This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kFB.2ACE/3994.1 Message Board Post: There are some Meringas listed on the Ellis Island website. They seem to have come from the province of Groningen in the Netherlands (northern province). One in particular struck me -- his first name was Tys, and he was a tall guy. He was sponsored by someone in Grand Rapids, MI. It might be worth your while to check this site out, or maybe you already have.