Reviews for Honoring Our Ancestors: Inspiring Stories of the Quest for Our Roots

The average rating for Honoring Our Ancestors: Inspiring Stories of the Quest for Our Roots based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-11-03 00:00:00 Andrew Thomas This book may be 10 years old, but much of the information is still valid. It's good if you want to learn more about historical/genealogical immigration to the United States. Reading this book will teach you what you need to know to search for your immigrant ancestors. It focuses on Ellis Island (1892 to early 20th Century), what the poor immigrant's experience was like ("Beware the eye man."), and what all those squiggled remarks and the Board of Special Inquiry mean. There are tips on what kind of records may have been generated by/about a particular person, along with alternative places to look for information. There's also good background information on why the original records were destroyed (so sad). The "immigrant experience" was well documented, and there are many photographs of what being processed at Ellis Island was like. It very briefly touches on the fact that there are other ports besides New York where immigrants entered the nation. It also mentions Castle Garden (the pre-Ellis Island "Ellis Island"). I learned a lot reading this book. Just know that it's written with the association that sells printed copies of immigration papers to you in mind. (And that site's Terms of Use are absolutely atrocious! Quite appalling.)

Review # 2 was written on 2014-01-23 00:00:00 Joseph Mcmillan Inspiring stories!