Correction from Ellis Island...

Pop-Pop so handsome.

I need to make a correction about my grandparents immigration dates -- and it's pretty cool.  I got into Ellis Island records and found them both.  Pop-Pop arrived at Ellis Island in 1907 and Mom-Mom in 1911.  In my previous post (on 9/29) explaining the possible roots of my Italian ceramic pottery obsession, I said my grandparents immigrated from Italy in 1910.  That date came from family notes.  But 1907 and 1911 are official.

If you have family to trace, I highly recommend this site.  It's a blast...and it's free!

Ellis Island Port of New York records.

You'll only need the passenger's last name.  First name is optional.  If you have exact year of birth, terrific.  If not, they've got a field for approximate year of birth.  Select Gender -- and click Start Search.  It's that easy.

I now even know that Mom-Mom and Pop-Pop both sailed from Naples -- and the names of the ships they arrived on -- the Virgina and the Konig Albert.   (The photo above is the earliest I have of Pop-Pop.  I wish I had an even younger picture, but I especially love this one!)

Happy researching!  Let us know if you're search is successful.   Would love to hear your story!