In seeking their roots genealogists often face difficulties. Incomplete information or no information at all, difficulties in obtaining news, even if you know that years before the family emigrated abroad: all these problems are not unusual. For the letter case, the Official Ellis Island website has passenger lists online that can be searched for free. If you know that your family emigrated to the US, they might have ended up on Ellis Island, the famous portal to the US for many immigrants from Europe. Maybe you find your forefathers’ name.

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