French

In 2005 the NYG&B Collection acquired 199 reels of microfilm containing the famous “Walloon Index” or Collection des Fiches of the Bibliothèque Wallonne in Leiden, The Netherlands.

My grandfather, Maximilian (Max) de Cillia, was the only member of his family to come to America. He came through Ellis Island in New York City just prior to World War I and on arrival told the U.S. Immigration authorities he was Swiss.