Hello Florence, I recently wrote an article about when each of New York's immigrant processing centers was used. You can find it here... Ellis Island? Castle Garden? Which One? And When? http://genrootsblog.blogspot.com/2006/07/ellis-island-castle-garden-which-one.html If that URL is too long or broken just go here and click on the link... http://genealogyroots.googlepages.com/blog_highlights Happy searching. Regards, Joe -- Finding Passenger Lists 1820-1940s (arrivals at US Ports) http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/passengers.html "peloquin" <floralpx@nc.rr.com> wrote: > When did Castle Garden close to immigration? In looking up my grandfather > John BECKER who came, I believe, in 1888, it showed passengers coming to > Castle Garden in 1894. I'm just curious. > > Florence