Thank you to all of you who are constantly giving me and so many other budding genealogists and historians so much information!! I have a question to help me begin my new research project: The rumor in my family is that a grandparent survived a Ship wreck off the coast of virginia or north or south carolina in the 1700s. The person was scottish (but do not from where) and immigrating here but may have been sailing from England. No one else survived...maybe one other person. >From 1700-1800: 1. did these ships have passenger lists? 2. where are they kept? only as records/documents or as books? 3. where can I best see them: in person, in book form, microfiched or on the internet? 4. how reliable are the records/ship transcriptions on the net? 5. were there very established ports of call for these three states at that time? can i limit my search to a few ports? did scottish immigrants only come into one or two ports? 6. were there very few recognized ship lines so i can search each company? 7. would such a wreck be in the newspapers of those days and should i check each cities major papers? Thanks for your help and advice. Carole in NYC __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com