In a message dated 07/30/02 2:11:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time, preshtek@gate.net writes: << Then we have to pore through reel after reel after reel after reel of microfilm looking at the manifests of 'every' ship which arrived in whatever time frame we isolate. I'm too old and my eyes won't allow for that, even though I have a 'good idea' of the years involved for my folks. >> If we don't live near a NARA, will they do the search if we write them a letter requesting information? There is someone on another list I belong to, who works at NARA in Atlanta, Georgia and she says she is given searches to do by her supervisor. Marilyn in Ohio
I'm not sure just how far they'll go, Marilyn. I 'do' know that they have searched for naturalization papers for me within a few year time frame, then sent me 'all' the natz papers they found for the names I submitted and enclosed a bill for $10. Whether or not they do the same for manifests, I can't say. You might want to check out their website at www.nara.gov to see if there's any info on this. Oh, and if they 'will' do this I'm interested as well. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: <Kaesemein@aol.com> To: <CASTLE-GARDEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 4:42 PM Subject: Re: [CASTLE-GARDEN] Date of Closure > In a message dated 07/30/02 2:11:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > preshtek@gate.net writes: > > << Then we have to pore through reel after reel after reel after reel of > microfilm looking at the manifests of 'every' ship which arrived in > whatever time frame we isolate. I'm too old and my eyes won't allow > for that, even though I have a 'good idea' of the years involved for my > folks. > >> > > > If we don't live near a NARA, will they do the search if we write them a > letter requesting information? There is someone on another list I belong to, > who works at NARA in Atlanta, Georgia and she says she is given searches to > do by her supervisor. > > Marilyn in Ohio > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.380 / Virus Database: 213 - Release Date: 7/24/02