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*Pre-statehood settlers of Michigan generally came from New York, Ohio, the New England states, and Ontario. Many immigrants from Germany and the Netherlands arrived by 1850. Later arrivals were Scandinavian, Irish, Cornish, Italian, and Polish. A helpful source on Michigan immigrants is: | *Pre-statehood settlers of Michigan generally came from New York, Ohio, the New England states, and Ontario. Many immigrants from Germany and the Netherlands arrived by 1850. Later arrivals were Scandinavian, Irish, Cornish, Italian, and Polish. A helpful source on Michigan immigrants is: | ||
::Vander Hill, C. Warren. ''Settling the Great Lakes Frontier: Immigration to Michigan, 1837–1924''. Lansing, Michigan: Michigan Historical Commission, 1970. {{FHL|200702|item|disp=FHL | ::Vander Hill, C. Warren. ''Settling the Great Lakes Frontier: Immigration to Michigan, 1837–1924''. Lansing, Michigan: Michigan Historical Commission, 1970. {{FHL|200702|item|disp=FHL book 977.4 W2v}}.) | ||
*Major ports of entry to Michigan have been New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Quebec. The Family History Library | *Major ports of entry to Michigan have been New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Quebec. The [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&countryId=1 Family History Library], the [http://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/ National Archives] and [http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/default.aspx?rt=40 Ancestry.com] have passenger lists for American ports for the years 1820 to 1924 and indexes for 1820 to 1943. The library has lists for Quebec for 1865 to 1900. More detailed information on these sources is in [[United States Emigration and Immigration]]. | ||
*The United States made records of the individuals who came into Michigan from Canada. The library has a film copy of these records in: | *The United States made records of the individuals who came into Michigan from Canada. The library has a film copy of these records in: | ||
::United States Immigration and Naturalization Services. ''Detroit District Manifest Records of Aliens Arriving from Foreign Contiguous Territory: Arrivals at Detroit, Michigan, 1906–1954'' (Washington, D.C.: Immigration and Naturalization Services, [195?]) {{RecordSearch|1916040|Michigan, Detroit Manifests of Arrivals at the Port of Detroit 1906-1954}} images only–Free. {{FHL|484198|item|disp=FHL firm 1490449 (first of 117 films}} | ::United States Immigration and Naturalization Services. ''Detroit District Manifest Records of Aliens Arriving from Foreign Contiguous Territory: Arrivals at Detroit, Michigan, 1906–1954'' (Washington, D.C.: Immigration and Naturalization Services, [195?]) {{RecordSearch|1916040|Michigan, Detroit Manifests of Arrivals at the Port of Detroit 1906-1954}} images only–Free. {{FHL|484198|item|disp=FHL firm 1490449 (first of 117 films}} | ||
::A Wiki article describing this online resource is [[Michigan, Detroit Manifests of Individuals Entering Through the Port of Detroit (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Michigan, | ::A Wiki article describing this online resource is [[Michigan, Detroit Manifests of Individuals Entering Through the Port of Detroit (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Michigan, Detroit Manifests of Individuals Entering Through the Port of Detroit (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
*There are also ''Passenger and Alien Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at the Port of Detroit, MI, 1946–1957'', available at the National Archives (National Archives on 23 rolls; series M1479). | *There are also ''Passenger and Alien Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at the Port of Detroit, MI, 1946–1957'', available at the National Archives (National Archives on 23 rolls; series M1479). | ||