The following information may be useful to those Listers interested about Passenger Lists. It reflects my personal experience in obtaining a copy. If not interested, skip this message. Both of my parents came to America in the 1920's, met in San Francisco and married in 1928. Before I became interested in genealogy, they passed away. I knew both became citizens somewhere in the 1940's. The aquisition of their citizenship papers revealed: when they arrived, the name of the ship and date/port of arrival. Using the "Directory of European Steamship Arrivals", 1890-1930, by Morton Allan, I found the name of the Steamship Company and verified the date and port as well as the departure date/port. I then submitted the National Archives Form # NAFT 81 and received the page from the passenger list. The cost was $10. A printout of the complete list would cost $120 or microfilm $23. I opted for the one page. The contents included the name, age, amount of money on hand, final destination in America, sponser's name/address, parents name/address in Switzerland, exit visa number plus about 20 other items of info. To me this was a jackpot. Whereas mom departed from Bremen, dad departed from Le Havre. Just as a bus makes stops along the way, so do Steamships. From Hamburg to Bremen, LeHavre, Cherbourg, Liverpool to New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Cleveland or New Orleans. New Orleans (pronounced NAWLINS) was a busy port before and after the Civil War. Considerable cotton and grain was shipped back to Europe. The ships filled with passengers to America did not go back to Europe empty. If you would like, check out http://nara.gov for specific information on the National Archives. Thank you for your time. Enjoy. Tony Louisiana