As director of the American Family Immigration History Center at Ellis Island, Jackie Schalk often works with visitors who are sure their ancestors arrived at Ellis Island in the mid-1800s.
The Ellis Island website offers full coverage of New York’s era as a major port of immigration from 1820 to 1957. “These records are going to open up opportunities for so many people who visit. I can’t wait,” Schalk says.
The joint project also has placed an index to the records on the free FamilySearch website. The index links to record images on the Ellis Island site. On either website, you’ll need a free registration to view matches to your search results.
To learn more on researching Ellis Island records, go to https://tinyurl.com/4by48yrw
