Website Background

Every family has a rich history and I’ve always had an interest in uncovering our past ancestors and remembering our aunts, uncles, and cousins. As I’ve gotten older, this interest has grown. Over the years, I’ve done quite a lot of research to collect data and create my version of our family tree and a family data table. After retiring in 2016 I started collecting more family data and made attempts to create lists of family members and create a family tree. After organizing and reorganizing the data I decided to piece together my version of a family tree and other family charts.  I soon realized that it would be difficult to share this information with other family members. This is when I decided to create a web page. I purchased a few domain names and started to teach myself how to create a website. I decided to use the Google platform for the website since it is free and appeared easy to use. I learned that Google sites is a bit limited but still very functional. I wanted the site to be fancier but that doesn't appear to be in my genealogy jeans. This webpage is my attempt to share the information I have gathered. I also hope that future generations will continue this process.

This Family Site is not intended to be a full study of our family's genealogy. My goal for this website is to create a place where we can all learn more about our family and share information about our ancestors. I would like this to be a collaborative effort that spans generations. 

If you have any family stories, documents, or photos, please share them for possible addition to this website. Please include content source(s) for any data submitted.   Link to Ancestry Submission Form 

I have taken steps to authenticate as much data as possible before posting it on this website.  You can review the reference and source document names on the Reference and External Links page.  If you are interested in a copy of any specific reference document, please send a request using the communications form.   I have also included reference source(s) on each ancestor's Individual Information Page. 

Some information has been passed down verbally and can not be verified. I have also attempted to link any unverified information to actual documents. If an item has not been verified but seems to be true and relevant to our family I have included it with a source of "Laurie Family Data".  

I have learned that many variations of information is commonly found on different documents. Some may be spelling differences or actual name changes over the years. Other differences may be how or who filled out a given form. There is also an issue with the legibility of handwriting on many documents and trying to translate some Italian references. 

This site will be an ongoing work in progress. I plan on keeping a log of any changes, updates, or additions. Each time I publish a change, the log will be updated, so be sure to check the Change Log menu.

More importantly, feel free to explore. There are more pages with information pertaining to how I created this site, the trees, data tables, and some technical stuff, too. Use the More menu to find  Site Conventions, Tips and Suggestions, Technical Notes, References and Sources, and Communications.

I hope you find this site informative and inspiring and I’m excited to share it with you all. 

Bill Laurie