PASSENGER AND IMMIGRATION LISTS INDEX: BEING A GUIDE TO PUBLISHED LISTS OF ARRIVALS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, Compiled by P. William Filby, Published by Gale research Commonly referred to as "Filby's," the index is a series of volumes compiled by P. William Filby in an effort to put under one title the various sources for locating immigrants to the U.S. and Canada. These records are taken from many sources, including previously published books. The entry will list: NAME Age Destination and Year of Arrival Filby's reference number for the source of the information, followed by the named source and page number. Annual updates are made to the original volumes, published in 1981. Filby's does reference the Baca books, and many other sources. If can give you a place to start looking. sample entry: Pursley, David: 12 New York, N.Y., 1834 5704.1: Mitchell, Brian: Irish Emigration Lists, 1833-1839: Lists of Emigrants Extracted from Ordinance Survey Memoirs for Counties Londonderry and Antrim. p. 97. Jan Esenwein M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 431 Houston TX 77030 713-745-2264; fax 713-794-4999 jesenwei@mdanderson.org
Thank you very much Jan. I'm gonna go lookin'. Joe