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 *[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10029/russians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili,immigration-norels&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Delaware+epmo.similar Russians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Delaware
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+*'''1638-1664''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/470898?availability=Family%20History%20Library The Swedish settlements on the Delaware : their history and relation to the Indians, Dutch and English 1638-1664 with an account of the South, the New Sweden, and the American companies and the efforts of Sweden to regain the colony]
+==== Passport Records Online  ====
+*'''1795-1925''' - {{RecordSearch|2185145|United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
+*'''1795-1925''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1174 U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925] Index and images, at Ancestry ($)
-=== People  ===
+===Offices to Contact===
+Although many records are included in the online records listed above, there are other records available through these archives and offices. For example, there are many minor ports that have not yet been digitized. There are also records for more recent time periods. For privacy reasons, some records can only be accessed after providing proof that your ancestor is now deceased.
+====National Archives and Records Administration====
+*The [https://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/overview '''National Archives (NARA)'''] has immigration records for arrivals to the United States from foreign ports between approximately 1820 and 1982. The records are arranged by [https://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/passenger-arrival.html#https://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/passenger-arrival.html#where '''Port of Arrival (See Part 5).''']
+:*You may do research in immigration records in person at the National Archives Building, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20408-0001.
+*Some [https://www.archives.gov/locations '''National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) regional facilities'''] have selected immigration records; call to verify their availability or check the online Microfilm Catalog.
+*Libraries with large genealogical collections, such as the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah'''] and the [https://acpl-cms.wise.oclc.org/genealogy '''Allen County Piblic Library'''] also have selected NARA microfilm publications.
+:*Order copies of passenger arrival records with [https://www.archives.gov/files/forms/pdf/natf-81.pdf '''NATF Form 81'''.]
+=====Delaware Ports in NARA Records=====
+*[https://eservices.archives.gov/orderonline/start.swe?SWECmd=GotoView&SWEScreen=GPEA+Microfilm+MIF&SWEView=GPEA+Microfilm+Landing+Page+View+MIF Delaware (District of), 1820]
+*[https://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/port/atlantic-gulf-great-lakes.html Wilmington, Delaware, 1820-1848]
-The Minqua or Delaware Indians were the earliest historical setters. The first Europeans in Delaware were Dutch who settled in 1631 at New Zwaanendael (later Lewes, Sussex, Delaware) as part of [[New Netherland|New Netherland]]. The Swedish started a settlement in 1638 at Fort Christina (Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware) as part of [[New Sweden|New Sweden]]. The New Sweden area was conquered by the New Netherland Dutch in 1655 and then by the English (British Empire) in 1664. Lord Baltimore's [[Maryland Genealogy|Maryland]] Colony claimed as far north as Philadelphia from before the English conquest of New Netherland. From 1682 to 1776 the "three lower counties on the Delaware" River were part of the colony of [[Pennsylvania Genealogy|Pennsylvania]], <br>
+====U.S. Citizenship and and Immigration Services Genealogy Program====
+The [https://www.uscis.gov/records/genealogy '''USCIS Genealogy Program'''] is a fee-for-service program that provides researchers with timely access to historical immigration and naturalization records of deceased immigrants. If the immigrant was born less than 100 years ago, you will also need to provide proof of his/her death.
+=====Immigration Records Available=====
+*[https://www.uscis.gov/history-and-genealogy/genealogy/historical-record-series/a-files-numbered-below-8-million '''A-Files:'''] Immigrant Files, (A-Files) are the individual alien case files, which became the official file for all immigration records created or consolidated since April 1, 1944.
+*[https://www.uscis.gov/records/genealogy/historical-record-series/alien-registration-forms-on-microfilm-1940-1944 '''Alien Registration Forms (AR-2s):'''] Alien Registration Forms (Form AR-2) are copies of approximately 5.5 million Alien Registration Forms completed by all aliens age 14 and older, residing in or entering the United States between August 1, 1940 and March 31, 1944.
