The Ships mailing list has a huge subscriber base, is very busy, and has terrific help available. I think it would pay to lurk for awhile before posting and get a feel for the type of query that should be furnished to obtain information. Elaine Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half. --Gore Vidal Hello Kathleen On Wednesday, May 14, 2003, you wrote > Hello, there is a list at rootsweb called ships list. You can subscribe to > it via the trusty Google Search Engine.....just type in Ships list Rootsweb > and you will go right to it. After you have subscribed you will get all > kinds of posts....they will definitely be able to help you. > Hope this helps > Kate > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Virginia Leighty" <vleighty@earthlink.net> > To: <ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 7:16 AM > Subject: [RC-ROOTS] NARA Immigration Records >> Hi. Some time ago it was suggested that you could find your ancestor on >> NARA's Genealogy page by searching >> English Immigrant Manifests Lists. I have never been able to come up with >> anything except microfilm roll numbers. >> They do say they have on line an index for 1892 to 1924. If there is >> anything before that, I am unable to find it. Does >> anyone know anything more on this subject? >> >> Virginia >>