Looking Beyond Ellis Island Most people think that Ellis Island has existed since people started arriving on ship in New York. And in some cases, people assume that if someone immigrated to the United States, they had to go through the port of New York. This is a misconception. ************************************************************************************************* Census Index: Baltimore, Chicago, St. Louis, 1870 Passenger Lists: INTRODUCTION Ship Passenger Lists - An Overview Guide to the Soundex and Miracode Systems Relationship Terms and Abbreviations Used in the Soundex and Miracode Systems SHIP PASSENGER LISTS Atlantic, Gulf and Great Lakes Ports Series: M334, Index 1820-1874 T517, Index 1890-1924 M575, Lists 1820-1873 Baltimore, Maryland Series: M327, Index 1820-1897 M255, Pass. Lists 1820-1891 M596, Pass. Lists 1820-1869 M326, Index 1833-1866 T844, Pass. Lists 1891-1909 T520, Index 1897-1952 Boston, Massachusetts Series: M277, Pass Lists 1820-1891 M265, Index 1848-1891 T843, Pass. Lists 1891-1943 T790, Index 1899-1919 T521, Index Jan.1, 1902-June 30, 1906 T617, Index July 1, 1906-Dec. 31, 1920 Detroit, Michigan Series: M1478, Index 1906-1954 Galveston, Texas Series: M1357, Index 1896-1906 M1359, Pass. Lists 1896-1948 M1358, Index 1906-1951 Gulfport and Pascagoula, Mississippi Series: T523, Index Aug. 27, 1904-Aug. 28, 1954 Keywest, Florida Series: T940, Pass. Lists 1898-1920 New Bedford, Massachusetts Series: T522, Index July 1, 1902-Nov. 18, 1954 T944, Pass Lists 1902-1942 New Orleans, Louisiana Series: V116, Pass. Lists 1813-1866 M272, Pass. Lists 1820-1875 M259, Pass. Lists 1820-1902 T527, Index before 1900 T618, Index 1900-1952 T905, Pass & Crew Lists 1903-1920 New York, New York Series: M1066, Registers 1789-1919 M261, Index 1820-1846 M237, Pass. Lists 1820-1897 T519, Index June 16, 1897-June 30, 1902 T621, Index July 1, 1902-Dec. 31, 1943 T715, Pass. & Crew Lists 1897-1942 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Series: M360, Index 1800-1906 M425, Pass. Lists 1800-1882 M972, Seamen's Cert. Appl. 1812-1815 T526, Index Jan. 1, 1883-June 28, 1948 T840, Pass. Lists 1883-1920 T791, Index 1906-1926 Portland, Maine Series: T524, Index Jan. 29, 1893-Nov. 22, 1954 T1151, Pass. Lists Nov. 29, 1893-May 1, 1921 T793, Index 1907-1930 Providence, Rhode Island Series: T518, Index Jun. 18, 1911-Oct. 5, 1954 T792, Index, 1911-1920 T1188, Pass. Lists 1911-1920 Savannah, Georgia Series: T943, Pass Lists 1906-1945 St. Albans District, Canada Series: M1461, Pass. Lists Jan. 1895-June. 30, 1924 M1462, Index 1895-1924 M1463, Pass. Lists July 1, 1924-Dec. 21, 1954 M1465, Pass. Lists 1929-1949 Happy Hunting of those Ships Passengers.......... Tim Robinson Catonsville Balto. Md.