+*[https://www.uscis.gov/history-and-genealogy/genealogy/historical-record-series/registry-files-march-2-1929-march-31-1944''' Registry Files:'''] Registry Files are records, which document the creation of immigrant arrival records for persons who entered the United States prior to July 1, 1924, and for whom no arrival record could later be found.
+*[https://www.uscis.gov/history-and-genealogy/genealogy/historical-record-series/visa-files-july-1-1924-march-31-1944'''Visa Files:'''] Visa Files are original arrival records of immigrants admitted for permanent residence under provisions of the Immigration Act of 1924.<ref>"Genealogy", at USCIS, https://www.uscis.gov/records/genealogy, accessed 26 March 2021.</ref>
-The Delaware River brought the original European settlers to Delaware. For more than three centuries it served as a waterway connecting many Delaware towns to each other and to Philadelphia.
+=====Requesting a Record=====
+*[https://genealogy.uscis.dhs.gov/ '''Web Request Page'''] allows you to request a records, pay fees, and upload supporting documents (proof of death).
+*[https://www.uscis.gov/records/genealogy/genealogical-records-help/record-requests-frequently-asked-questions '''Record Requests Frequently Asked Questions''']
-A frequently used land migration route was from Philadelphia to Wilmington and then on to Baltimore. There was very little migration from New York and New Jersey to Delaware, but many people migrated back and forth among Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.
+==Finding Town of Origin==
+Records in the countries emigrated from are kept on the local level. You must first identify the '''name of the town''' where your ancestors lived to access those records. If you do not yet know the name of the town of your ancestor's birth, there are well-known strategies for a thorough hunt for it.
+*[[U. S. Immigration Records: Finding the Town of Origin|'''U. S. Immigration Records: Finding the Town of Origin''']]
-=== Records  ===
+==Background==
+*The first Europeans in Delaware were Dutch who settled in 1631 at New Zwaanendael (later Lewes, Sussex, Delaware) as part of [[New Netherland|New Netherland]].
+*The Swedish started a settlement in 1638 at Fort Christina (Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware) as part of [[New Sweden|New Sweden]]. The New Sweden area was conquered by the New Netherland Dutch in 1655 and then by the English (British Empire) in 1664.
+*Lord Baltimore's [[Maryland Genealogy|Maryland]] Colony claimed as far north as Philadelphia from before the English conquest of New Netherland. From 1682 to 1776 the "three lower counties on the Delaware" River were part of the colony of [[Pennsylvania Genealogy|Pennsylvania]].
+==Immigration Records==
+'''Immigration''' refers to people coming into a country. '''Emigration''' refers to people leaving a country to go to another.  Immigration records usually take the form of ship's '''passenger lists''' collected at the port of entry. See [[Delaware Emigration and Immigration#Online Resources|'''Online Databases and Resources'''.]]
+===What can I find in them?===
+====[[Delaware Emigration and Immigration #Online Resources|Information in Passenger Lists]]====
+*'''Before 1820''' - Passenger lists before 1820 included '''name, departure information and arrival details'''.  The names of wives and children were often not included.
+*'''1820-1891''' - Customs Passenger Lists between 1820 and 1891 asked for '''each immigrant’s name, their age, their sex, their occupation, and their country of origin''', but not the city or town of origin.
-The "[[United States Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]" page lists several important sources for finding information about immigrants. These nationwide sources include many references to people who settled in Delaware. <br>
+*'''1891-1954''' - Information given on passenger lists from 1891 to 1954 included:
+**name, age, sex,
+**nationality, occupation, marital status,
+**last residence, final destination in the U.S.,
+**whether they had been to the U.S. before (and if so, when, where and how long),
+**if joining a relative, who this person was, where they lived, and their relationship,
+**whether able to read and write,
+**whether in possession of a train ticket to their final destination, who paid for the passage,
+**amount of money the immigrant had in their possession,
+**whether the passenger had ever been in prison, a poorhouse, or in an institution for the insane,
+**whether the passenger was a polygamist,
+**and immigrant's state of health.
