An estimated 40 percent of Americans descended from an Ellis Island immigrant - as many as 100 million people - but until now there was no comprehensive guide for researching these early ancestors. This book offers family historians: Tips and strategies for using the popular Ellis Island online database, which 60,000 users visit every day; Advice on overcoming searches that come up empty-handed; Guidelines for what basic information is required to start a successful search; An overview of how passenger lists were created and what genealogy clues they contain it's the perfect place for the millions of people who visit the Ellis Island Web site and museum to turn for practical research help.
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A noted speaker and presence in the genealogy field, Sharon DeBartolo Carmack has written more than a dozen books and hundreds of articles relating to family history.
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This book is very useful in getting the information you need about the immigration records of those who came from over seas from other countries. It is loaded with birth, death, marriage, and dates of leaving and arrival. Karen Kay Ullom
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