*Speaker will present in person. You may attend in person or on Zoom.

Program Description:

Late 19th and early 20th century alien passenger manifests often contain cryptic number and letter codes, which are ignored by most genealogists. These codes offer significant details about our ancestors’ immigration and naturalization experience. Elizabeth Gomoll’s presentation is heavily illustrated with examples from actual immigrant passenger lists, and the handout provides a glossary of the terms, codes, and abbreviations.

Bio:

Elizabeth Williams Gomoll began researching her Swedish and German ancestors more than forty years ago. She is active in multiple genealogical organizations including being president of Association for Professional Genealogists Northland Chapter, has published two genealogy-related books and is co-editor of Generations, a quarterly genealogy journal. As a professional genealogist, Elizabeth Gomoll undertakes research for clients across the U.S. and overseas as Red Bird Genealogy Services (www.RedBirdGen.com).

Following the main program, there will be a joint meeting of the Ukraine and Belarus SIGs, both in person and on Zoom, beginning at approximately 3:15PM.  Please see  BELARUS or UKRAINE for more info.