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I found this site linked to an email I received a while back. It explains how to make the most of the post it notes and corrections for both Ellis Island and Ancestry sites and I wanted it share it.
I have often found records which have been transcribed incorrectly or wanted to add info to. This newsletter showed me how I could do that.
awhile back I was on Ellis Island site. I found my greatgrandfather on there, spelling was mistranscribed, though it read correctly on actual manifest. I found a section on ellis Island that allowed me to correct and I emailed them and with in 2 weeks it was corrected. I have never heard of it being done on ancestry.com though. great to know, plenty misspellings of my name on there.
One of the most fun things that I discovered in my research was finding my look alike ancestor, Prince Marino Caracciolo II. Don Marino descends from the Caracciolo Rossi family, one of the oldest families in Naples, that date back to 950 AD. He was born in Atripalda on 9-6-1587 and died in Naples o...
