Karen Malena is today’s Adventurista
What was it like for newcomers passing through Ellis Island?
I wondered this, and more, about the brave souls who left the old world to pass through ports of entry like Ellis to begin a new life for themselves.
Did you know you can find the names of the actual ship that carried your loved ones to Ellis Island? I found my great-grandfather’s ship, the Verona, and a sketch of what it had looked like back in the day, along with the names of other passengers who
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North American Indexing Volunteers Invited to Join New US Immigration & Naturalization Community Project
More than 160,000 volunteer indexers made the 1940 U.S. Census available for searching in just five months. The project was an unprecedented success that dramatically illustrated what the genealogical community can accomplish when united in a common cause.
Now many volunteers are turning their attention to the U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Community Project, an indexing effort to make pas
I have a brick wall and I need some new directions to go. The problem is the name of the person is "Thomas Carroll". I know when he was born only from his tombstone and death certificate. The first census in which he could definitely be identified was in Fairfax Station, VA - 1860. I have a lot of other information, but here's the problem.
From the beginning of the Irish famine and soon after, so many "Thomas Carroll"s came over on ships. Some of them even have the same birthyear of my Thom
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Holly Hansen
For those that consider visiting pier 21, I would highly suggest the guided tour. It is very informative and it takes you through all the stages that the immigrants to Canada
