Von: carlah@earthlink.net (Carla)
  Datum: 20.06.98, 15:16:13
Betreff: National Archives/Passenger Lists

Dear Baden-Wuerttemberg List Friends,

For those of you who plan to research microfilmed passenger lists at the National
Archives, here is an important suggestion.

Before you visit your nearest regional branch, visit the NARA Web site (shown
below) or call the branch you plan to visit to determine *which* passenger
records are available at a particular branch.  I mention this because, evidently,
the National Archives maintains passenger list microfilms in the NARA branch
*geographically closest to the place where the records originated*---not
necessarily a full group of records in each branch.   Each branch's holdings are
apparently somewhat different with regard to passenger lists.  (Note that this
particular storage policy has nothing to do with US Census records---it applies
to *passenger lists* only, as far as I know).

I learned this some time ago, when I visited the California regional branch in
Laguna Niguel, and wished to research passenger lists which had originated in
Philadelphia.  I was told these were held by the NARA branch *in Philadelphia*.
I don't know if arrangements can be made with NARA for inter-branch loan of the
microfilms, but I'm sure the branch nearest you could tell you the policy on
this.   The NARA Web site is at:

http://www.nara.gov

They also list the branch locations and phone numbers at this site.  Please visit
the site or call for more information.

Hope this saves others some unnecessary inconvenience!

Best wishes,
Carla HELLER
Los Angeles
Baden-Württemberg Mailing List Member

CZANGEL@aol.com wrote:

> Verne,
>
> The National Archives I believe has all passenger lists.  http://www.nara.gov
> is their website.  I received a copy of my father's some years ago, but he
> arrived in New York.  I'm know that I definitely needed the arrival date and
> all possible names used.  I'm not certain if I needed the actual name of the
> ship.
>
> That information was all received from my dad's first wife's citizenship
> paperwork.
>
> Hope this is helpful.
>
> On angels' wings,
> Christina Zahn
> Looking for ZAHN family from Baden-Baden