Ellis Island passenger records on FamilySearch

The following is from FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org):

A trio of new collections representing the complete archive of Ellis Island passenger records is now available on the free genealogy website, FamilySearch. Search these to discover your immigrant ancestors during 3 distinct time periods:

New York Passenger Lists (Castle Garden) 1820–1891
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1849782

These passenger lists document over 13 million immigrants and international travelers who arrived in New York City beginning in 1820, when the federal government first required ship captains to submit lists of passengers to customs officials. Among these records are customs passenger lists for those who arrived at Castle Garden, the State of New York’s official immigrant reception facility, during its years of operation (1855–1890). You can search the name index for your ancestors or browse the record images.


New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island) 1892–1924
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1368704

This is a searchable index of 25 million names of immigrants and international passengers who arrived at Ellis Island from 1892 to 1924. Once you find a name of interest, you can click through to view individual record images at FamilySearch. If you’re interested in seeing a photo of the actual ship your ancestor travelled on, or learning more about Ellis Island as a historic port of entry into the US, check out the free Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island website.


New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists 1925–1957
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1923888

Search nearly 29 million indexed names (and over 5 million record images) for these lists of post-Ellis Island-era international arrivals in New York Harbor and at New York airports.

Original post at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/archive-ellis-island-records/

Chris

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