April 26, 2024 Passenger lists are my favorite records. They document a momentous time in our ancestors’ lives – the day they set forth on a journey to a new life in America. Finding an ancestor’s name on a ship’s list verifies an event that changed our ancestor lives. It continues to impact our own …
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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 …