-----Original Message----- From: Jim Nolan [SMTP:jenolan@webtv.net] Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2001 11:38 PM To: lgbloom@bga.com; whdelaney@centurytel.net; flit@pennswoods.net; lah@cray.com; dmhensel@webtv.net; Newspapersrick@aol.com; DHowe72955@aol.com; cowpattygirl@webtv.net; jimaudiek@olympus.net; lrm42@aol.com; bobnolan@ptd.net; tboj@alltel.net; fpack@tx3.net; RTFC4xW@aol.com; clanrupe@freewwweb.com; slrupe1086@aol.com; cspence@microserve.net; MMJGWood@email.msn.com Subject: April 17th Just want to make sure you have this info about April 17th -- That's when the records of 17 million Ellis Island immigrants will be open for online searching at www.ellisisland.org/history.html. If you're among the more than 40 percent of Americans with at least one ancestor who immigrated through Ellis Island, the American Family Immigration History Center will give you free access to the passenger records they left behind (it costs $5 if you visit the actual center on Ellis Island). Until now, these records have been available only on microfilm at the National Archives and on loan through local Family History Centers. Each immigrant's entry will contain up to 11 fields of digitized data, including name, ship name and port of origin, arrival date, gender, age on arrival, marital status and last residence. You'll also be able to obtain a reproduction of the ship's manifest on which your ancestor's name appears and a photo of the ship.

The actual url is http://www.ellisislandrecords.org > -----Original Message----- > From: Murna B. Hawkins [mailto:LadyHawk@kiski.net] > Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2001 9:50 PM > To: KEIM-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [KEIM] April 17th > > > Just want to make sure you have this info about April 17th -- That's > when the records of 17 million Ellis Island immigrants will be open for > online searching at www.ellisisland.org/history.html. If you're among > the more than 40 percent of Americans with at least one ancestor who > immigrated through Ellis Island, the American Family Immigration History > Center will give you free access to the passenger records they left > behind (it costs $5 if you visit the actual center on Ellis Island). > Until now, these records have been available only on microfilm at the > National Archives and on loan through local Family History Centers. > Each immigrant's entry will contain up to 11 fields of digitized data, > including name, ship name and port of origin, arrival date, gender, age > on arrival, marital status and last residence. You'll also be able to > obtain a reproduction of the ship's manifest on which your ancestor's > name appears and a photo of the ship.