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Minnesota has no ports of entry. Most immigrants to Minnesota arrived at a major eastern port such as New York (New York), Boston (Massachusetts), Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), or Quebec (Canada). Some Minnesota immigrants prior to 1855 entered through the port of New Orleans. The Family History Library has records for the ports of New York (New York), Boston (Massachusetts), and New Orleans (Louisiana) beginning about 1820. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania records start in 1800. See the United States Emigration and Immigration article for details. Quebec, Canada port records begin in 1865. Settlers generally followed the Great Lakes and the railroads to Illinois and Wisconsin, or they traveled up the Mississippi River. Steamboats and vessels traveling the lakes and rivers were not required to keep passenger lists. | Minnesota has no ports of entry. Most immigrants to Minnesota arrived at a major eastern port such as New York (New York), Boston (Massachusetts), Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), or Quebec (Canada). Some Minnesota immigrants prior to 1855 entered through the port of New Orleans. The Family History Library has records for the ports of New York (New York), Boston (Massachusetts), and New Orleans (Louisiana) beginning about 1820. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania records start in 1800. See the United States Emigration and Immigration article for details. Quebec, Canada port records begin in 1865. Settlers generally followed the Great Lakes and the railroads to Illinois and Wisconsin, or they traveled up the Mississippi River. Steamboats and vessels traveling the lakes and rivers were not required to keep passenger lists. | ||
Lists of persons coming from Canada to the United States were not recorded until 1895. Persons who crossed the border after that year might be listed in Soundex Index to Canadian Border Entries Through the St. Albans, Vermont District, 1895–1924, and other sources mentioned in the "[[Canada Emigration and Immigration|Canada Emigration and Immigration]]" article. These and other border entry indexes and lists are also described in the [[ | Lists of persons coming from Canada to the United States were not recorded until 1895. Persons who crossed the border after that year might be listed in Soundex Index to Canadian Border Entries Through the St. Albans, Vermont District, 1895–1924, and other sources mentioned in the "[[Canada Emigration and Immigration|Canada Emigration and Immigration]]" article. These and other border entry indexes and lists are also described in the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search]] of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
CANADA – EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION | CANADA – EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION | ||
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Information about immigrant groups from eastern and southern Europe is at the Immigration History Research Center described in the "[[Minnesota Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]" article. | Information about immigrant groups from eastern and southern Europe is at the Immigration History Research Center described in the "[[Minnesota Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]" article. | ||
To find books about migration in Minnesota, use a [[ | To find books about migration in Minnesota, use a [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search]] of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
MINNESOTA – EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION | MINNESOTA – EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION | ||
Records of major ethnic groups are also listed in the [[ | Records of major ethnic groups are also listed in the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search]] of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
MINNESOTA – MINORITIES. | MINNESOTA – MINORITIES. | ||