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Ancestry/Genealogy

CBHagman

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6. Thank you for the tip.

Reply to csziggy (Reply #5)

Sat Jun 16, 2012, 09:49 AM

Jun 2012

I've heard that Italian immigrants in particular were known to go back and forth, and then of course there's the phenomenon of bringing the family over in contingents, which is what happened with my Ellis Island relatives.

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Castle Garden, Ellis Island, and All Other Points of Entry [View all] CBHagman May 2012 OP

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