Research Guide to Immigration Sources
Research Guides for Ship Passenger Lists and Immigration Records Focuses on providing guidance and links to records for passenger lists from about 1820 to the early 1950s. It includes suggestions for finding records for ports of arrival and immigration records.
Selected Sources
Ethnic Resources
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Multicultural America Good overview of history of ethnic groups in the United States.
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Jewish and/or East EuropeanJewishGen is outstanding not just for Jewish genealogy but also East European genealogy. Watch for various tutorials on ethnic genealogy offered by the major sites.
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African AmericanAfriGeneas is an excellent site with chat, message boards, surname lists, etc.
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IrelandGENUKI is one of the best umbrella sites for Ireland and, in fact, all of the British Isles.
Selected Immigration Sites
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Ellis Island Records (1892-1924)There's no cost. Registration allows you to view complete records.
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Records from Castle Garden (1830-1892)Castle Garden was the precursor to Ellis Island. Over 73 million Americans can trace their ancestors to this early immigration period.
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Finding Passenger Lists & Immigration Records 1820-1940s (arrivals at US ports from Europe)Clear, readable and understandable.
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National Archives--Immigration Records: Passengers arrivals & Border crossingsIncludes some online indexes.
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AncestryAvailable through Cornell or a local public library
Contains lots of passenger lists and immigration records.
