Extractions: Even with today's internet resources, you may have to hire a professional genealogist. Sometimes, it's necessary when researching a common name, such as Smith! Other times, they can visit a courthouse to obtain the vital records you need. Best yet, a professional genealogist is trained to do the research quickly and accurately, making it cost-efficient. We suggest you visit Ancestral Branches if you need help discovering your family history The United States Canada , Australia, and New Zealand are nations of immigrants. The majority of the modern population's ancestors came from someplace else, principally Europe. At some point, no matter how long your family has lived in North America or the Pacific Rim, it's likely your research will take you to another country. Tips and resources for tracking down your immigrant ancestors.
Extractions: You'll need to know the evolution of the INS, including dates of Acts, formations of offices, and the various names and governmental units overseeing immigration to assist you in locating ships passenger lists. The following is a summary from the , which is the repository of immigration documents. We'll say this, it's an interesting study in American bureaucracy. On March 2, 1819, the United States Congress passed an Act requiring captains and masters of foreign ships to submit to the Collector of Customs a list of all passengers arriving at American ports, or those located in its territories. This was a precursor to later immigration acts. The Act went into effect January 1, 1820. Collectors were required to provide an abstract of these ships passenger lists to to the Secretary of State on a quarterly basis. The Secretary of State in turn, submitted a copy of these records to Congress for every session. The Act was revised, allowing Customs to keep the lists after 1874, but requiring them to submit a statistical summation to the Treasury Department.
INS History, Genealogy, And Education - Immigration Arrival Records Researchers use historical immigration records to document the arrival of immigrants in the Ship passenger Manifests Land Border Arrival records http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/aboutus/history/immrecs/immrec.htm
Extractions: Immigration arrival records are the official record of an immigrant's admission to the United States. These official records took different forms in different historical eras. From 1820 to 1924, official arrival records were kept on big sheets called passenger lists, ship lists, or ship passenger manifests. Since 1924, visas have been the official immigration records, and since 1944, Alien Registration records and files. Researchers use historical immigration records to document the arrival of immigrants in the United States. While most historical immigration records are open to the public at the National Archives , more recent records remain with DHS and are subject to the Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts Ship Passenger Manifests Land Border Arrival Records Visa Files, 1924-1944 ... Alien Registration Records Last Modified 07/26/2005
Extractions: Although the keeping of regular passenger lists began in 1855 in Canada, with the passing of the British "Passenger Act", some earlier records are available. An Index Reel C-4252 covers the period 1817-31, but is by no means a complete list and consists only of names drawn from the correspondence of the British Secretary of State.
Ellis Island Records Search Ellis Island ship passenger records in the Ellis Island free genealogy search engine. Baltimore passenger and immigration Lists Volume 2, 18511872 http://www.ancestorhunt.com/ellis_island_records_search.html
Extractions: Ancestor Hunt Ship Passenger Search Ellis Island Immigrant Records Search Engine Ellis Island U.S. Immigration Records The Ellis Island database contains names and data for over 22.5 million immigrants who arrived by ship in the Port of New York between 1892 and 1924. You will find both ship passengers and the ship crew members included in the Ellis Island free genealogy surname search engine. More Ship Passenger Lists Mormon Church Records Bible Record Transcriptions Search for Old Family Bibles ... Genealogy Links Ellis Island Immigrant Photo Gallery Ellis Island Photos Ellis Island Immigration Station Immigrants walking across bridge 1907 immigrants at Ellis Island ... 1886 Statue of Liberty Find out when your ancestors first arrived in America. First Name: Last Name: Ellis Island is located in New York Harbor along with our proud lady - The Statue of Liberty. They are open daily 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. except Christmas Day. Also See: More Ship Passenger Lists Searches Immigration Records at Ancestry.com
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Extractions: Check out Web Search Garage. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Notable British Families, 1600s-1900s Cites 149,000 records. Immigrants to the New World, 1600s-1800s Ships' passenger lists, covers 58,000 people who arrived in New England or the Mid-Atlantic states. English Origins of New England Families, 1500s-1800s Covers over 143,000 people. German and Swiss Settlers in America, 1700s-1800s Covers about 226,000 people. Italians to America, 1880-1893 Covers about 413,000 people. Boston, 1821-1850 Passenger and Immigration Lists Covers about 161,000 people.
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Cyndi's List - Immigration & Naturalization passenger Lists and immigration records A Guide from the Clayton Library in Houston, Texas. Appleton s genealogy Books and CDROMs - immigration http://www.cyndislist.com/immigrat.htm
NARA - Genealogists/Family Historians - Immigration Records genealogy Resources. Caring for Your Family Archives Publications immigration records, also known as ship passenger arrival records, may provide http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/immigration/
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New Zealand Genealogy - Passenger Lists - Geneology links to over 420 passenger lists for New Zealand. immigration records Search, Mormon Database Search New Zealand genealogy passenger Lists http://www.genealogylinks.net/newzealand/nzships.htm
Extractions: GeneSearch Ads US Ports of Arrival and Their Available Passenger Lists 1820-1957 This is a list of nearly every port in the United States that has published immigration records (passenger arrival lists) 1820-1957, organized by state. Included are Canadian border crossing records, which are called "St. Albans Lists" and are listed here under the state of Vermont (even though the actual border crossing may have taken place elsewhere). Mexican border crossing records are also listed here for California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. The rest are for ship passenger arrival records.
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Extractions: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/ Have you hit a brick wall with your ancestors? Search for your family origins on Olive Tree Genealogy free Ships' Passenger lists, family surnames, church records, military muster rolls, census records, land records and much more will help you find that elusive ancestor. QUICK LINKS: Site Map Naturalization Records Ships Passenger Lists Census Records ... Search free sites First Name Last Name Free Databases on http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/ Site Map Ships Passenger Lists Images NY Times Ship Arrivals Extracts 1851-1929 NY Ships Lists 1847-1896 ... Lost Faces Are some of my links not displaying for you? If you have pop-up blockers or spyware blockers enabled, they might interfere with the valid links on this website. These programs can mistakenly break many legitimate sites. I do not have pop-ups. I do not put spyware on your computer. If you can't see my links , turn off your blockers or click here for help 2 Olives Up Featured CD Tip of the Month 70% of Americans and Canadians can trace their family back to the United Kingdom or Ireland. Find your English, Irish, Scottish or Welsh ancestors!
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Ship's Passenger Lists And Indexes which record the names of whole groups of immigrants from one area, passenger and immigration Lists Index A guide to published arrival records of http://www.ikweb.com/murduck/genealogy/research/sources/passenger_lists/
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