Rich Heimlich <agrajag@comcast.net> wrote: >I've been trying to find the immigration/naturalization paperwork for >my great-great grandfather, Carl "Charles" Heimlich. He first shows up >on the 1900 Census and claims that he was naturalized in 1880. > >I've been to NARA in Philadelphia, where he appears to have lived >early on (his first two children were born there) and I've come up >empty. He spent most of his life in Camden, NJ after that and am told >that I need to head to NYC NARA to get that data. > >I'm wondering if I might be missing something. Is that my best course >of action at this point or would there be a better path? For an immigration record try the Castle Garden online records at http://www.stevemorse.org/ A quick check shows a number of records for the Heimlich surname, but none for Carl/Karl/Charles. Good luck Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada -- Microsoft MVP On-Line Help Computer Service http://onlinehelp.bc.ca In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP http://aumha.org/alex.htm

On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 00:11:42 GMT, Ron Martell <ron.martell@gmail.com> wrote: >For an immigration record try the Castle Garden online records at >http://www.stevemorse.org/ > >A quick check shows a number of records for the Heimlich surname, but >none for Carl/Karl/Charles. Thanks. I've been to that site before looking for ship records. Several family members tell me that Carl/Charles Heimlich and his future wife, Annie (Anna) Hamilton came over on the same boat. That's another item I'd love to prove.

Ron, BTW, what is Castle Garden? I'm fairly sure he came into the country via Philadelphia. I can't imagine someone as poor as he was coming into NY and then embarking on a long trip to Philly.

Rich Heimlich <agrajag@comcast.net> wrote in news:v25ul15iq11k89290k8226gnluo3dt7lsh@4ax.com: > Ron, > > BTW, what is Castle Garden? I'm fairly sure he came into the country > via Philadelphia. I can't imagine someone as poor as he was coming > into NY and then embarking on a long trip to Philly. > Castle Garden was the precursor to Ellis Island. And you'd be surprised; my Philadelphia ancestors show up in Castle Garden records, and they were certainly not well-off. -- }:-) Christopher Jahn {:-( http://home.comcast.net/~xjahn/Main.html Make your own mistakes, not somebody else's.