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''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Minnesota, United States Genealogy|Minnesota]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota Genealogy|Lake of the Woods County]]<br>
''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Minnesota, United States Genealogy|Minnesota]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota Genealogy|Lake of the Woods County]]''<br>
[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Minnesota, United States Genealogy|Minnesota]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Roseau County, Minnesota Genealogy|Roseau County]] <br>[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Minnesota, United States Genealogy|Minnesota]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[Koochiching County, Minnesota Genealogy|Koochiching County]]''
''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Minnesota, United States Genealogy|Minnesota]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Roseau County, Minnesota Genealogy|Roseau County]]'' <br>
''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Minnesota, United States Genealogy|Minnesota]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[Koochiching County, Minnesota Genealogy|Koochiching County]]''


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Image:Minnesota, Baudette, Warroad, and International Falls, Passenger Lists (14-1631) Passenger List (back) DGS 101023522_29.jpg|Passenger List (back)
Image:Minnesota, Baudette, Warroad, and International Falls, Passenger Lists (14-1631) Passenger List (back) DGS 101023522_29.jpg|Passenger List (back)
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== What Can this Collection Tell Me? ==
The records usually include:  
The records usually include:  


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To begin your search, it is helpful to know:
To begin your search, it is helpful to know:
*The full name of your ancestor  
*The full name of your ancestor.
*The approximate date of immigration
*The approximate date of immigration.


If you do not know this information, check the census records after 1900.  
If you do not know this information, check the census records after 1900.  
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*Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life.
*Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life.


== I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now? ==
== What Do I Do Next? ==
 
When you have located your ancestor on a passenger list, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors. Add this new information to your records of each family.
When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors. Add this new information to your records of each family. For example, you can use passenger lists to:  
=== I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now? ===
Use passenger lists to:  


*Learn an immigrant’s place of origin  
*Learn an immigrant’s place of origin  
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*Find records in his or her country of origin such as emigrations, port records, or ship’s manifests.
*Find records in his or her country of origin such as emigrations, port records, or ship’s manifests.


== I Can't Find Who I'm Looking for, What Now? ==
=== I Can't Find Who I'm Looking for, What Now? ===
 
*If your ancestor had a common name, be sure to look at all the entries for a name before you decide which is correct.
*Continue to search the passenger lists to identify siblings, parents, and other relatives in the same or other generations who may have immigrated at the same time.
*If your ancestor has an uncommon surname, you may want to obtain the passenger list of every person who shares your ancestor’s surname if they lived in the same county or nearby. You may not know how or if they are related, but the information could lead you to more information about your own ancestors.
 
*Check for variant spellings of the name.  
*Check for variant spellings of the name.  
*Look for an index. Records are often indexed by local historical and genealogical societies.  
*Look for an index. Records are often indexed by local historical and genealogical societies.  
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