The first place anyone should check is the 1880 federal census. Women and children are named, and access is free. Next, try the NYTimes archives...if it was for rich folks, my ancestors would not have been in there. Also, search the 1910 census as it give the exact month and year of birth of each person enumerated. If you don't have access to Ancestry.com, find a local library that subscribes to it. You may have to do some legwork to ascertain which common Irish name in a newspaper is yours anyway. Barb N of NYC > This definitely would be a good source for those who have ancestors > arriving in US during those years, However for those of us whose > ancestors arrived later as mine did.1880, 1884, 1889, I have found no > source on any newspaper for them. > I tried checking a source of Obit in a NY paper of great grandmother > who's obit in San Francisco papers said NY papers please copy and still > haven't found anything or which paper might have had it. ( including NY > Times. These were rich society people, just ordainary working people.) ************** It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047)