hello Listers, I am new to your list and have a question. I read this morning that immigrants from Canada were able to cross a foot bridge over Niagara Falls to the states and continue on their way to their destination. My question is, were there records kept of immigrants that crossed over the bridge into the states? I am looking for the family of Michael McEnerny b. 1847 in Ireland, my great grandfather. His mother is Mary b. 1815 in Ireland and a sister Kate b. 1856 in Canada. I do not have the name of his father or any other siblings. They continued on to Ohio. Any help is deeply appreciated. Regards, Anne Marie

Dear Ann Marie and all, IMMIGRATION RECORDS: Regarding immigrants from Canada crossing over the bridge at Niagara Falls to the states, I can't find evidence of immigration records that may have been kept prior to 1902 around here. I did check the INS website at http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/index.htm and found that records are available for the Niagara Falls port of entry from 1902 and for Lewiston port of entry from 1903. By the way, the bridge they probably crossed was the Suspension Bridge that was opened to pedestrians and "vehicles" in 1848. It was the first bridge that connected Niagara Falls to Canada. NATURALIZATION RECORDS: While we're on the subject, a number of you have asked questions about how to obtain naturalization records here in Niagara County. Send a letter (with SASE) to: County Clerk Niagara County Courthouse 175 Hawley St. Lockport, NY 14094 Give your ancestor's name and his approximate date of naturalization, if possible. The clerk will check to see if she can find him and if they have a record on him they will Xerox a copy of the page and send it to you. They will include an invoice in the amount of $1.00 per page copied. They have the naturalization records from 1836 to the 1970s. I hope this has been of help. Vee in Youngstown ----- Original Message ----- From: <AnneyCar@aol.com> To: <NYNIAGAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 1:48 PM Subject: Bridge > hello Listers, > > I am new to your list and have a question. I read this morning that > immigrants from Canada were able to cross a foot bridge over Niagara Falls to > the states and continue on their way to their destination. > > My question is, were there records kept of immigrants that crossed over the > bridge into the states? > > I am looking for the family of Michael McEnerny b. 1847 in Ireland, my great > grandfather. His mother is Mary b. 1815 in Ireland and a sister Kate b. 1856 > in Canada. I do not have the name of his father or any other siblings. They > continued on to Ohio. > > Any help is deeply appreciated. > > Regards, > > Anne Marie > > > ==== NYNIAGAR Mailing List ==== > Check the GenConnect boards for Niagara County! Stop by > <http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/indx/NY.html> for links to all seven. >