How about seeing if you can find who has the Baltimore newspaper on microfilm. Ships arrivals and departures are usually listed in the newspapers. Just a thought. Jane I don't think I have asked this question from this group. My Burnside family arrived at the port of Baltimore, MD in 1817. I realize there are no records for this time frame to help me know the name of the ship or find the ship's manifest but was there a particular port in Ulster that made routine trips into Baltimore? **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolcmp00300000002850)