I'm just now catching up on my email and actually going backwards (recent to oldest) so I still have a lot to go :-) but just yesterday I was on the Ellis Island site and found relatives with the alternative spelling of the name (they allow you to pick alternatives) What also may be of interest, is that with one relative, on the "original manifest" it listed a multitude of passengers that were "in transit to" places such as Canada, Australia, Tahiti and even Haiti. Mine was one in transit to Australia -- was I surprised!! This ship was from Le Havre in 1919. I don't know if people are aware that the site will give you a typewritten manifest and then you can click to view the original manifest. The original manifest usually spans 2 pages with lots of crucial information. I found 2 sisters and a cousin that came to see my grandfather here, and the address he was living at and it listed him as their contact and also as "brother" and "cousin". I never knew about this family coming here. It also confirmed my grandfather living at a place in 1919 where I was told had only been built in 1922. I basically thought I had all I wanted and needed from Ellis Island -- but it wasn't the case. I keep getting surprises -- makes me wonder what I'm not finding, esp. this one brother of my grandfather's whose intent to naturalize I have with the ship and date but still haven't found him. Claire ----- Original Message ----- From: <Vbmarcalus@aol.com> To: <GERMAN-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 8:15 AM Subject: [GERMAN-LIFE] Re: GERMAN-LIFE-D Digest V01 #201 > In a message dated 06/10/2001 7:05:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > GERMAN-LIFE-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > > > You know in this computer world with all the technology I had wanted my kids > > and grandkids to see the information on the site and I was in shock when > > there was nothing but I sat here and cried when Fran sent me the info. My > > grandfather is the only one in ALL my family that immigrated that came thru > > Ellis Island. When I say ALL, I am 100% of German heritage... so my > > mother's side came into earlier ports.. Castle Garden, I think. > > > > Gail > > > > > > All of my Grandparents who arrived in NY in the 1860 to 1890's came thru > Castle Garden. > There is a great site about it and how it was used. Go to google and just > type in Castle Garden, now called Castle Clinton. > > Betty > > > ==== GERMAN-LIFE Mailing List ==== > GERMAN-FOOD-L@rootsweb.com to subscribe send a message to: > GERMAN-FOOD-L-request@rootsweb.com and add the word SUBSCRIBE in the message and send. > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com >