Kunsman/Eichlin

Links to sites with links:

http://www.key-net.net/users/oron/palinksfr.htm - Brenda’s guide to online genealogy links. Huge listing of links pertaining to Pennsylvania genealogy. Somewhat tedious to sift through but there are some gems here.This URL no longer works and I cannot locate the site. If you know the new URL please contact me.

http://www.cyndislist.com/ - The infamous Cindy’s List. Only for the truly patient surfer, I find this site extremely tedious to go through but any serious researcher should not ignore it. Just be prepared to waste allot of time finding a useful link.

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6508/ - Lots of Eastern Pennsylvania links. A site that could potentially be among the best for this area but it is very much incomplete. Most databases were started and never finished.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~myfamilyhistorypage/Genealogy%20Resources/pa_pala_men.html - Pennsylvania Genealogy Links.

Genealogy Search Engines:

http://www.familysearch.org/ - The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints: one of the best places to go for beginners – FREE DATABASE. Includes an all name index of the 1880 census. Source information is very limited in most cases. Databases supplied by individuals can have accuracy issues. More offical records can also be purchased such as church and government publications.

http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi - RootsWeb’s WorldConnect Project. Huge database of existing research, documentation is hit and miss – FREE DATABASE. The original concept here was great - everyone would share their genealogy information for free. Then RootsWeb started struggling financially and sold their souls to you guessed it, Ancestry.com. While still free to the end user the pages are now loaded with ads that profit Ancestry's parent company The Generations Network. A few years ago I removed my data from Rootsweb. I estimate I have spent several thousand hours since 1995 compiling and researching family history and have never asked for nor received any compensation. I did not voluteer all of that time to enhance the bonus check of the CEO of The Generations Network.

http://www.genexchange.com/ - searchable database.

http://www.ancestry.com/ - Ancestry.com: search the largest genealogy database on the Internet, some free, most fee based. I'm not a fan of the parent company The Generations Network. I think they have just about monopolized genealogy on the web. That's never a good thing for the end user. However, there is no denying they have more information than anyone else. Their "customer service" people are nothing less than highly skilled telemarketers. They were very aggressive at trying to convince me not to cancel my subscription (I did cancel). I have heard others make the same comments.

http://www.genealogy.com/ - Similar to Ancestry.com. Subscription fee required to view most data. They are also owned by The Generations Network.

Bucks, Northampton, and Lehigh County, PA:

http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/northampton/davistoc.htm - History of Northampton County, the complete book online. Great source for early Easton history.

http://www.pa-roots.com/~ palehigh/ - The official GenWeb Lehigh County site.

http://www.pa-roots.com/~northampton/ - The official GenWeb Northampton County site.

http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/northampton/ - The archives of the Northampton County GenWeb site.

http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/PA/Northampton/ - RootsWeb’s Northampton County site.

http://www.bethlehempaonline.com/beth1890/communities.html - AWESOME complete index of the Northampton County 1890 census. This census was destroyed in a fire. Though it is in a directory format this is the only place you’ll find complete 1890 Northampton County census data.

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/8467/ - Northampton County Land Warrants 1752-1886

http://home.ptd.net/~mexorob/index.html - Pennsylvania Genealogy. Some online records for Northampton, Monroe, and Carbon Counties. This URL no longer works. If you no the URL of the new home please let me know.

http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabucks/ - The official GenWeb Bucks County site.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~buckscounty/ - Some Bucks County info.

http://www.frankenfield-beam.net/index.htm - Site author and researcher Kevin Frankenfield provides excellent online records, very well documented site. Complete tombstone photographs of several Northampton County cemeteries.

http://206.245.141.13/askfiles/samplesearch.html - Search the Bethlehem Globe Times from 1867 to 1917. This is a work in progress that has enormous potential. I have found several gems with it.

Hunterdon County, NJ:

http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter/ - nice site on Hunterdon County.

http://www.geocities.com/bgmcdonough.geo/ - Emphasis on western Hunterdon County.

Southern States:

http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/caddo.htm - The official GenWeb Caddo Parish site.

http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/al/alfiles.htm - The official Gen Web Alabama site.

http://www.rootsweb.com/~aletowah/ - Etowah County Alabama site.

