From: Wawebft@aol.com Reply-To: NYOSWEGO-L@rootsweb.com To: NYOSWEGO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NYOSWEGO] RE: NYOSWEGO-D Digest V06 #66 Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 08:12:01 EDT In a message dated 5/26/2006 8:03:56 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, DRafky@dadeschools.net writes: What about other ports of entry on the east coast - what were they and is info readily available? Dave, it greatly depends on what time frame you are looking at. Yes, there are ports up and down the east coast. All records start at about 1820, when the law came into effect that captains had to submit passenger lists. (that is in the USA, in Canada they didn't have a law until 1865). The records are on microfilm and can be rented at your local LDS Family History Center or through some libraries or Archives branches. Passenger records are filed according to date of arrival. From 1892 to 1924 the Ellis Island site is free to search, also the fairly new Castle Garden site (NY arrivals from 1820-1892) There are quite a few records online, indexes etc. at ancestry.com (pay for view), ISTG, etc. Sheila ==== NYOSWEGO Mailing List ==== List Administrator Bonita Shafer Northern New York Genealogy - http://www.nnygenealogy.com sagemarie98@earthlink.net ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx