Finding a lot of really interesting stuff about family. We got some photos from Wanda and Virginia, so will use copies of them. Been looking up "Charlie" in the Ellis Island website, but cannot find a match for the info we do know. Cool website, though. If you know the name, spelling, date of birth, date of arrival then maybe a match can be found, including the ship, who and where the person is going, and relative physical attributes. Unfortunately, we found names that match, dates that match, but none that fit both at the same time. The ship's manifest is hand written, and as Grandpa did not speak English then, we have no reference to how they listed him. We spent the better part of 3 whole days looking for anyone that came close in spelling, dates, or origination. No one from Charlottenberg. They only list departure port, mostly English. The closest port to Charlottenberg is Gottenberg, Sweden, and that was listed a lot as origination.
So if anyone else has more information, we are halting the search and using the info we have already. Memories being what they are, there are discrepancies, and we allowed for that in our searches.
So there you have it. Time is getting short, so make sure the date is on your calender and to do list. Food is ordered, and I think I got Richard turned around about the softball game. Now he is thinking about horseshoes. At least there are a couple pits at the park.
You all have a nice weekend.
Cathy
