Hi Kevin I haven't had any trouble getting the pages to load, and haven't had anyone else report a problem so let's go through the steps and make sure we're talking about the same thing. First you start at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ancestry/free.shtml Reading down the page, you see two columns - the left is for Free Database #1 (NY Passenger Lists). The right hand column is Free Database #2 (PA Passenger Lists) Look for the text "Search for ancestors in Philadelphia Passenger & Immigration Lists 1800-1850 " and click there OR continue scrolling down to the Search Engine for those lists. It's a bit further down the page. Can you see/use that link and search engine? If not, then look for the text that says "If the link above does not display for you, or you can't click through on it, please use Philadelphia Passenger & Immigration Lists 1800- 1850 " You might also want to read the little note that explains why a few visitors are unable to see the links - and what you can do about it. If I click through on the first link Search for ancestors in Philadelphia Passenger & Immigration Lists 1800-1850 " I am taken directly to Ancestry's page for these lists and a huge blue search box appears. Is that the page that doesn't load for you?? If I use the Search Engine back on http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ancestry/free.shtml I get an Ancestry page which has already searched the database and returns a list of what has been found. In my test case here I searched for SIMPSON and got a huge list, part of which I will put below Name Arrival Date Age Gender Port of Departure Place of Origin Ship Name Save This ??? Simpson Dec 08, 1849 20 Unknown Liverpool, England Great Britain Ship Jno. P. Whitney Amelia Simpson Aug 17, 1820 4 Female Liverpool Great Britain Jane Andrew Simpson Jul 06, 1847 5 Male Ireland Bark Hebron Andrew Simpson Jun 06, 1831 22 Male Londonderry Co. Tyrone Brig Cupid Andrew Simpson Sep 29, 1849 28 Male Londonderry, Ireland Ireland Ship Vermont I can now click on any of those names (they are blue and linked to the full details plus the manifest). That will give me full details and the actual manifest to view. Suppose I don't like the list of 'hits' (names found and listed). I can scroll down PAST the list of names and there is that big blue Ancestry search box where I can change my search terms. What part of this did you have trouble with? I am not sure why the pages won't load for you, so please let me know exactly where it went wrong Lorine On 16 Oct 2004 at 20:34, Kevin Sholder wrote: > Lorine, > > Thanks for the great opportunity. In trying the > Philadelphia lists the first link never completely loads. > And the second link takes you to a page were you are unable > to do a search. So how can I use this resource for the next > week or so? > > Thank you for your time, > Kevin L. Sholder > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lorine McGinnis Schulze > To: PENNSYLVANIA-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 8:08 AM > Subject: NY & PA Passenger Lists FREE to search! > > > Hi everyone > > I'm really excited to tell you that Ancestry.com has > agreed to open up TWO sets of ships passenger list records > at no charge! They are open (and free) until Oct. 29th so > you have lots of time to find ancestors > > These aren't Free Trials, no credit card is needed. > > All you do is register as a guest of Olive Tree Genealogy > and you can search to your heart's content (you don't have > to buy anything or give a credit card - it's totally free) > > ** FREE Database Number One is the very popular New York > Ships Passenger Lists 1851-1891. > > ** FREE Database Number Two is the Philadelphia Passenger > & Immigration Lists 1800-1850 > > This invitation is only being offered to Olive Tree > Genealogy visitors. The URL to get your free use of these > passenger lists until Oct. 29 is at > > http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ancestry/free.shtml > > Follow the instructions on the page to register at > Ancestry.com as Olive Tree's guest, and have fun! > > If you want to share this invitation with friends, just > forward this email to them. > > If you think another mailing list or message board might > want to know, please invite them, but be sure my message > is on topic for the list before you forward it. > > Have fun! > > Lorine > http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/filmnos_newyork.shtml > NARA & FHC film numbers for NY passenger lists after 1820 > > http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/tousa_ny.shtml > Passenger Lists to New York all years > > http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/searchnyships.shtml > Search Engine for online Internet Passenger Lists to NY > > ______________________________ > > > ==== PENNSYLVANIA Mailing List ==== > If your Pennsylvania ancestor was German or Swiss, check out > the Pennsylvania Dutch Family History website at: > http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/padutch/ > > ============================== > You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription from > http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ > > ______________________________ Lorine McGinnis Schulze * Olive Tree Genealogy (Ships Passenger Lists) http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ * Naturalization Records http://naturalizationrecords.com/ * USA Genealogy http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/usa_genealogy/ otg@csolve.net or olivetreegen@netscape.net