The cover of By First Light
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By First Light
A Chronicle of Baldauf Cousins
This substantial and unique 600 page volume presents a Baldauf family originating in the Regensburg area of Bavaria.
Written in narrative form, commendably readable and illustrated, this history abounds in meticulously researched, documented, verifiable, detailed facts about the occupations, lifestyles, talents and traits of individual direct ancestors, generation by generation through the centuries.
The index contains a little over 2400 names covering 19 generations of Baldaufs. If your name or the birth name of your biological parent or grandparent is included in this end list, you are related to all but one of those individuals.
Uniquely designed, this volume serves dual purposes. When read from front to back, it is a continuous history. To use it as a genealogy, locate a name in the index and follow page references that quickly trace a lineage backward to the earliest known Baldauf ancestor.
Additional information, a broader understanding of family heritage, a comparison of lifestyles and a description of these Baldaufs' immigration to and settling in Ohio can be obtained by reading the bio-graphical sketches of an ancestor’s siblings. Therefore you are encouraged to read the entire section titled Legacy, pages 57-108.
Beginning December 15, 2020, we are offering a limited printing of By First Light for sale only to descendants. For additional information about this voluminous Baldauf family history, go to the How to order page.