Previously published in RootsWeb Review: 3 August 2005, Vol. 8, No. 31 CASTLE GARDEN. The sesquicentennial of the opening of this immigrant depot in New York City was celebrated August 1 with the launching of a new website by CastleGarden.org. It includes a searchable database of 10 million names. Led by Dr. Ira Glazier, former director of the Center for Migration Research at the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies and Immigration (now part of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania). CastleGarden.org promises to be a vital resource for genealogists, the general public, and for scholars interested in the history of immigration through the Port of New York. Castle Garden: http://www.castlegarden.org/ Battery Conservancy: http://www.thebattery.org/ Historical Society of Pennsylvania: http://www.hsp.org/default.aspx?id=2 Researchers might also find helpful the Castle Garden ships passenger lists, 1855-1890, available at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/ships/castle-garden.htm ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -- Michelle Tucker Chubenko Professional Genealogist: http://www.chubenko.us/profgen/index.htm "Things don't turn up in this world until somebody turns them up." - James A. Garfield ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ukraine WorldGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ukrwgw/index.html NJGenWeb: Monmouth County - http://www.rootsweb.com/~njmonmo2 OKGenWeb Adair Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okadair/adaircty.htm AdairCoArch: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/adair/adair.html Shell'sHomePg: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mchub/shell.htm