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''[[Portal:United States Emigration and Immigration|United States Emigration and Immigration]] > [[Maryland|Maryland]] > Maryland Emigration and Immigration'' | ''[[Portal:United States Emigration and Immigration|United States Emigration and Immigration]] > [[Maryland|Maryland]] > Maryland Emigration and Immigration'' | ||
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Migrations from Maryland began in the early years of the colony. Travelers generally followed the Cumberland Trail (Braddock Road) that led west to Pittsburgh and from there to the Ohio River. Many people also used the Great Trading Path, also called the Great Philadelphia Wagon Road, that led southwest along the Allegheny Ridge into the Shenandoah Valley and beyond. Some Marylanders from Prince George's County went to the Carolinas. A group of Catholics from St. Mary's County settled in Nelson County, Kentucky. By the 1820s some wealthy young Marylanders were moving slaves from their home farms to open plantations in Mississippi and surrounding areas. | Migrations from Maryland began in the early years of the colony. Travelers generally followed the Cumberland Trail (Braddock Road) that led west to Pittsburgh and from there to the Ohio River. Many people also used the Great Trading Path, also called the Great Philadelphia Wagon Road, that led southwest along the Allegheny Ridge into the Shenandoah Valley and beyond. Some Marylanders from Prince George's County went to the Carolinas. A group of Catholics from St. Mary's County settled in Nelson County, Kentucky. By the 1820s some wealthy young Marylanders were moving slaves from their home farms to open plantations in Mississippi and surrounding areas. | ||
Southerners fleeing the devastation of the Civil War and new immigrants from overseas helped to offset population losses. During the heavy period of immigration from 1830 through 1860, approximately half the immigrants were Germans and a third were Irish. These immigrants tended to remain in the cities, especially Baltimore City, Maryland. | Southerners fleeing the devastation of the Civil War and new immigrants from overseas helped to offset population losses. During the heavy period of immigration from 1830 through 1860, approximately half the immigrants were Germans, and a third were Irish. These immigrants tended to remain in the cities, especially Baltimore City, Maryland. | ||
In the 1870s and 1880s virtually all immigrants were of German origin. In the post-1880 wave of immigration, large numbers of Germans continued to come to Maryland. They were joined by Poles, Bohemians, Lithuanians, Greeks, Jews (from Germany, Poland, and Russia), Czechs, Italians, and Irish. | In the 1870s and 1880s virtually all immigrants were of German origin. In the post-1880 wave of immigration, large numbers of Germans continued to come to Maryland. They were joined by Poles, Bohemians, Lithuanians, Greeks, Jews (from Germany, Poland, and Russia), Czechs, Italians, and Irish. | ||
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Cunz, Dieter. ''The Maryland Germans: A History''. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1948. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=187114&disp=The+Maryland+Germans++ 975.2 F2c]; fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=187114&disp=The+Maryland+Germans++ 6048035].) | Cunz, Dieter. ''The Maryland Germans: A History''. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1948. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=187114&disp=The+Maryland+Germans++ 975.2 F2c]; fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=187114&disp=The+Maryland+Germans++ 6048035].) | ||
'''Early Settlers'''. An excellent index of over 2,500,000 names found in more than 2,500 published sources is: | '''Early Settlers'''. An excellent index of over 2,500,000 names of immigrants to North America found in more than 2,500 published sources is: | ||
Filby, P. William. ''Passenger and Immigration Lists Index''. 22 Volumes. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research, 1981-. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=973+W32p 973 W32p], also CD-ROM no. 9 pt. 354.) The first three volumes are a combined alphabetical index published in 1981. Supplemental volumes have been issued annually. There are also cumulative 1982 to 1985, 1986 to 1990, and 1991 to 1995, 1996 to 2000, 2001 to 2005, and 2006-2008 supplements. This does not index official U.S. arrival lists or manuscript sources, but it does index the names of many people who immigrated between 1538 and the 1900s and who are listed in published sources. | Filby, P. William. ''Passenger and Immigration Lists Index''. Because it was published in nine series, this index is easier to use on the Internet where all series can be searched at once. Internet sites with the index are: | ||
• World Vital Records Index at [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=pili www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=pili] | |||
• Ancestry at [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7486&cj=1&o_xid=0000584978&o_lid=0000584978 www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7486&cj=1&o_xid=0000584978&o_lid=0000584978] | |||
22 Volumes. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research, 1981-. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=973+W32p 973 W32p], also CD-ROM no. 9 pt. 354.) The first three volumes are a combined alphabetical index published in 1981. Supplemental volumes have been issued annually. There are also cumulative 1982 to 1985, 1986 to 1990, and 1991 to 1995, 1996 to 2000, 2001 to 2005, and 2006-2008 supplements. This does not index official U.S. arrival lists or manuscript sources, but it does index the names of many people who immigrated between 1538 and the 1900s and who are listed in published sources. | |||
A comprehensive list of about 140,000 immigrants who came to America from Britain from 1607 to 1776 is: | A comprehensive list of about 140,000 immigrants who came to America from Britain from 1607 to 1776 is: | ||
Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1776 and Emigrants in Bondage, 1614-1775''. Novato, California: Brøderbund Software, 1996. (Family History Library CD-ROM no. 9 pt. 350; not available at Family History Centers.) Many immigrants to Maryland are listed. It may show the British hometown, emigration date, ship, destination, and text of the document abstract. <!--{12032031382021} --><!--{12032031382022} --> | Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1776 and Emigrants in Bondage, 1614-1775''. Novato, California: Brøderbund Software, 1996. (Family History Library CD-ROM no. 9 pt. 350; not available at Family History Centers.) Many immigrants to Maryland are listed. It may show the British hometown, emigration date, ship, destination, and text of the document abstract. <!--{12032031382021} --><!--{12032031382022} --> | ||
=== Immigration Records === | === Immigration Records === | ||