National Archives staff in Washington. DC, will search the immigration passenger lists up to 1954 if there is an index (New York is not indexed 1847-1897) and if an inquirer can give the full names and ages of the passenger and of accompanying passengers, the port of entry, the vessel, and exact date of arrival. Requests for searches by the staff at National Archives and Records Administration should be made on "Order for Copies of Ship Passenger Arrival Records". You can obtain the form by providing your name and mailing address [email protected] Be sure to specify the number of forms you need. The fee is $17.50, payable only if the requested records are found. If the record cannot be found, no payment is required. Or, You can do-it-yourself at the local Family History Centers because the FHL has acquired 99% of National Archives passenger records. There are Family History Centers scattered throughout the world, located in the LDS meeting-houses. The FHCs are generally listed in the local phonebook under Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints with its own phone number. Or, go to familysearch.org. In some communities, Family Search is in the local public library. No charge is made for using the resources at the local FHC except for a rental fee for microfilm from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Information on the passenger lists indexes for New York, New Orleans, Philadelphia & Baltimore, including microfilm indexes (with FHL & NARA numbers), and books like Germans to America, can be found here... Finding Passenger Lists 1820 to the 1940s http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/passengers.html Ellen pat wrote: >Can anyone help? or suggest? >Where can I find immigration records for Patrick Finn b 1907, Ireland >Who emigrated to America after 1924 >(Ellis Ireland records are to early) >As I Live in the U.K its getting increasingly difficult. >Thanks in advance >Pat. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 10:01 AM >Subject: MAYO-D Digest V01 #221 > > > > >============================== >Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history >learning and how-to articles on the Internet. >http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > >