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-== Emigration Records ==
+== Emigration Records  ==
 Between 1850 and 1890, Mecklenburg with a population of only 420,000 people had some 148,000 people emigrate, the majority to the United States.&nbsp; Most of these emigrants were peasants, struggling in poverty, looking for opportunities for a better life.
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+Most Mecklenburg emigrants left through the port of Hamburg.&nbsp; The port of Hamburg maintained records of departures starting in 1850.&nbsp; These departure records are called the Hamburg passenger lists.&nbsp; The records of Hamburg have been microfilmed and are available in the collection of the Family History Library.&nbsp;
-Most Mecklenburg emigrants left through the port of Hamburg.&nbsp; the port of Hamburg maintained records of departures starting in 1850.&nbsp; These departure records are called the Hamburg passenger lists.&nbsp; The records of Hamburg have been microfilmed and are available in the collection of the Family History Library.&nbsp;
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+Emigrants were required to request permission from the government to leave.&nbsp; There are some emigration records available at the following address:
+Staatsarchiv Schwerin
-Emigrants were required to request permission from the government to leave.&nbsp; There are some emigration records available at the following address:
+Graf-Schack-Allee 2
-Staatsarchiv Schwerin
+Schwerin
-Graf-Schack-Allee 2
+Germany
-Schwerin
-Germany
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