Tag Archives: Immigration

The Alien Passenger Manifest of Joseph Dymek – 1921

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Steve

Joseph [Józef] Dymek, son of Józef Dymek and Bronisława Gołaś arrived in the United States at New York on 16 February 1921 aboard the S.S. President Grant sailing from Danzig. The Alien Passenger Manifest of Joseph Dymek – 1921 SOURCE:  … Continue reading →

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Józef Dymek Held for a Board of Special Inquiry – 1913

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Steve

When Józef Dymek, son of Józef Dymek and Bronisława Gołaś, arrived in the United States at New York on 06 October 1913, he had to appear before a Board of Special Inquiry at Ellis Island before being allowed to finish … Continue reading →

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The Alien Passenger Manifest of Józef Dymek – 1913

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Steve

Józef Dymek, son of Józef Dymek and Bronisława Gołaś arrived in the United States at New York on 06 October 1913 aboard the S.S. Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm sailing from Bremen. Continue reading →

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Alien Passenger Manifest for Ksawery Niedziałkowski – 1910

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Steve

Ksawery Niedzialkowski departed from Bremen aboard the S.S. Grosser Kurfurst on 15 Jan 1910 and arrived in New York on 26 Jan 1910. Continue reading →

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James Rawding Crosses the United States – Canada Border

Posted on December 17, 2006 by Steve

While searching for the 1901 Canadian Census Record for John Rawding and his family, I came across several other records for this family .  In particular, I noticed that some of the family members traveled back and forth between Canada … Continue reading →

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Stefania Chmielewska Detained at Ellis Island

Posted on August 28, 2006 by Steve

When Stefania Chmielewska arrived in New York in 1901, she was detained, rather than immediately admitted to the United States .  Various notations, such as an “X”, “D”, or “held” between columns 1 and 2, or in the name column … Continue reading →

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Stefania Chmielewska Arrives at Ellis Island

Posted on August 27, 2006 by Steve

In her Naturalization Papers, Great Aunt Stephania couldn’t remember the ship on which she emigrated to the United States, although she stated that she arrived at New York from Bremen on September 16, 1901 .  Two ships did arrive at … Continue reading →

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Stephania Meleski’s Petition for Naturalization

Posted on August 26, 2006 by Steve

Great Aunt Stephania became of citizen of the United States on March 2, 1944 .  By law, she had to complete the naturalization process between two and seven years after filing her Declaration of Intention .  She had filed her Declaration on … Continue reading →

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Evaluating the Quality of Great Aunt Mary’s Records

Posted on August 19, 2006 by Steve

After coming to a decision about how to define Original Source, Derivative Source, Primary Information, Secondary Information, Exact Image, and Original Record, it’s time to decide how some of the records I’ve collected on my Great Aunt Mary stack up. … Continue reading →

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Mary Golinski’s Petition for Naturalization

Posted on August 11, 2006 by Steve

Great Aunt Mary’s birthdate is either January 12, 1884 or March 12, 1887, depending on whether one consults the documents generated prior to her immigration or the documents generated after her arrival in the United States. One nagging question, however, is:  … Continue reading →

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