On 2 Jul 2006 at 21:43, wm.karr@insightbb.com wrote: > > > Olive Tree Genealogy <otg@csolve.net> wrote: <The > > problem with the Boston arrivals is there is an 8 > > 1/2 year gap on M277 (which is titled Passenger Lists of > > Vessels Arriving at Boston MA 1820-1891) The gap is from > > a April 1874 to 31 Dec 1882. -That is because there are > > no Federal records of any kind prior to 1883 (due to > > fire) and State Department copies were used in their > > place.> > > > > > off in Castle Garden. You say that the Boston arrival > > would be a bust for this time period. No, that's not what I said. After my explanation which you quoted above, my email to the list said "However the good news is that there ARE records for the missing years. They are not available at NARA, only at the Massachusetts State Archives" So you CAN get the passenger lists for this time period. Lorine -- Lorine McGinnis Schulze * Olive Tree Genealogy (Ships Passenger Lists) http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ * Naturalization Records http://naturalizationrecords.com/ * Images of Ships Lists http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/ships/ otg@csolve.net or olivetreegenealogy@gmail.com