Society, Genealogy, Emigration and Immigration
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- An article by John Philip Colletta describing how technology has affected genealogy research.
- Immigration resources at the New York State Library.
- The former Immigration and Naturalization Service. Information and services available to the public.
- Article by George G. Morgan.
- The Wisconsin Historical Society describes how to obtain naturalization records.
- This article in the "Illustrated London News," July 6, 1860, describes emigration from Ireland and the United Kingdom and the journey across the Atlantic.
- Bibliographic essay by Donna R. Gabaccia.
- The travel and arrival of immigrants to Ellis Island as presented by Liberty State Park.
- Late 19th and early 20th century immigration to the USA, with an emphasis on Irish, Italian, Jewish, and Swedish immigration.
- New York's Tenement Museum focuses on America's urban immigrant history. The Museum's site features program information, directions, hours and online tickets and reservations.
- Summarizes the types of naturalization records that genealogy researchers can be expected to find.
- Graph showing the number of immigrants to the U.S. by decade.
- Collection of databases comprised of the Morton Allan Directory, M1066 Microfilm series from NARA, various newspaper articles, Internet sources, and personal contributions. Can also search for ships.
- Searchable database and copies of passenger manifests of ships arriving at Ellis Island from 1892 through 1924.
- Online database of emigration lists available to genealogists.
- These lesson plans from the "American Memory" project at the Library of Congress include 3 units exploring Immigration.
- Information on the society and its German emphasis.
- PGSA's introduction to migration, ports of entry, ship passenger lists,and naturalization records.
- Tips for those tracing their Mormon pioneer ancestry from Europe, Scandinavia, Australia, and South Africa to Salt Lake City, Utah.
- An index to genealogical microfilm rolls published by the National Archives and Records Administration.
- Voyage accounts, emigration information, lists of ships sailing to Canada, information on the ports, and on the people. Extracted from government and shipping records.
- Research guide and bibliography presented by the Library of Congress.
- Arnie Lang's research guide for immigration records and passenger lists.
- The Balch Institute documents and interprets the ethnic and immigrant experience in the United States.
- A description of the passenger arrival records in Canada, 1865-1935, and their availability. Searchable online database of records 1925-1935.
- Covers several different ethnic groups' introduction to the U.S. Includes timeline of immigration, personal stories of both immigrants and workers at Ellis Island, and a discussion of The Statue of Liberty.
- Detailed review of www.ellisislandrecords.org.
- Series of lessons on how to trace immigrant ancestors.
- The place to go for tracking your ancestors as they moved.
- The IHRC at the University of Minnesota is an international resource on American immigration and ethnic history. It maintains archival and library collections, sponsors academic and public programs, and publishes bibliographic and scholarly works.
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