If you haven't checked it out yet, Ancestry.com's Immigration Collection is a remarkable resource for the many of us who have had a hard time “crossing the pond.” That would be true if it simply included the first-ever indexing of 1851-1891 New York arrivals--up until now, a black hole for many of us who weren't lucky enough to have specifics of their ancestors' arrivals. But if you take a look, you'll see that the collection includes many other ports (e.g., Baltimore, Boston, New Orleans, San Francisco, etc.) and time frames ranging from the 1600s to the 1940s. Over the last few months, I've revisited a few of my cross-Atlantic brick walls and have been able to knock a few down. I'd like to share a few of them in the hope of sparking an idea or two for your own research...

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