I just received the following information from Ellis Island
For the first time ever, you can now search the Ellis Island Passenger Record Database directly by Ship Names!
This brand new function is the only one of its kind on the Web where you can search for any ship by name - passenger steamships, cargo, merchant marine, even yachts - that entered the Port of New York between 1892 and 1924. And it links directly to the passenger records and crew lists for each of the ships arriving in New York. That's millions of passengers on thousands of ship journeys, an incredible new resource you can put to use right now.
"Search by Ship" is a fun and fascinating new feature of one of the genealogy world's favorite sites. It's an absolute must-have new technology for a family genealogist armed with the possible name of an ancestor's ship but little else. And you won't find this feature anywhere but at Ellis Island Online.
Among the 3 ½ million ship manifest pages that can be searched online for free as part of the American Family Immigration History Center® created by The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, you will find fascinating entries like:
• S.S. Lusitania —Her final voyage to New York on April 24, 1915 before she was sunk by a German torpedo on her return to Europe May 7, 1915.
• S.S. America —Italian men, not yet naturalized citizens, returning to the USA in 1919 after serving as reservists for their native Italy during World War I. Select arrival date: March 2, 1919 Genoa.
Experience this new search function today. You may just find that long-lost ancestor and be able to see and purchase the actual Family Heritage Documents you've been looking for. And while you're at Ellis Island Online visit our gift shop for an assortment of meaningful, memorable and affordable Gift Ideas.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Gold Star Mothers
When I was at the National Archives, the other day doing research on WWI I came across this film M1872 List of Mothers and Widows of American World War I Solders, Sailors, and Marines Entitled to Make a Pilgrimage to the War Cemeteries in Europe, 1930.
In 1929 Congress enacted legislation that authorized the secretary of war to arrange for pilgrimages to the European cemeteries “by mothers and widows of members of military and navel forces of the United States who died in the service at any time between April 5, 1917 and July 1, 1921, and whose remains are interred in such cemeteries.” Congress later extended eligibility for pilgrimages to mothers and widows of men who died and were buried at sea or who died at sea or overseas and whose places of burial were unknown.
The number of mothers and widows entitled to make the pilgrimages, 11,440. Mothers and widows who made the pilgrimages during the calendar year 1930 were 5,323.
The film list all of the women that made the trip, it is arranged by State, County, Name.
For more information on this micro film read “World War I Gold Star Mothers Pilgrimages” Prologue: Quarterly of the National Archives and Records Administration, Vol. 31, Nos. 2-3 (1999): 140-145, 210-215. By Constance Potter.
The Gold Star Mothers are still active today. Membership in the Gold Star Mothers is open to any American woman who has lost a son or daughter in service to the United States.
http://www.goldstarmoms.com.
In 1929 Congress enacted legislation that authorized the secretary of war to arrange for pilgrimages to the European cemeteries “by mothers and widows of members of military and navel forces of the United States who died in the service at any time between April 5, 1917 and July 1, 1921, and whose remains are interred in such cemeteries.” Congress later extended eligibility for pilgrimages to mothers and widows of men who died and were buried at sea or who died at sea or overseas and whose places of burial were unknown.
The number of mothers and widows entitled to make the pilgrimages, 11,440. Mothers and widows who made the pilgrimages during the calendar year 1930 were 5,323.
The film list all of the women that made the trip, it is arranged by State, County, Name.
For more information on this micro film read “World War I Gold Star Mothers Pilgrimages” Prologue: Quarterly of the National Archives and Records Administration, Vol. 31, Nos. 2-3 (1999): 140-145, 210-215. By Constance Potter.
The Gold Star Mothers are still active today. Membership in the Gold Star Mothers is open to any American woman who has lost a son or daughter in service to the United States.
http://www.goldstarmoms.com.
Document Cleaning
Now that all of your Documents are clean, let’s discuss stabilizing those documents in preparation for storage or display. Many paper products contain acid, making them vulnerable to deterioration over time. Acid is what cause’s paper to turn brown. One way to stabilize documents is to use an acid neutralizer like Paper Saver. Paper Saver will neutralize acid in all paper products and protect the paper.
