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      • The Adoption Experience

        If you are among the millions of people whose life has been touched by adoption, please visit this new section of our site (currently under construction). Adoptees and birth family members wishing to reunite can find many resources.

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        17,000+ Passenger Manifests in 16 Volumes plus
        numerous other passengers listed in Special Projects.

        [Volume 1 ] [Volume 2] [Volume 3] [Volume 4] [Volume 5] [Volume 6]
        [Volume 7] [Volume 8] [Volume 9] [Volume 10] [Volume 11] [Volume 12]
        [Volume 13] [Volume 14] [Volume 15] [Volume 16]

        [Emigration in the 19th Century from the municipality of Borghorst,
        City and County of Burgsteinfurt (by name), Passenger lists to the US including Port of Arrival, Brazil arrivals, Arrivals in countries other than the US and Brazil and Extracts of the baptism register for the Catholic parish of St. Nikomedes; Emigrants from Burg Steinfurt (by name), Passenger lists to the US Including Port of Arrival, Other emigration by name, Extracts of the baptism register for the Catholic parish of St. Joh. Nepomuk and Extracts of the birth register of the Jewish Parish.
        ]

        [Jacobite Rebellion Ships] [ISTG German Departures] [ISTG NY Arrivals]
        [Austria, Poland, Galicia] [Irish to Argentina] [WW2 Refugees to Australia]
        [1903 Project] [Halifax, N.S., Canada Depart & Arrivals] [Maritime News]
        [Immigrant Pictures] [The ISTG Compass] [The Adoption Experience]


        Keep up to date with what's going on with ISTG volunteers, friends and families by reading the Captain's Blog. Updated 5 January 2015

        We are all seeking to complete our family tree. In keeping with the belief that we all are entitled to know our heritage and those who came before us, I have created The Adoption Story Board. While it is in its infancy, I know that it will grow, just as the passenger lists grew, starting with a few lists added over ten years ago. It begins by taking the first step.

        From personal experience, I know that genealogists and family historians are some of the best sleuths in the world. Please take a look and see if you may be able to help someone complete their family tree. The Adoption Story Board puts a human face and words from the heart on a situation and an injustice that has existed far too long.

        smtree Your family tree is your unique piece of history to be passed down through the ages and enjoyed by grandchildren and great-grandchildren you have yet to meet.

        In this age of technology, it's important to preserve some of the past so that it is long remembered. The facts about where your ancestors came from as well as the stories that detail their everyday lives are a gift no one else but you can pass on. Don't let it go unrecorded. Start today with what you know even if you don't have a lot of information. It's a beginning and it's free. Once you put in some information, Ancestry Hints automatically starts searching for records to help you. Those records might include census data, military records and immigration records. Ask other family members to fill in the gaps, add photos and stories, events that made you laugh or cry - and you will create a keepsake for all time.

        I want to thank all the ISTG Volunteers for their exceptional work as we move into Volume 15 - having finished 16,000+ passenger lists which are now online for you.

        We are been expanding our research to become more personal. If you are searching for an ancestor and you know the name of the ship, the date and port of arrival, we will do all we can to locate and publish on our site, the passenger list from that ship. The Research Team can be contacted by emailing Research Team

        We are still taking on new volunteers, so if you're interested in joining the Guild, you can find our Guild Application here. If you have sent in an application to which you received no response, you haven't been rejected. This may be a slow process but if you've waited more than a couple of weeks, please contact me by email.





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