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.
A Selected Bibliography for German Research
Instructional Books and Guides to Sources
- 1993 Updated Addresses to German Repositories: German Archives, Genealogical Societies, Historical Societies [Germany G 2.121]
Reformed Church Records of New York City (Manhattan & Bronx)
Originally published in The NYG&B Newsletter, Spring 1994, updated to July 2017
This article covers the Dutch Reformed (and some German Reformed) churches of New York City, beginning with 17th century New Amsterdam.