Immigrant Girls to New York database

[annclare]

Hi all
Got this message on another site - May be of interest. I don't know how much it adds to the existing passenger list but could be worth a look.
annclare

There is an article in this week's CATHOLIC NEW YORK describing the Irish Museum at Watson House at the tip of Manhattan (Our Lady of the Rosary Church,which includes The shrine to Mother Seton). The mission met the young, mostly single girls at Castle Garden or later Ellis Island and made sure
they got off to a good start. The important thing for genealogists is that they kept records, listing name, age, county, and name and address of their destination party (usually  a relative, which was so noted; brother, cousin, etc.) There are thousands of entries. It is a very easy site to negotiate.
and access is free. The URL given by CNY is
 
            watsonhouse.org
 
            From the article: Five bound ledgers, with mission history from 1897 to 1940, were digitized. They include 35,000 records and can be searched at
 
            watsonhouse.org
  which also displays information and pictures from the exhibit.

[ballydw]

Thanks AnnClare for sharing this info

[gedb2b]

Absolutely superb site and so easy to use, thank you AnnClare, it gave me the link between two sisters that I have been searching for quite a while.

GedB

[Oliverd]

Very good find thanks Annclare

Found no relatives but it is useful.