re: #249 sagehen

Ellis Island didn’t open until 1892. It was only of interest to the authorities because NY was already a big city, and lots of ships landed there. Same with Boston. On the West Coast, or the northern or southern borders, you didn’t even have to register your name. You just walked in.

We came in from a Canadian landing, Halifax IRRC. We went pretty straight to NY. (And we did lose an O’ along the way.)