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Update: since this guide was written, digitized New York Passengers Lists in this time frame have been made available online. For information see: New York Passenger Lists Quick Guide 1820-1962 For New York passenger arrivals after 1910, the Soundex (index) cards on microfilm will give you something that looks like this... DOE, John 32m 2 10 3904 The information given on these cards is arranged like this... name, age (& sex), line number, page number, volume number So the above soundex card says that John Doe, a 32 year old male can be found on New York passenger record Volume 3904, page 10, line 2 You then go to one of these webpages and look for the corresponding volume number... NY Passenger Records with FHL Roll Numbers 1910-1919 Volumes 3071-6332 NY Passenger Records with FHL Roll Numbers 1920-1929 Volumes 6333-10142 NY Passenger Records with FHL Roll Numbers 1930-1942 Volumes 10144-14316 note: Vol. 10143 is on FHL Roll #1756392 You match up the volume number to get the appropriate roll -- John Doe's list would be found (if he was a real person) on FHL Roll #1400449, which covers v. 3904-3905 for Oct 31, 1911. You can use the page and line numbers to find your passenger on the microfilm -- note that most rolls have more than one volume so you'll have to find your specific volume on the roll first, then use the page and line numbers. Also be aware that each page of each passenger list will have two page numbers, one that is for the individual list, and one for the volume that list is included in -- the page number given on the soundex card is for the volume page number, not the individual passenger list page number. |