-In addition, you may find an early immigrant ancestor to Delaware in:
+*'''1906--'''  - In 1906, the '''physical description and place of birth''' were included, and a year later, the '''name and address of the passenger’s closest living relative in the country of origin''' was included.
-Johnson, Amandus. ''The Swedish Settlements on the Delaware, 1638-1664''. Two Volumes. 1911. Reprint. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1969. {{FHL|470898|item|disp=FHL film 1364768 items 8-9}}. General history with index.
+====[[Delaware Emigration and Immigration#Passport Records Online|Information in Passports]]  ====
+Over the years, passports and passport applications contained different amounts of information about the passport applicant. The first passports that are available begin in 1795. These usually contained the individual's name, description of individual, and age. More information was required on later passport applications, such as:
-Few passenger arrival lists of Delaware ports exist. The Family History Library and the National Archives have passenger lists on microfilm for the port of Wilmington for the years 1820, 1830-31, 1833, and 1840-49.
+*Birthplace
+*Birth date
+*Naturalization&nbsp;information
+*Arrival information, if foreign born
-The Wilmington passenger arrival lists are included in:
+==In-country Migration==
+*The Delaware River brought the original European settlers to Delaware. For more than three centuries, it served as a waterway connecting many Delaware towns to each other and to Philadelphia.
+*A frequently used land migration route was from Philadelphia to Wilmington and then on to Baltimore. There was very little migration from New York and New Jersey to Delaware, but many people migrated back and forth among Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.
+=== Delaware Migration Routes  ===
+{| style="width:100%; vertical-align:top;"
+|-
+|style="width:20%; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Delaware River]]
+*[[Atlantic Coast Ports]]
+*[[Fall Line Road]]
+*[[King's Highway]]
+|}
-United States. Bureau of Customs. ''Copies of Lists of Passengers Arriving at Miscellaneous Ports on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts''. . . National Archives Microfilm Publication. {{FHL|66154|item|disp=FHL films 830234 and 830246}}. These are listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under UNITED STATES - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION.
+==For Further Reading==
+*{{FHL|360218|subject_id|disp=United States, Delaware - Emigration and immigration}}
+*{{FHL|346408|subject_id|disp=United States, Delaware - Minorities}}
+*{{FHL|871412|subject_id|disp=United States, Delaware - Minorities - Genealogy}}
+*{{FHL|314899|subject_id|disp=African Americans - Delaware}}
-For indexes to the Wilmington passenger arrival lists, see:
+== References  ==
+<references/>
-United States. Bureau of Customs. ''Supplemental Index to Passenger Lists'' . . . Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports . . . National Archives Microfilm Publication. (Family History Library {{FHL|67478|item|disp=FHL films 418161-348}}. These indexes are listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under UNITED STATES - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION - INDEXES.
-You may also need to search the passenger lists of Philadelphia, New York, and Baltimore. About 8,000 early arrivals are listed in:
-Boyer, Carl. ''Ship Passenger Lists: Pennsylvania and Delaware, 1641-1825''. Newhall, California: Carl Boyer, 1980. {{FHL|148456|item|disp=FHL fiche 6048670}}.) This contains reprints of passenger lists named in Harold Lancour's Bibliography of Ship Passenger Lists.
-A comprehensive list of about 140,000 immigrants to America from Britain 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 compact disc number 9 part 350. Not available at Family History Centers.) Includes Delaware immigrants. May show British hometown, emigration date, ship, destination, and text of the document abstract.
-==== Ports  ====
-*Lewes
-*New Castle
-Records of major ethnic groups are listed in the&nbsp;Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under DELAWARE - MINORITIES
-'''A wiki article describing online collection is found at:'''
-*[[United States, Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports - FamilySearch Historical Records|United States, Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
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-=== References  ===
 [[Category:Delaware, United States|Emigration]] [[Category:United States Emigration and Immigration|1]]