Cemetery Records Online:

http://www.frankenfield-beam.net/resource.htm - Complete photographs and transcriptions of several Northampton County cemeteries and growing. A must if you are researching ancestors from Easton, Williams Township, or Lower Saucon Township.

http://www.interment.net/us/pa/northampton.htm - list of Northampton County cemetery links. Not all have data online.

http://raub-and-more.com/warrencemeteries/warrencemlist.html - Warren County NJ cemeteries.

http://www.interment.net/data/us/pa/bucks/durham/durham.htm - Partial listing of Durham cemetery.

http://www.obitcentral.com/forks/ - Appears to be a complete listing of burials at Forks Cemetery in Forks Township, PA.

http://www.pa-roots.com/%7Enorthampton/cemetery/cemetery.html - RootsWeb Northampton County cemetery links.

ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/northampton/cemeteries/raubsville01.txt - Text version of Raubsville cemetery tombstone transcripts.

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6508/CEM2.HTM - about 20 Northampton County online cemetery transcripts.

Surname Specific:

http://www.grammesgenealogy.com/ - Mainly focuses on the Gramme surname but some great eastern Pennsylvania cemetery links and other links.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kdecker/MainMenu.htm - Kelly’s Family Tree Pages. Great source for the Laubach name. Site author and researcher Kelly Decker provides some great online records.

http://www.frankenfield-beam.com/ - Site author and researcher Kevin Frankenfield (Frankenfield/Beam) has produced one of the best sites on the Web for Northampton and Bucks County genealogy. Great online records. Large volume of content.

http://www.frankenfield-beam.net/index.htm - Sister site to the above, this one includes many of the same records. Complete tombstone photographs of several Northampton County cemeteries. EXCELLENT SITE!

http://www.raub-and-more.com/default.html - Site author Janet Reuther provides links to tons of content. If you are researching the Raub surname or Warren County, New Jersey ancestors this site is a must. Great Site!!!

http://www.kichline.com/genealogy/ - Very extensive info on the Kichline surname by Carrie Bodensteiner.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sloyerschloyer/ - Sloyer/Schloyer surname. Good tombstone records and photos. Has images of the actual hand written records of St. Luke’s (Old Williams) church. Spend some time looking around here and you won’t be disappointed.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~arnoldtree/index.html - The Arnold Ancestry page by researcher and distant cousin Al Arnold. Great info on the Arnold family. Al’s page gave me my first break in my Henninger brick wall. Al has other surnames of Kressler, Stienbach, and Meyer, which you may find useful.

Military Records:

http://home.ptd.net/~nikki/civilwar.htm - Civil war records for several eastern Pennsylvania counties.

http://www.dean.usma.edu/history/web03/atlases/american_civil_war/index.htm - large database of Civil War records. The site appears to be under redevelopment as of 9/18/07. Most links did not work - photos were not properly addessed.

http://home.ptd.net/~nikki/american.htm - large database of Revolutionary War records.

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/3916/cwpa/ - Pennsylvania in the Civil War.

http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Lair/3680/cw/cw.html - Civil War rosters by State.

http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/ - rosters of Pennsylvania Infantry Regiments in the Civil War.

RootsWeb Message Boards:

http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.bucks
- Bucks County, PA

http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.bchs
- Bucks County Historical Society

http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.newjersey.counties.hunterdon
- Hunterdon County, NJ

http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.northampton
- Northampton County, PA

http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.cressman
- Cressman/Kressman surname

http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.drake - Drake surname

http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.henninger
- Henninger surname

http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.jacoby - Jacoby surname

http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.kichline - Kichline surname

http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.kunsman - Kunsman surname

http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.laubach - Laubach surname

http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.raub - Raub surname

http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.unangst - Unangst surname

http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.usry - Usry surname

Miscellaneous Links:

http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html - Colonial Occupations. Ever wonder what a Boatswain did? Here’s where you’ll find the answer.

http://www.deadfred.com/ - DeadFred.com, find photos of your ancestors here. Has the full 1917 Easton High School Year Book.

http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/padutch/ - Great site for general info on early German immigration.

http://www.palproject.org/pa/ - Great site for immigrant passenger ship lists.

http://aad.archives.gov/aad/ - National Archives and Records Administration. Various records including some military. Searchable and FREE.

http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/index.html - Create a calendar for any year. Helps determine date of death with early period obituaries that read “John Smith died Tuesday…” and all you have for reference is the date the obituary was published. If you are new, trust me, you’ll run into this more than you think.