January 20, 2023 Lately, I have been looking into several of my ancestors’ voyages to America. My Swedish ancestors all arrived in New York City between 1865 and 1880. I have found their passenger lists and wanted to find out more about what their trips to America were like. Thanks to an autobiographical sketch, …
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A Way to Search for Passenger Lists
January 13, 2023 If you’re like me, you’ve probably spent time looking for passenger lists for your ancestors. After all, these lists can bring an ancestor to life. The lists were written at the time an ancestor was leaving one life for another. Europe was behind them, and America was ahead. For most of our …
Looking Back
January 6, 2023 It’s now been nearly three years since Covid burst into our lives. Although I’ve been lucky enough to stay healthy, the pandemic has certainly impacted all aspects of my life. That includes genealogy. In the years before the pandemic, I attended the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy for an in-depth dive …