I have used the Ellis Island website to track my grandparents' entry into the US. My grandfather made three entries from Switzerland: 16 August 1890: Ellis Island records do not go back this far, but, he listed this date on his application for citizenship as the first date he entered the US, and, I have the original of his steamship ticket for this trip. June 1897 and October 1910: He shows up in the Ellis Island records on ship manifests entering the US on these dates. In October 1910 he was accompanied by my grandmother. Now -- is there any way to track his RETURN trips to Switzerland? FIRST TRIP: He entered the US in 1890 and again in 1897, so, he must have gone back to Switzerland at some time in the intervening seven years. I have no record of his activity for this seven-year period. SECOND TRIP: He entered the US in 1897 and again in 1910. I have a small notebook that he kept as a diary between September 1903 and July 1910 but his entries are sporadic. He did, however, note with each entry where he was located at the time. Entries in this notebook up to August 1908 are made in the US; beginning in September 1908 the entries are in Switzerland -- so -- I know he traveled from the US to Switzerland sometime in August - September 1908, possibly as early as 6 August 1908. Thanks for your suggestions. "A Noni Moose" <anon@moose.net>