Hi Everyone, This seems to be sparking some interest, so I thought I would let everybody know what St. Louis Public Library has in the way of passenger records, fees, turnaround time, etc. We have Passenger List _Indexes_ for: Baltimore, 1820-1897 (Federal lists) Baltimore, 1833-1866 (City Lists) Boston, 1848-1891 New York, 1820-1846 & 1897-1943 Philadelphia, 1800-1906 New Orleans, 1853-1899 Atlantic & Gulf Ports (inc. add'l New Orleans) 1820-1874 We have Passenger Lists (Manifests) for: Baltimore, 1820-1891 Boston, 1820-1891 New York, 1820-approx. 1904 (we are constantly adding to this set - I'm not sure what the most recent order takes us up to) Philadelphia, 1800-1882 New Orleans, 1813-1902 (inc. Federal and City lists) Misc. Atlantic, Gulf, Great Lakes 1820-1873 We will be happy to check the indexes for you (or Germans/Italians/Russians etc. to America) or other appropriate sources, and then check the passenger lists if the person is found. For the National Archives Federal passenger list indexes, some are soundexed and some are alphabetical. We will also check the Passenger Lists (manifests) if you have a date of arrival and ship name already from another source. We charge $1.00 for postage, plus $.25/page for copies. You do not need to send money in advance; an invoice is enclosed with the copies. To make requests, you can email me directly, or email our WebRef service at mailto:webref@slpl.lib.mo.us . Please let me know if you need any further information. Happy 2004! Sincerely, Kathleen J. Smith Librarian, History & Genealogy St. Louis Public Library -----Original Message----- From: SReif1956@comcast.net [mailto:SReif1956@comcast.net] Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 9:32 PM To: MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [StL-Metro] Getting Manifest Copy Hey all, I have an extract from a Ancestry CD for Italians to America (arrivals in early 1890, 1891 before Ellis Island). It has my gr grandmother's name, ship name, date of arrival, destination New York, along with a manifest number. I also have the entry for my other gr grandmother with her 3 oldests sons, and date of entry to New York, with final destination set for St. Louis. But I do not have the ship name, as it was not listed, but it did have the manifest number. If I write to the National Archives, could they possibly get me a real copy of the ship manifests? Is the name of the ship necessary, or is the manifest number with date of arrival OK. If so, what is the cost? Has anyone done this before? If so, how long does it take? Is this something that I could get by visiting the National Archives center in Chicago, or is it best to contact the "big house" in Wash DC? As you can see, I have not done this before, just dealt with Ellis Island for other relatives. Sharon Bognar Reif ______________________________