How could I view records at the National Archives?. F ew years back, I kept getting turned around and have not been back since. Is there an "URL" for a novice seeker such as myself ?   Thanks, CJ Kennedy. Sacramento, Ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judith Mason" <judith.mason@ameritech.net> To: irish-american@rootsweb.com, "ny irish" <ny-irish-l@rootsweb.com>, "IRISH-AMERICAN" <Irish-American-L@rootsweb.com>, New-England-Irish@rootsweb.com Cc: IRISH-IN-CHICAGO@rootsweb.com, irl-clare-projects@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 9:48:50 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: [IRISH-AMER] Irish emigration in 1880 Dear Pat, First, thanks for the links and your fabulous website!  As for CASTLE GARDEN, the last I heard, about a year ago, this website contains only about 10% of the arrival records due to the lack of funding.  I believe all the records are on microfilm at the National Archives. Thanks again! Judie Mason Chicago ________________________________ From: Pat Connors Sent: Tue, March 23, 2010 10:57:05 AM Subject: Irish emigration in 1880 Here's how I use the site.  First I put in the name and with the results, I chose a few that fit my ancestor.  I write down the initial info.  I then do another search and this time I write in just the ship and year the ship docked.  Then I get the full passenger list and can check who else came over with my person of interest. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com Here is a link, passed on to me, for a website that has an article that ran in 1880 in the St Louis Post Dispatch, that Irish genealogists and history buffs will find interesting. http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?action=detail&id=70157 You can search for Irish emigrants at the Castle Garden website.  It is a pre-Ellis Island immigration center covering 1855 to 1890 but the site also has passenger lists going back to 1820. http://www.castlegarden.org/ ====Irish American Mailing List===== Add/check your surname to the Irish-American mailing list Surname Registry at: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRISH-AMERICAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message