The AFIHC records include virtually every human being on every ship entering the Port of New York from overseas during the years 1892 through 1957. The manifests thus include many people who did not actually set foot on Ellis Island, such as 1st and 2nd class passengers who were inspected on board ship; U.S. citizens; crew members; and a majority of passengers after mid-1924, when the inspection process moved to U.S. consulates in the immigrants’ home countries. Note that the Port of New York includes not only docks in New York City, but also in nearby New Jersey. Flight manifests for aircraft landing in the area from overseas can also be found in AFIHC’s database.