Finding an immigrant's name on a passenger list is exciting, but there's more information in that entry than you might expect. Learn what the cryptic abbreviations and number codes jotted on U.S. customs manifests can reveal about an immigrant's experience when they arrived in "Amerika."

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Liz is a popular presenter for Legacy Family Tree Webinars. She served for 10 years as co-editor of Generations, the quarterly journal of the Minnesota Genealogical Society. She is in her third term as president of the Association for Professional Ge-nealogists’ Northland Chapter and has served on genealogical society boards and committees extensively. She currently is Associate Director for the Upper Midwest Genealogy Institute (UMGI).

Liz has received many awards for her efforts: Minnesota Genealogical Society Founders Award in 2022, National Genealogical Society Award for Excellence: Genealogical Methods and Sources in 2022, Heritage Education Commission Advancing Genealogical Skills Award in 2021, Minnesota Genealogical Society Ambassador Award in 2020,
International Society of Family History Writers and Editors Excellence in Writing Award, Category II, Published Articles in 2020, and more dating as far back as 2017.

The webinar will be recorded, so any registrant who is not able to attend the live broadcast will have access to the recording and handout in a subsequent email.