How do I use the Ellis Island Database Name Permutations program?
Edward Rosenbaum maintains his own FAQ for the use of his program. You can go there using the link in the LOCATIONS section above, then click the FAQ link. The direct URL is http://erosenbaum.netfirms.com/eidb.shtml#FAQ. • How do I edit the search criteria on the EIDB website? Before you can enter search criteria other than a name, you need to do an initial search on a name. When you get the results page with a list of names, you’ll see a blue section called the Passenger Search Profile on the left side of the page. This includes all information that was included in the previous search. There are six Edit buttons that enable you to edit the search criteria. You can edit the following: Name/Gender, Year of Arrival, Ethnicity, Age on Arrival, Port of Departure, Name of Ship. Each of these items needs to be edited separately, by using the appropriate Edit button for the criteria you want to edit. After you edit a particular item, a new search will be performed based on your edited criteri
