Kerry, Ellis Island is relatively recent. Go here to find out more about Castle Garden (where many of my ancestors came in): http://members.tripod.com/~L_Alfano/immig.htm Cheryle Kerry Boehm wrote: > Has anyone ever heard of a place called Castle Garden (near Battery Park, > NY)? Supposedly it's where immigrants/emigrants came before there was an > Ellis Island. If anyone has heard of it, do you know if there is any info > on the internet about it?