passndx 1524 959916 How to Interpret Passngr.Arrival Soundex Index +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ HOW TO INTERPRET INDEX TO PASSENGER ARRIVALS LIST #T-621 (SOUNDEX) +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ A JewishGen InfoFile HOW TO INTERPRET U.S. NATIONAL ARCHIVES MICROFILM # T-621, INDEX TO PASSENGER ARRIVALS LIST (SOUNDEX), JULY 1, 1902 - DEC. 31, 1943 Examples: BEFORE 1909 ~~~~~~~~~~~ K-120 NAME: KOVACS, JULIAN AGE:10 GROUP: 41 LIST 5 SEX: f [PAGE] [LINE] CITIZEN OF: HUNGARY STEAMER: CARPATHIA DATE: NOV. 7, 1908 AFTER 1909 ~~~~~~~~~~ [TYPE 1] S242 SCHELSKI, DAVID 87 24 CAROLINA FEB. 15, 1909 [PAGE] [LINE] [SHIP] [DATE OF ARRIVAL] --- [TYPE 2] S242 SCHELSKI, DAVID 50m 21 81 9111 [AGE & SEX] [LINE] [PAGE] [VOLUME] NOTE: The page number is usually written in the lower left hand corner of the passenger list. It can be printed or a handwritten number. If you know the date, check with the IMMIGRANT AND PASSENGER ARRIVALS CATALOG. Pages 55 to 120 will list the corresponding volume. In the examples above Volume 9111 is for ships arriving on June 5, 1927. --------- [16Sep95] Source: National Archives Microfilm Room Information Desk Provider: Stuart C. Einbinder +----------------------------------------------------------------------+