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1
Immigration RecordsGive me your
tired!http//ancestry.com/library/view/ancmag/20
43.asp
  • Nearly every American can trace their ancestors
    to a foreign land
  • Between 1607 to the present 35 to 50 million have
    entered the this country
  • Most entered through the US ports
    Baltimore,Boston, New Orleans, New York City,
    Philadelphia, Minor ports, If they entered
    legally there should be a paper trail

2
Federal and State Records
  • Two times periods
  • Earliest Colonial period until about 1820,
    records were kept by the colony or state where
    the port was located. Ship captains were not
    required to have a list
  • After 1820 the records are better and the
    captains had to lists all passengers. About 1
    million people entered the US during this time.
    These can be found at the port city or in the
    archives, usually located in the states capital

3
Records found at
  • After 1820 the records are found in the National
    Archives
  • Regional branch libraries of the National
    Archives
  • 2 types of federal immigration records Customer
    Passenger lists and Immigration passenger lists

4
Customs Passenger List
  • These lists were kept by the US Customs Service
    and cover the years 1820 until about 1891

5
Immigration Passenger list
  • These lists were kept by the US Immigration and
    Naturalization Service (INS). They began 1906
    and continued until 1957

6
Each list can contain
  • Name
  • Age
  • Gender
  • Occupation
  • Country of Embarkation
  • Country of Destination
  • They could contain a birth place, last place of
    residence and address of a relative in the native
    country depending on the year

7
Passenger lists have been indexed
  • These can be found on the internet, National
    Archives and the Family History Library (can be
    ordered to any library)
  • Passenger lists have been indexed which help us
    to find our ancestor easier, they are the best
    starting point for finding out where our
    ancestors left and arrived from

8
Steps to take to find a ship list
  • Complete name of individual (first, middle, last
    and any variations)
  • Approximate year of arrival
  • Port city where the immigrant entered
  • Ships name
  • Port of embarkation
  • Hometown where they left from

9
Resources for immigration
  • Book Passenger and Immigration Lists Index A
    Guide to Published Arrival Records and Passengers
    Who Came to the United States and Canada in the
    17th, 18th and 19th Centuries
  • Internet
  • Family History Library
  • Remember to check publications that are specific
    to ethnic groups

10
Internet Sites
  • www.archives.gov/research_room/genealogy
  • www.ellisisland.org Ellis Island database
  • http//www.castlegarden.org/ Castle Garden
    database
  • www.Members.aol.com/rprost/passenger.html (ships)
  • www.xmission.com/nelsonb/pioneer.htm (LDS
    pioneers)
  • www.genuki.org.uk/big
  • www.rootsweb.com/rwguide/lesson16.htm (great
    lesson on immigration)
  • http//istg.rootsweb.com/index2.html (ships)
  • www.kinshipsprints.com (photos of ships)
  • http//archives.ubalt.edu/steamship/photo.htm
    (photos of ships)
  • http//www.theshipslist.com/

11
Internet sites cont.
  • www.Colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/natinfo.htm
  • http//home.att.net/wee-monster/naturalizationrec
    ords.html
  • www.jgsny.org/kingsintro2.htm
  • www.archives.gov/research_room/genealogy/research_
    topics/naturalization_records.html
  • http//uscis.gov/graphics/aboutus/history/natzrec/
    natrec.htm
  • www.genealogybranches.com/naturalization.html

12
Special Note of interest
  • If you do not have any idea where or when you
    family members arrived.
  • Start with the 1920 Census, Column 13. This asks
    the year of immigration to the US. This would
    help you in finding the Ship and arrival date.

13
Paper Copies From NARA
  • NATF Form 81 and mailed to the NARA
  • Get the form from http//www.archives.gov/research
    _room/obtain_copies/military_and_genealogy_order_f
    orms.htmlbymail
  • Or Write to National Archives and Records
    Administration, Att NWCTB, 700 Pennsylvania
    Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20408-0001

14
Ellis Island
  • Between 1892-1954 approximately 12 million people
    were processed in the facilities
  • Today 40 of all Americans can trace their roots
    to at least one person who passed through the
    center
  • Computerized database of those who passed through
    Ellis Island between 1892 1924. The best
    starting point for searching our immigrant
    ancestors
  • Covers 11 fields name, sex, age, marital status,
    ship they arrived on, port of origin, departure
    date, nationality, last residence
  • You can get a printed copy of the scanned image
    and a picture of the ship

15
  • What was the voyage like for your ancestors?
    Can you find their journal or one from someone
    else on the same voyage that would tell you what
    it was like?
  • Read about the ships, this also helps you to
    know what it was like.

16
  • One of the most rewarding aspects of genealogy
    is the contact we have with the lives our our
    ancestors through the records they left behind.
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