Tomas (and others who are interested), A-ha! I found it!!! Now, how much can I type here before I violate copyright law??
"They Came in Ships," by John P. Colletta. Mine is the 3rd edition. Chapter 3: Passenger Lists Since 1820 Sub-Heading: Problems with the National Archives Indexes -- and Solutions Sub-sub heading: Solutions Page 69 (under Solutions): If you know your ancestor arrived at a port...but you are unable to find your ancestor's name...you might consider the following techniques... Try another port. A busy coastal steamer service connected American ports. Passengers arriving at one port sometimes continued on to another port... There's more, but since this book is copyrighted, I can't type the whole thing here. Glad I wasn't losing my mind! Now as for the ship captain and the instructions, I may have got that info from Michael Tepper's "American Passenger Arrival Records." Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
