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 ===Immigration via New York===
-[[Image:Ellis island 1902.jpg|thumb|right|Ellis island 1902.jpg]]When individuals emigrated from one country to another, a list of the passengers on board was kept. A large number of immigrants coming to the United States landed in New York. There were three different ports in New York City from 1855 to 1954, where passengers landed: Castle Garden, the Barge Office, and Ellis Island.
+[[Image:Ellis island 1902.jpg|thumb|right|Ellis island 1902.jpg]]When individuals emigrated from one country to another, a list of the passengers on board was kept. A large number of immigrants coming to the United States landed in New York. There were three different ports in New York City from 1855 to 1954, where passengers landed: Castle Garden, the Barge Office, and Ellis Island.  Regardless of whether your ancestor arrived in New York City during the Castle Garden, Barge Office, or Ellis Island period, you can search the same ship manifests.
-From 1855 to 1890, Castle Garden, also known as Castle Clinton, was the place where immigrants were processed for entry into the country. About 7.5 million people passed through Castle Gardens by the time it closed in 1890. Until Ellis Island opened in January 1892, immigrants went through the Barge Office. Approximately 525,000 immigrants went through the Barge Office.
-The passenger lists for the Castle Garden, the Barge Office, and part of the Ellis Island records are in the same record group. Regardless of whether your ancestor arrived in New York City during the Castle Garden, Barge Office, or Ellis Island period, you can search the same ship manifests. Many of the records are available on microfilm in the Family History Library. These can be viewed in the library or in a family history center. Follow these steps to find the film numbers in the library catalog.
-*1. Go to [https://www.familysearch.org/ www.familysearch.org]
-*2. Click '''FamilySearch Catalog'''.
-*3. Click '''Place Search'''.
-*4. Type New York, and click '''Search'''.
-*5. Click '''New York, New York City'''.
-*6. Click '''Emigration and Immigration'''.
-*7. Click the title '''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/60951?availability=Family%20History%20Library Passenger lists of vessels arriving at New York, 1820-1897]'''.
-*8. Click '''View Film Notes''' to find the film numbers for the records.
-Note: For New York harbor arrivals of 1897-1943, click on the long title: ''Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, June 16, 1897- June 30, 1902''<nowiki>;</nowiki>''Index (Soundex) to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, July 1, 1902-December 31, 1943; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York.''
-The Ellis Island Foundation site at [http://www.ellisisland.org/default.asp www.ellisisland.org/default.asp] has indexes and images of passenger arrivals to Ellis Island in New York between 1892 and 1924.
-The passenger lists from 1851 through 1891 are only partially indexed. The indexes are mostly for a few nationalities, such as German, Italian, and Russian. Follow these steps to find the film numbers for the passenger lists and indexes.
-*1. Go to [https://www.familysearch.org/ www.familysearch.org]
-*2. Click '''FamilySearch Catalog'''.
-*3. Click '''Place Search'''.
-*4. Type United States, and click '''Search'''.
-*5. Click '''United States'''.
-*6. Click '''Emigration and Immigration'''.
-*7. Scroll through the titles, and click one of interest to you.
-*8. Click '''View Film Notes''' to find the film numbers for the records.
-<br>A little known fact about New York City is that the State of New York had quarantine laws stating that&nbsp;''"Quarantine for the protection of public health shall be maintained in and for the ports of New York, for all vessels arriving thereat from other ports, and for the crews, passengers, equipage, cargoes and other property on board the same."''&nbsp; This allowed the New York State quarantine officers to board all ships arriving at New York City and review the health of all passengers and crew.&nbsp; Any one showing symptoms of a contagious disease was removed from the ship while still in the outer harbor and taken to the hospital on&nbsp;either Hoffman or Swinburne island.&nbsp; Some history of the New York State Quarantine hospitals can be found at the following web site:&nbsp; [[The Forgotten of Ellis Island: Deaths in Quarantine, 1909 to 1911]]
 ===New York City Passenger Lists===