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From: "S. Zitzer" <>
Subject: Problem Solved Re: [GV] National Archives microfilms
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 19:29:31 -0800 (PST)
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Hi,

I found the solution to my problem with the help of an old
email from Patrice Miller. The list I refer to below alphabetizes
passengers and then tells the number of the microfilm with the
actual passenger list (or maybe it tells the date of arrival).
There is a DIFFERENT listing of ship arrivals BY DATE which is what
I was looking for.

Sally in Seattle

On Thu, 6 Jan 2005, S. Zitzer wrote:

>
> I know the port and date of arrival of my grandmother and her
> sister-in-law. I want to get a copy of the passenger list but
> I am befuddled by what I find on the NARA web pages. Their
> ship arrived Oct 29, 1912 in Philadelphia. This web page
>
> http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm_catalogs/immigrant/microfilm_61_rolls_t526.html
>
> appears to list microfilms by last name of passenger (using Soundex).
> My grandmother and her sister-in-law had different last names. From
> what I can tell, one of them is on roll #6 and the other is on roll
> #22.
>
> They came together and are on the same passenger list. Why would
> they be on different rolls of microfilm?
>
> Has anybody tried to understand the NARA system above?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Sally Zitzer
> Seattle
>
>

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