Hi Brenda--I have family who arrived from Wales in Boston, even though they went to PA OH and IL. I am in the process of working with the Massachusetts archives to uncover their manifest according to their date of arrival in Boston, 1888. Maybe they can help you as well! See my cousin's letter below: Massachusetts officials started recording the names of immigrants who arrived by ship in 1848, a procedure which continued until 1891, when federal record-keeping programs superseded those of the state. Although immigrants arrived at numerous Massachusetts ports, the Archives has lists for Boston only, 1848-1891. These are arranged chronologically according to the date when the ship arrived in port. We will send you the information from the index cards attendant to the collection through the mail and if you want copies of the actual manifest ($3.00 for each manifest) you can write back for that information. I will log in your request and one of our Reference Staff will mail a reply to you within 4-6 weeks. Should you have any questions in the meantime, please let me know. Sincerely, Jennifer Fauxsmith. Reference Archivist Massachusetts State Archives 220 Morrissey Blvd. Boston, MA 02125 617-727-2816 [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) Regards, Candi in California

Thanks for the info Candi. I have sort of had Boston at the back of my mind, but I just don't know. It is possible they got to Illinois through the Great Lakes via Canada as well I guess. Because they came from Northern Sweden, I thought perhaps they routed through Northern Sweden, Norway and then............it was 1868. Their daughter, the following year travelled from Sweden to England and then on to America. I will contact the organization you have given me...perhaps they can find them. -Brenda