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Ellis Island Database Description |
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The Ellis Island Passenger Manifest database, located at http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/ is a great resource to genealogists. It contains information on over 22 million immigrants that came through Ellis Island between the years 1892 and 1924.
However, there are serious problems in trying to search the database. These problems have to do with the inconsistent spelling of surnames. Many passenger ship manifests are hand written, and can be hard to read. Add to this the fact that ethic names may not translate into English, and you get a great database where it can be next to impossible to find your ancestors.
That is where this program can help. Simply enter the surname you are researching, and a list of possible alternate spellings will appear. Click on a button, and you can get a custom web page with links to the Ellis Island database for each possible spelling, and a research log to help you keep track of what you have done so far. |
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