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Re: Port of Entry at Philadelphia:

sirdan — Wed Feb 27, 2013 4:37 pm

Author: sirdan

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 4:37 pm

Thank You Mr. Edziu for Your information. I was encouraged by first post and went to familyhistory.com site... What a luck. After few hours of deep searching on many sites i found 100% match of one of my ancestor and im on track on rest of (three) ancestors that went to USA at begining of 1900. I was searching mainly on ancestry.com site though. I found a strange behaviour. After typing names in the top box and searching from familyhistory site, im able to see 1940 census records on ancestry.com where i was transfered. But searching within ancestry.com site itself and trying to open 1940 census record there, it gives me message to pay for subscribction. OK let it be.., i like to view census records on ancestry.com, because its in advanced and clear for me form.

Correction:

Edziu340 — Wed Feb 27, 2013 2:39 pm

Author: Edziu340

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 2:39 pm

The proper website address, in the previous post should be. www.familysearch.org

Port of Entry at Philadelphia:

Edziu340 — Tue Feb 26, 2013 12:59 pm

Author: Edziu340

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 12:59 pm

I'm posting this information in hopes it may be of help to someone. On the Family History website, familyhistory.com there is a section where you can browse the immigrants who entered at the port of Philadelphia. You can browse these records using the soundex codes. I found two relatives who entered there, that I didn't even know about. On the main page read down through the topics to find the Philadelphia Port of Entry Records and click on it. You have to register to use the site, it is free to use, and has many topics, including some Polish church records on there also.