Do you know for certain he came to New York ? Ellis Island / Castle Gardens was only the most famous port of entry. There were many others from the great lakes, down the east coast, & into the Gulf of Mexico (i.e. New Orleans) . If he was indeed a stowaway, you may have to look for him at his point of origin . If you know when (at least approximately) & where he left, that might narrow your search on this end. Also, if you can find his naturalization records, perhaps from tax or military rolls, that may also help to narrow your search. Many of the passenger manifests have been transcribed into books in years past, & there are several groups now transcribing to digital (& searchable) formats. You might locate those projects at www.cyndislist.com The group I remember specifically, off hand was something like "immigrant ship transcribers" Phil [email protected] . -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 12:19 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [MINNESOTA] Customs Hello listers. I don't know if I have the right list for my question but I don't know where else to look. Does anyone do look-ups or would be able to tell me how to access customs records for ship arrivals in 1868. My husband's grandfather arrived in March 1868 as a 'discovered' stowaway He predates Ellis Island and falls into the ashes of Castle Gardens. However, is the Port of New York, a different entity? I researched one film from the LDS library with no success. I'm beating my head against a brick wall. Andreas Joa settled in Minnesota and I have had very good success from the wonderful people on this list who researched different lines for me. Thanks all. Roseline in Canada ==== MINNESOTA Mailing List ==== "It is not the length of life, but depth of life." - Ralph Waldo Emerson ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.419 / Virus Database: 235 - Release Date: 11/13/02 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.419 / Virus Database: 235 - Release Date: 11/13/02