A few years ago I visited Ellis Island with my dad. His grandparents and great grandparents came to the United States through Ellis Island or Castle Garden. We were there all afternoon. It was such a wonderful visit. So educational and interesting. We walked around in the actual processing center that our ancestors walked through. [...]
For those of us with ancestors who lived in Ohio, here is some good news. The Ohio birth and death data will be availabe in online searchable databases by the end of the year. The bad news is that the records will only be searchable from Ohio county offices.
I have a big branch on my [...]