It's Hard to Say "Good-Bye" -- On Emigration from Eastern Europe

What was it like for our ancestors to leave their home countries and emigrate to the United States? There were times when it was more difficult for many Jews to leave eastern Europe than to enter the United States. What were the requirements for emigration? How did they know what to do? How did people get from their homes to ports of departure? How and where did they acquire tickets to sail? Did they have help along the way? This presentation takes emigrants, 1880-1914, from their homes to ports of departure.

Emily H. Garber, genealogy researcher, writer and speaker, is an anthropological archaeologist by training (B.A. and M.A) and has been researching her family history since 2007. She holds a certificate from Boston University’s Genealogical Research program and owns Extra Yad Genealogical Services. She has an abiding interest in family history methodology and historical context. Emily blogs at https://extrayad.blogspot.com/ and…