After the paper is neutralized, tears in the paper should be repaired with an acid free mending tape. The tape is very thin and can be burnished easily using a bone folder to make the repair almost invisible.
If you would like more information about document stabilizing and repair please contact us at www.Roots2Leaves.com
After the paper is neutralized, tears in the paper should be repaired with an acid free mending tape. The tape is very thin and can be burnished easily using a bone folder to make the repair almost invisible.
If you would like more information about document stabilizing and repair please contact us at www.Roots2Leaves.com
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Allen County Public Library
I just received the following announcement: The entire Allen County
Public Library system including the Genealogy Center will be closed
Friday, November 21, 2008 for a staff in-service day. We will be open
Thursday evening, November 20, 2008 until 9 p.m. and open again on
Saturday, November 22, 2008 at 9 a.m. Again, please note that the
Genealogy Center will be closed on Friday, November 21, 2008.
Visit www.roots2leaves.com for all you genealogical and preservation needs.
Public Library system including the Genealogy Center will be closed
Friday, November 21, 2008 for a staff in-service day. We will be open
Thursday evening, November 20, 2008 until 9 p.m. and open again on
Saturday, November 22, 2008 at 9 a.m. Again, please note that the
Genealogy Center will be closed on Friday, November 21, 2008.
Visit www.roots2leaves.com for all you genealogical and preservation needs.
Three-session Seminar; 8; 15, & 22 November 2008
It Didn’t All Go Up in Flames: Researching Pre-Fire Chicago at the Newberry
Newberry Library
60 W. Walton St. Chicago, Illinois
This seminar will introduce you t a gold mine of pre-Fire treasures in the Newberry’s collections.
Visit www.roots2leaves.com for all you genealogical and preservation needs.
Newberry Library
60 W. Walton St. Chicago, Illinois
This seminar will introduce you t a gold mine of pre-Fire treasures in the Newberry’s collections.
Visit www.roots2leaves.com for all you genealogical and preservation needs.
Workshop; 8 November 2008
Researching Solutions: Methods and Localities Workshop at 9:00am
Lake County Illinois Genealogical Society
Round Lake Beach Cultural & Civic Center
2007 Civic Center Way, Round Lake Beach, Illinois
Further information is available
Visit www.roots2leaves.com for all you genealogical and preservation needs.
Lake County Illinois Genealogical Society
Round Lake Beach Cultural & Civic Center
2007 Civic Center Way, Round Lake Beach, Illinois
Further information is available
Visit www.roots2leaves.com for all you genealogical and preservation needs.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Document preservation is an important part of assembling your family history. While many of us wisely copy important documents, we often neglect preserving the irreplaceable originals.
Document preservation is a three - part process consisting of cleaning, stabilizing and displaying or storing the document.
Cleaning is the first step and white cotton gloves should be worn during this process. Before we can stabilize a document if must be free of dust, dirt and oil from our hands. One easy way to remove dust and fingerprints is to use a Document Cleaning Pad, a cloth bag containing a reusable cleaning agent.
Use of the pad is by lightly rubbing the document with it. Use an up or down motion but not both. Clean the resulting residue left by the pad with a soft brush.
Many useful cleaning, preservation and storage products can be found at www.Roots2Leaves.Com
Next, Stabilizing Documents.
Document preservation is a three - part process consisting of cleaning, stabilizing and displaying or storing the document.
Cleaning is the first step and white cotton gloves should be worn during this process. Before we can stabilize a document if must be free of dust, dirt and oil from our hands. One easy way to remove dust and fingerprints is to use a Document Cleaning Pad, a cloth bag containing a reusable cleaning agent.
Use of the pad is by lightly rubbing the document with it. Use an up or down motion but not both. Clean the resulting residue left by the pad with a soft brush.
Many useful cleaning, preservation and storage products can be found at www.Roots2Leaves.Com
Next, Stabilizing Documents.
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