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Ok, around 1910 were there any other places besides Ellis Island that received immigrants? If you could, please tell me the names of them. Oh and I mean in the eastern United States (Probably north-eastern?)

2007-08-17 18:22:48 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities Genealogy

Yes, lets assume legal, came from Europe.

2007-08-17 18:48:02 · update #1

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In 1910 there weren't as many ports as there were in 1890. Some of the ports mentioned above did NOT allow immigrants to be processed after 1905 when the immigration laws were reformed.

The main misconception about Ellis Island is that it was the ONLY place for European immigrants during the period it was open. In fact, it only processed people who were not first- or second-class passengers on the ships coming over. If you're looking for someone who left Europe and came to the US and they had half a brain and enough money to do it right, they would have come through the Port of New York at Castle Clinton (aka the Battery Conservancy today). The ships would disembark all the first- and second-class passengers at Castle Clinton (near the sight of the World Trade Center) and then drop off the rest of the passengers at Ellis Island. If they went through the Port of New York instead of Ellis Island, the main advantage was there was no medical exam.

The Castle Clinton transcriptions aren't complete, especially for the latter years (they're still working into the big push from Central Europe in the 1870s) but they're getting there. You can look them up at http://www.castlegarden.org

Also, if you know the spelling of their names and know they applied for citizenship, you can request a copy of their Declaration of Intent from the National Archives regional record center that handles the records for the state where they lived when they applied for Naturalization. That record is a treasure trove, especially in the time period when they would have been eligible for citizenship. It will, among other things, give you the name of the ship, the port they left, the port where they arrived, the date of arrival, and all the info about their lives in Europe, including place of birth, parents and siblings.
http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/

2007-08-18 01:35:40 · answer #1 · answered by GenevievesMom 7 · 3 0

Most people enetered the US through Ellis Island. That is, assuming they came via the East Coast. Other than Boston and a couple other places, I don't think there were other entry points.
But then, how are you sure they didn't come from the South-West -- say Florida or North Carolina? It could even be San Francisco, if you look at the West Coast. A lot actually did come from the West -- specially the Chinese. Ellis Island was the just the most 'crowded' point to enter the US through.
Check out my source links for specific resources. I included the second one just for curiosity.

2007-08-17 20:38:41 · answer #2 · answered by Gatlin 4 · 1 0

The US opperated approx 30 ports of entry for immigrating persons. other common eastern us ports would be boston, philly, baltimore, also charleston, new orleans, galvistan and ca were veerrryy common entry points. fyi, often people jump straight to immigration records before they really have all the info they need. at best you could waste a lot of time, at worst you could identify the wrong person as your anscestor. the sites i listed are both free and both have excellent information for all types of gen work. good luck!

2007-08-17 19:39:28 · answer #3 · answered by gensearcher 1 · 2 0

Try googling "Your Guide to Finding and Using Passenger Records" (www.barbsnow.net/Passenger.htm ). Includes links to ports-of-entry in Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New Orleans.

2007-08-18 15:35:44 · answer #4 · answered by Ellie Evans-Thyme 7 · 0 0

Legal immigrants?

2007-08-17 18:34:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

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