In a way all our American families were immigrants at some point. Some can during the current generation. But many can as far back as the Mayflower. Tracking these family members can be a daunting task. If women can using their maiden name and you don't know what that is, you going to have your work cut out for you. If you ancestor came through Ellis Island, they have a website where you can search for free. ellisiland.com is a wonderful website where you can search by name. If you find your ancestor, you can view the original ship manifest, a text version (but you get more information from the original), and an image of the ship you family member sailed on. One thing to keep in mind, you can't print anything but the passenger record. You can order prints of the manifest and photo of the ship. Until next time.
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