Goldrushers - Ruth<[email protected]> just sent me a rundown on Jim Smith's Rassmussen Ships as shown in the below URL.. Neato - I recommend it to all who are interested in SFpassenger lists - doesn't give all the anwers.But a bunch. Ole Jimbo Smith did a lot of work on it. Take care, Bob Norris In a message Jim Smith wrote: >The dates are in my writeup on it in the NORCAL Genealogical Index. > >See: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/NORCAL%20index/rasships.html > >Also, there is a Cuban Index (has nothing to do with Cuba) that has ships >and passengers DEPARTING San Francisco. > >Gotta run, >Jim > > >On Tue, 18 Aug 1998 [email protected] wrote: > >> Folks, >> I need to pick yur brains. We have received partial answers piece-meal in >> previous postings. So, let's see if we can pull it all together - add some >> too.. >> Maybe, because I have recently posted some sea/SF stuff. Not only I >> have noticed a bunch of postings for missing ship passengers , but I have >> privately received a number. Unfortunately, I have made only half-way >replies. >> Please help me remedy this. >> ARE there shiip passengers lists of folks arriving in San Francisco? >> Where? And what period do they cover? >> 1). "San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists" by Louis J. >RASMUSSEN(Balitmore: >> Generalogical Publishing Company, 1978. >> Will whoever either owns or has access to this book/books, >please >> tell us what arrival/departure years it covers? Anyone other info it >contains. >> Also, PLEASE check the bibliography for his sources.I must assume a major >> source is SF's "Alta California". What others? >> 2). Any other Sources? - Other newspapers/ books/journals/etc, which >list >> or codified passenger lists. And their sources .Did another SF or CA >> newspaper either simultaneously with Alta California or later also publish >> these SF lists. >> 3) Does Rasumussen or anyone else list CREWS, along with passengers? >> 4) Are we missing a bet by concentrating only on the SF- the arrival >> port? Are there now lists available from points of departure like NYC, >> Boston,Philly, NO, etc? >> Please excuse the mish-mash presentation. But I just got this bug in >my >> ear last nite:-))) >> Take care, >> Bob Norris Dallas >> <BNorris166aol.com> >> >>