Midwest Kansas Historical and Genealogical Society
- Kansas Heritage's Interactive Genealogy
- Kansas Historical Society Vital Records
- Kansas Memory
- Towanda Township Cemetery - Butler County, Kansas
- Wichita City Directory Index
Kentucky
- Bullitt County Delay Birth Certificates
- Bullitt County History Museum - Cemetery List
- Indexes to Kentucky Births, Marriages, and Deaths (1911-1999) (purchase DVD)
- Kentucky Counties
- Kentucky Genealogical Society
- Kentucky State Digital Archives
- Kentucky Vital Statistics (fee for records)
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
- Adair County Historical Society
- Elmwood Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri Surname List
- Flags of the Missouri State Guard - including Porter's Division
- Howard and Cooper County's history
- Missouri Digital Heritage: Birth and Death Records; Pre-1910
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- Missouri State Archives
- Missouriana Digital Text Collection
- Monroe County Biographies 1884
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- Monroe County Land Patents
- Monroe County Marriages to 1908
- Monroe County on Rootsweb
- Monroe County Relocated Cemeteries
- Mt. Prairie Baptist Church Cemetery
- Naturalization Index in St. Louis, MO Federal Court prior to Sept. 27, 1906
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- Naturalization Info in US Census for St. Louis, MO
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- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Monroe Cty (PDF)
- Joseph C. Porter Wikipedia entry
- Saint Charles Public Library - Military and Veterans
- Saint Louis Public Library - History and Genealogy
- Santa Fe Cemetery, Monroe Cty
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- State Historical Society of Missouri
- Sullivan County: Marriages: Grooms / Brides
- With Porter in North Missouri (US Civil War)
The Netherlands
New Mexico
New York
- Castle Garden Records (1820 - 1892)
- Ellis Island Records - 1820 to 1957 (may require membership)
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North Carolina
Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County Birth and Death Records at Carnegie Library
- Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania
Texas
- Galveston Passenger Records Search
- Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 - FamilySearch.org
- Texas Digital Newspaper Program
Virginia
- Captives of Abb's Valley
- Culpeper Genealogical Society
- Lee County
- The Library of Virginia
- The Library of Virginia Collections; Digital Collections A to Z
- Masscare of Captain James Moore and His Family in Abbs Valley
- Parishes of Virginia
- Spotsylvania County Genealogy
- Virginia Census Records
- Virginia GenWeb Archives
- Virginia Museum of History and Culture
- William and Mary College quarterly historical magazine Volume 26
- Germanna Colonies Family History (Madison Co., VA; Emigration Dates, 1714 and 1717)
- Germanna Colony History Notes Page #001
- Germanna Descendants' Web Pages & E-Mail Addresses
- Germanna Emigrants to Northern Kentucky (Aylor's)
- The "Golden Book"
Germanna (Virginia Colony)
Just for Fun
- Paved Paradise: Cemeteries in Parking Lots
- Harry Potter Family Tree
- Ice Age Europeans had some serious drama going on, according to their genomes
- Skywalker Family
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- The Stages of Genetic Genealogy Addiction