In a message dated 7/30/02 10:51:48 AM Central Daylight Time, preshtek@gate.net writes: > Castle Garden operated from 8/1/1855 until 4/18/1890. > The Barge Office took over from 4/19/1890 until 12/31/1891, and > Ellis Island opened 1/1/1892 until the fire of 6/13/1897. Again the > Barge Office opened from 6/14/1897 until EI was repaired and re-opened > on 12/17/1900. EI then continued until 1924. > > Thank you so much for the informative answer. I have another question, however. Do you know where the records of Immigrants coming into Castle Garden or when the Barge Office took over, before Ellis Island, would be kept? We have some Immigrants who arrived in NYC before Ellis Island came about. Sonja