Tracing Castle Garden and Ellis Island Ancestors

Program Type:

Genealogy & History

Age Group:

Adults
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Program Description

Event Details

Castle Garden and Ellis Island have played major roles in the arrival and processing of millions of immigrants to the United States.  This seminar will touch on the procedures and records created that document your ancestors' arrival in New York City between 1820 and 1957. Speaker Kaaren Linton is a FamilySearch Research Consultant.

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