US Immigration Passenger Arrival Records: Difference between revisions

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*An excellent index of over 4,588,000 names found in more than 2,500 published sources is: Filby, P. William, and Mary Keysor Meyer. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7385897&referer=brief_results ''Passenger and Immigration Lists Index''], 15 vols. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research, 1981-. (Family History Library book 973 W32p.) This is an index of '''published''' passenger lists. The first three volumes are a combined alphabetical index printed in 1981. Supplemental volumes have been issued annually.<br>
*An excellent index of over 4,588,000 names found in more than 2,500 published sources is: Filby, P. William, and Mary Keysor Meyer. ''[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7486 Passenger and Immigration Lists Index]'', 15 vols. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research, 1981-. (Family History Library book 973 W32p.) This is an index of '''published''' passenger lists. The first three volumes are a combined alphabetical index printed in 1981. Supplemental volumes have been issued annually.<br>


::*To search the Internet Ancestry.com version of the ''Passenger and Immigration Lists Index'' for '''free at the Family History Library''' [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7486 '''click here'''], enter the name of the immigrant, search, and click "View Record" to see the source information.  
::*To search the Internet Ancestry.com version of the ''Passenger and Immigration Lists Index'' for '''free at the Family History Library''' [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7486 '''click here'''], enter the name of the immigrant, search, and click "View Record" to see the source information.  
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