The Bremen passenger lists are the ones that were evidently destroyed in World War II.  The Hamburg passenger lists are in existence and are readily accessible on microfilm through the LDS (Mormon) Church.  For a full description, follow the instructions below. The Hamburg passenger lists consist of 485 microfilm reels and cover the years 1850 through 1834.  Thus, the lists cover not only the periods of Russian-German emigration to the U.S. and Canada, but they also cover the period of Russian-German emigration to South America.  The lists consist of two types--direct lists and indirect lists.  The direct lists show passengers who left Hamburg and went directly to their destination without stopping at other European ports. The indirect lists show passengers who stopped at other European or British ports before sailing for their destination.  In addition to the lists themselves, there also are various indexes: INDEXES: 1850-1854: No index is needed, the lists are alphabetical. 1855-1914: Each volume (Bd.) of index is alphabetical only by the first letter of the surname of the head of the household. 1915-1919: Passenger lists not kept because of World War I. 1920-1934: Indexes are completely alphabetical. Due to their comprehensive coverage and information, the Hamburg passenger lists are a valuable resource for genealogical research.  One advantage is that the Hamburg lists were compiled by German-speaking officials.  Therefore, the information tends to be more accurate than on U.S. passenger lists.  Those of us whose ancestors passed through Hamburg on their way to the New World, would be well advised to check the Hamburg passenger lists in addition to the passenger lists from the destination country (U.S., Canada, etc.). Instructions: Go to the www.familysearch.org website, click on "Library," then "Library Catalog," and then "Place Search."  Input "Hamburg" for the Place and "Germany" for Part of.  When the results appear, click on: 1st "Germany, Hamburg, Hamburg" 2nd "Germany, Hamburg, Hamburg - Emigration and immigration" 3rd "Auswandererlisten, 1850-1934  Hamburg (Hamburg). Auswanderungsamt" 4th "View Film Notes" (button located in upper right corner) 5th Scroll through all 5 pages of notes ("Next film notes" button located at bottom of page) Hope this helps.  So please spread the word that the Hamburg passenger lists were NOT destroyed and are a valuable research tool. David F. Schmidt Village Coordinator for Boaro, Cäsarsfeld & Stahl am Karaman Walnut Creek, CA 94598, USA Email: [email protected]