http://www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/US_nm/ny_castl.htm
• On
August 3,1855, Castle Garden, under lease to the State of New York,
was opened as an immigrant landing depot. Only a short time before
Castle Garden had been joined to the mainland by fill and fenced off
from the rest of the Battery.
Finding Passenger Lists
1820's to 1940's (U.S. Ports)
http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/passengers.html
• Lists all the available indexes for USA passenger arrival records from
1820 to the 1940s; includes microfilm roll numbers with both NARA and FHL catalog numbers for passenger records.
A Guide to
Interpreting Passenger List Annotations
http://userdb.rootsweb.com/passenger/
• As of
December 2000: Database contains 6350 records (3306 distinct surnames) Selected ships and
voyages (as contributed)
http://www.italiangen.org/suffolk.stm
•The complete index to ALL of the Naturalization Records of Suffolk
County, New York from the Italian Genealogical Group.
http://www.familysearch.org/
• From the Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints.
Ancestor Search searches: Ancestral File, International Genealogical Index,
Pedigree Resource File, and web sites (by last name only).
http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm
• This site is a wonderful reference bookmark.
It is also known as the Social Security Index Online. Enter as many fields as you know.
The fields are first name, last name, social security number, and SSN
issued (state). The
information retrieved includes date of birth, date of death, residence information such as
zip code, city, county and state, last benefit information, and an estimate date of issue.
FAQ: Obtaining a Copy of a Social
Security Number Application
http://www.ncsconline.org/
• An electronic courthouse. The Technology
Information Service provides summaries and links to courthouses currently doing some of
their business online.
http://daddezio.com/cemetery/
• A
directory of more than 20,000 cemeteries, arranged by state. Search by cemetery and family
name. Links to obituaries and genealogical societies in the U.S, Australia, and Canada.
http://www.obitcentral.com/cemsearch/
• Note: Some AOL
browsers do not perform well with PicoSearch. The
solution is to access the pages from either Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer.
http://www.arrangeonline.com/
• ArrangeOnline's National Obituary Archive makes
millions of obituaries available to genealogists and family-tree researchers, as well as those seeking information about the most recent deaths
in their community. The custom-built archive enables visitors to search not just by name or date but also by hometown, place of
birth, place of death, organization membership and numerous identifying criteria.
http://www.obitcentral.com/obitsearch
• Obituary Archive Search Engines - This page has
keyword searchable engines that will allow surname searches through full text obituaries
around the USA. Note:
Some AOL browsers do not perform well with PicoSearch. The
solution is to access the pages from either Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer.
