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Many people came to Pennsylvania and the other colonies as '''indentured servants'''. For an excellent discussion of "unfree labor," see Sharon V. Salinger, ''To Serve Well and Faithfully: Labor and Indentured Servants in Pennsylvania, 1682-1800'' (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1987; Family History Library book {{FHL|604594|item|disp=FHL book 974.8 E6ss}}. It includes the names of some individuals who were indentured servants. The sources Salinger used can provide examples of the kind of records to search to find out information about these individuals. | Many people came to Pennsylvania and the other colonies as '''indentured servants'''. For an excellent discussion of "unfree labor," see Sharon V. Salinger, ''To Serve Well and Faithfully: Labor and Indentured Servants in Pennsylvania, 1682-1800'' (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1987; Family History Library book {{FHL|604594|item|disp=FHL book 974.8 E6ss}}. It includes the names of some individuals who were indentured servants. The sources Salinger used can provide examples of the kind of records to search to find out information about these individuals. | ||
Various immigrant aid societies assisted poor Europeans (usually focusing on a single nationality) who wished to settle in Pennsylvania, including: | Various immigrant aid societies assisted poor Europeans (usually focusing on a single nationality) who wished to settle in Pennsylvania, including (with year organized and nationality): | ||
*The Society of Ancient Bretons (1729 - Welsh), known as The Welsh Society from 1802 forward | *The Society of Ancient Bretons (org. 1729 - '''Welsh'''), known as The Welsh Society from 1802 forward | ||
*The St. Andrew's Society of Philadelphia (1749 - Scots) | *The St. Andrew's Society of Philadelphia (1749 - '''Scots''') | ||
*Hibernian Club of Philadelphia (1759 - Irish) | *Hibernian Club of Philadelphia (1759 - '''Irish''') | ||
*''Die Deutsche Gesellschaft zu Philadelphia'' (1764 - Germans) | *''Die Deutsche Gesellschaft zu Philadelphia'' (1764 - '''Germans''') | ||
*Friendly Sons of St. Patrick (1771 - Irish) | *Friendly Sons of St. Patrick (1771 - '''Irish''') | ||
*The Society of the Sons of St. George (1772 - English) | *The Society of the Sons of St. George (1772 - '''English''') | ||
*The Hibernian Society for the Relief of Emigrants from Ireland (1790 - Irish) | *The Hibernian Society for the Relief of Emigrants from Ireland (1790 - '''Irish''') | ||
*''La Société Française de Bienfaisance de Philadelphie, pour conseiller et secourir les Français'' (1791 - French) | *''La Société Française de Bienfaisance de Philadelphie, pour conseiller et secourir les Français'' (1791 - '''French''') | ||
*The Philadelphia Society for the Information and Assistance of Emigrants and Persons Emigrating from Foreign Countries ( | *The Philadelphia Society for the Information and Assistance of Emigrants and Persons Emigrating from Foreign Countries (1793)<ref>Erna Risch, "Immigrant Aid Societies Before 1820," ''The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography,'' Vol. 60, No. 1 (Jan. 1936):15-33. For free online access, see [http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Source:Historical_Society_of_Pennsylvania._Pennsylvania_Magazine_of_History_and_Biography WeRelate].</ref> | ||
In the 1870s Pennsylvania attracted large numbers of immigrants from '''southern and eastern Europe'''. These included Slavs, Poles, Italians, Jews, Russians, and Greeks. During the 19th and especially the 20th centuries, blacks from the southern states also moved to Pennsylvania in large numbers. | In the 1870s Pennsylvania attracted large numbers of immigrants from '''southern and eastern Europe'''. These included Slavs, Poles, Italians, Jews, Russians, and Greeks. During the 19th and especially the 20th centuries, blacks from the southern states also moved to Pennsylvania in large numbers. | ||