Slightly off-topic, if anyone is interested in researching their family history I found this brilliant website:
www.ellisislandrecords.org
If you register you can search records of immigrants entering the US around the turn of last century. It's FREE!
Do a search for your surname and you will find a list of full names, ages, where they were from, the name of the ship they went over in etc. You can even view the ships original manifest which includes hand-written info like who paid for the trip, the address of the person they were going to visit/stay with, distinguishing marks and even whether they were a polygamist or an anarchist! Where available there is also a photo and description of the ship itself. You may find a member of the ships crew with your name - the staff records are very entertaining. A cook who can read! An assett!
Anyway, it makes fascinating reading - go have a look!
:sk :su