In a message dated 7/9/2004 9:56:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time, jeanquinn@btinternet.com writes: The info. i received stated that his details were on the Ellis Island Data Base 1892-1920. I am a member of the above foundation but could not find any reference on how to retrieve/access any of this info., am i on the wrong track? Go to the Dr Morse search engine thru Jewishgen which has kindly agreeded to host this VALUABLE resource _http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/EIDB/intro.html_ (http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/EIDB/intro.html) Then google for Dr Stephen Morse he has some really great searches set up for census eds and other goodies. Eliz