Hi all, A good friend of mine just sent me an attachment (which may originally have been from the National Archives). I had to open it with my Aladdin Expander (probably because I am AOL), but it was worth it! It is a long text (but came through in Notepad) which has specific info on U S immigration and passenger lists. To do with when the US govt. began to require passenger lists and various laws that were enacted in regard to this, mainly to gather information and protect the welfare of arriving immigrants. Even talks about how far back the National Archives have baggage lists for. It talks about German immigration through Canada. Dr. Glazier's work in progress on German immigrants 1850-1890 ("Germans to America"), St. Alban's, Filby's "Passenger and Immigration Lists Index". Did you know that 40% of Germans who immigrated to Canada were ultimately destined for the US? It discusses specific info on volume references for US immigration (not only for Germans). It also discusses what is available at the National Archives on this subject. Very informative. I will definitely be taking notes from it for when I trek up to my local NARA. If anyone would like to email me privately, I will be happy to forward this attachment to you. It is only a 1 minute download and you might not have to use the expanding utility like I did if you are non-AOL. Just wanted to make the offer because I feel it really is useful information for those of us researching ancestors who immigrated into the US. Joanne