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From: Joseph J Jarfas <>
Subject: Re: [HUNGARY-L] ship lists
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 01:22:18 -0500
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wrote:

> I am about to order a film from the FHC center. I saw in the NARA microfilm
> catalogue that passenger lists were soundexed. There is a film that has the
> soundex that goes from K622 - K624.
> First question: Am I correct in thinking that this also includes K623, which
> is the one I am after?

Yes

> The film covers the years from 1902 to 1943.
> Second question: Does that mean that you don't have to know the year that your
> relatives came over, that you would do a search by name and the approximate
> time of arrival?

Yes, provided - in your case, that they did not arrive before 1902.

> I haven't ordered any films from the FHC yet, so I am not familiar with the
> format. I am assuming, which is not always a good thing to do, that when I get
> that film I will scroll along until I find my family names somewhere on that
> roll. They say that all passenger lists are available from NARA or FHC.
> That being the case, knowing the port of arrival (NY) that I should be able to
> find their records on that film. Am I thinking right? What can I expect or
> not expect to find? I would like to go a bit prepared for this so I have an
> idea of what I am doing. Thanks for your time.
> Joyce

The Soundex card will list the year and ship name and manifest film # - at NARA;
don't know if the FHC films are also set up that way. If there are many of the
same names, they will be alphabetically listed by given names. But you have to
fill out a form to order the film by its number; and they call you when the film
arrives. (You can also check with them to see if your requested information isn't
on fiche. If it is you don't have to order the film since each FHC has a full set
of fiche locally.)

Joe

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Joseph J Jarfas
Equinunk, PA - USA




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