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The Family Tree guide to finding your Ellis Island ancestors / by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack.

Guide to finding your Ellis Island ancestors (portion title)
Ellis Island ancestors (portion title)
Carmack, Sharon DeBartolo, 1956- (Author).

Summary:

An estimated 40 percent of Americans descended from Ellis Island immigrants, but until now there has been no comprehensive guide for researching these early ancestors. This book offers family historians tips and strategies for using the popular Ellis Island database in order to trace their own roots.

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  • ISBN: 1558706941
  • ISBN: 9781558706941
  • Physical Description: 160 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
  • Publisher: Cincinnati, Ohio : Family Tree Books, [2005]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-158) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Foreword by Stephen A. Briganti, President and CEO of The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation -- Introduction -- 1. Starting your Ellis Island search -- 2. Passenger lists 101 -- 3. Using the Ellis Island database -- 4. Back to microfilm basics -- 5. My ancestor isn't there-now what? -- 6. Before Ellis Island: Castle Garden -- 7. The immigrant experience -- 8. Ellis Island medical records -- 9. Finding information on your ancestor's ship -- 10. Leaving an Ellis Island legacy -- Appendix A. The creation and destruction of Ellis Island immigration manifests, Part 1 -- Appendix B. The creation and destruction of Ellis Island immigration manifests, Part 2 -- Appendix C. Immigration and Passenger list forms -- Bibliography.

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Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.) > Registers > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
United States > Genealogy > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Handbooks and manuals.
Registers (Lists)

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