I was doing research a number of years ago thru Ellis Island and actually found my grandparents records (both sides of my family)and purchased the manifest of my grandparents and my father (who was just a little boy) from Italy to Ellis Island. I even got pictures of the ship they sailed on.
The manifest was hand written (also comes typed) and asks several questions. One of the questions was "how much money do you have on you?" My grandfather had $25. Can you imagine? I made up a little album of those type of things and gave it to my father one Christmas. He LOVED it.
Anyway, I saved the link to my favorites and will do more follow-up research. Thanks for the link.
TIS
"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
I made up a little album of those type of things and gave it to my father one Christmas. He LOVED it. 
