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The former Immigration and Naturalization Service. Information and services available to the
public.
http://uscis.gov/
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From One Life to Another
This site offers a comprehensive look at late 19th and early 20th century immigration, with an
emphasis on Irish, Italian, Jewish, and Swedish immigration. Visitors to the site can read
interesting articles, test their knowledge, find their relative through genealogy links, and even
add their own content.
http://library.thinkquest.org/26786/
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Hamburg State Archive: Link to Your Roots
Online database of emigration lists available to genealogists.
http://www.hamburg.de/fhh/behoerden/staatsarchiv/link_to_your_roots/english/
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Alms House Admission Foreigners and Nativity Records
Searchable database of Almshouse records of NY City 1855-1858. These records provide immigration
details, ages, and places of birth. They list immigrants to Canada, New York, Philadelphia, New
Orleans and Boston.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/ships/ny_alms1855.htm
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Naturalization Records in USA and Canada
Searchable online naturalization records. Resource guide for finding declarations of intent, first
papers, alien registrations, passport applications, petitions of naturalization, certificates of
citizenship.
http://naturalizationrecords.com/
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Twenty Two Million Immigrants Became Americans on Ellis Island
Detailed review of www.ellisislandrecords.org.
http://www.epinions.com/content_19030773380
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Wisconsin Naturalization Records
The Wisconsin Historical Society describes how to obtain naturalization records.
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/genealogy/natlzn/index.html
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NARA Immigrant and Passenger Arrivals on Microfilm
An index to genealogical microfilm rolls published by the National Archives and Records
Administration.
http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm_catalogs/immigrant/customs_records_1820_1891.html
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National Archives and Records Administration
Information regarding the passenger lists that are available (and not available) and how to obtain
copies of them.
http://www.archives.gov/research_room/genealogy/immigrant_arrivals/passenger_records.html
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Types of US Naturalization Records
Summarizes the types of naturalization records that genealogy researchers can be expected to find.
http://zensite.home.att.net/genealogy/naturalization.html
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Immigration in the Guilded Age and Progressive Era
Bibliographic essay by Donna R. Gabaccia.
http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~shgape/bibs/immig.html
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Coming to America in Search of the American Dream: Immigrant Voices
Fifth grade students describe their family experiences coming to America. A message board invites
others to share their family immigration stories.
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0212700
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Library of Congress: Lesson Ideas
These lesson plans from the "American Memory" project at the Library of Congress include
3 units exploring Immigration.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/theme.html
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Tracing Immigrant Origins
Series of lessons on how to trace immigrant ancestors.
http://www.genealogy.com/uni-immi.html
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Tracing Immigrant Origins
This Family History Library publication outlines how to locate where immigrants came from. These
principles can be applied to almost any country.
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/guide/tracing_immigrant_origins.asp
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Thirteen Reasons Our Ancestors Migrated
Article by George G. Morgan.
http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/columns/george/1436.asp
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Books Which Document the History of Immigration
Bibliography of books available at the USC library.
http://www.usc.edu/isd/archives/ethnicstudies/immig_books.html
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Locating Ship Passenger Lists
Article by Myra Vanderpool Gormley, C.G. hosted at Genealogy.com.
http://www.genealogy.com/genealogy/8_mgpal.html
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Migrations
The place to go for tracking your ancestors as they moved.
http://www.migrations.org
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Cimorelli Immigration Manifests Online
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.
http://www.cimorelli.com/safe/shipmenu.htm
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Lower East Side Tenement Museum
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.
http://www.tenement.org/
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Arnie's Research Guide
Arnie Lang's research guide for immigration records and passenger lists.
http://home.att.net/~arnielang/shipgide.html
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Immigrants to Canada in the Nineteenth Century
The information on these pages has been extracted from various government records, as well as
the odd shipping record (mostly from the Allan Line). It contains voyage accounts, emigration
information, lists of ships sailing to Canada, information on the ports, and on the people.
http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/~marj/genealogy/thevoyage.html
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New York State Library: Genealogy: Tracing Your Immigrant Ancestors
Immigration resources at the New York State Library.
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/genealogy/tracimmi.htm
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The Tide of Emigration
This article in the "Illustrated London News," July 6, 1860, describes emigration from
Ireland and the United Kingdom and the journey across the Atlantic.
http://www-adm.pdx.edu/user/frinq/pluralst/tide.htm
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Tracing Mormon Pioneers
This research guide provides tips for those tracing their Mormon Pioneer ancestry from Europe,
Scandinavia, Australia, and South Africa to Salt Lake City, Utah. It has been over 150 years since
the arrival of the first pioneer company to Salt Lake City in 1847 and many have not traced their
pioneer heritage.
http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/pioneer.htm
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Technology's Impact on Immigrant Records
An article by John Philip Colletta describing how technology has affected genealogy research.
http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/ancmag/5079.asp
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Immigrant Arrivals: A Guide To Published Sources
Research guide and bibliography presented by the Library of Congress.
http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/toc/becites/genealogy/immigrant/76375618.toc.html
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National Archives of Canada
A description of the passenger arrival records in Canada, 1865-1935, and their availability.
http://www.archives.ca/exec/naweb.dll?fs&020118&e&top&0
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Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies
The Balch Institute documents and interprets the ethnic and immigrant experience in the United
States.
http://www.balchinstitute.org/
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Immigration: The Living Mosaic of People, Culture, and Hope
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.
http://library.thinkquest.org/20619/
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A Historical Look at U.S. Immigration Policy
Graph showing the number of immigrants to the U.S. by decade.
http://showme.missouri.edu/~socbrent/immigr.htm
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Immigrant Journey
The travel and arrival of immigrants to Ellis Island as presented by Liberty State Park.
http://www.libertystatepark.com/immigran.htm
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Ellis Island to Aid Genealogists
Article about computerized immigration data from ship manifests to be made available. Includes
links to on-line classes and a how-to guide relating to immigration research. Presented by
Genealogy.com.
http://www.genealogy.com/genealogy/ellisinfo.html
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Immigrant Genealogy Society
Information on the society and its German emphasis.
http://feefhs.org/igs/frg-igs.html
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Immigration History Research Center
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.
http://www1.umn.edu/ihrc
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Primer of Emigration & Immigration
PGSA's introduction to migration, ports of entry, ship passenger lists,and naturalization records.
http://www.pgsa.org/primer.htm
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