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==How to Find the Records== | ==How to Find the Records== | ||
*Major ports of entry to Michigan have been '''New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Quebec'''. | *Major ports of entry to Michigan have been '''New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Quebec'''. See [[United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records|'''United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records'''.]] | ||
=== Online Resources === | === Online Resources === | ||
*'''1500s-1900s''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7486/?arrival=_michigan-usa_25&count=50 All U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s] at Ancestry | *'''1500s-1900s''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7486/?arrival=_michigan-usa_25&count=50 All U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s] at Ancestry - index only ($); includes those with Destination of Michigan; ''Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10017/passenger-immigration-lists-1500-1900?s=1&formId=pili&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Michigan+epmo.similar MyHeritage]''; index only ($) | ||
*'''1800s''' [http://www.macatawa.org/~devries/Shipindex.htm Immigrant ships of the Dutch Colonists of the 19th century to West Michigan and Iowa] | |||
*'''1894-1954''' {{RecordSearch|2185932|United States, Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1894-1954}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1894-1954 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | *'''1894-1954''' {{RecordSearch|2185932|United States, Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1894-1954}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1894-1954 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
*'''1895-1956''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10942/united-states-border-crossings-from-canada-1895-1956?s=1&formId=collection_10942:searchFormDef&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=master,immigration&p=1&qevents-event1=Event+et.any+ep.Michigan+epmo.similar&qevents=List United States, Border Crossings from Canada, 1895-1956] at | *'''1895-1956''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10942/united-states-border-crossings-from-canada-1895-1956?s=1&formId=collection_10942:searchFormDef&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=master,immigration&p=1&qevents-event1=Event+et.any+ep.Michigan+epmo.similar&qevents=List United States, Border Crossings from Canada, 1895-1956] at MyHeritage - index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Michigan | ||
*'''1900-1965''' [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/michigan-detroit-passenger-lists-1900-1965 Michigan, Detroit Passenger Lists, 1900-1965] at | *'''1900-1965''' [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/michigan-detroit-passenger-lists-1900-1965 Michigan, Detroit Passenger Lists, 1900-1965] at Findmypast - index & images ($) | ||
*'''1903-1965''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1247 Michigan Passenger and Crew Lists, 1903-1965] at Ancestry | *'''1903-1965''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1247 Michigan Passenger and Crew Lists, 1903-1965] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | ||
*'''1905-1963''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1070 Detroit Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1963] at Ancestry | *'''1905-1963''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1070 Detroit Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1963] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | ||
*'''1906-1954''' {{RecordSearch|1916040|Michigan, Detroit Manifests of Arrivals at the Port of Detroit, 1906-1954}} at FamilySearch - [[Michigan, Detroit Manifests of Arrivals at the Port of Detroit - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | *'''1906-1954''' {{RecordSearch|1916040|Michigan, Detroit Manifests of Arrivals at the Port of Detroit, 1906-1954}} at FamilySearch - [[Michigan, Detroit Manifests of Arrivals at the Port of Detroit - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
*'''1929-1966''' {{RecordSearch|2426314|Michigan, Crew Lists for various ports, 1929-1966}} at FamilySearch - [[Michigan, Crew Lists for Various Ports - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | *'''1929-1966''' {{RecordSearch|2426314|Michigan, Crew Lists for various ports, 1929-1966}} at FamilySearch - [[Michigan, Crew Lists for Various Ports - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
*'''1957-1959''' {{RecordSearch|2443337| Michigan, South Haven Crew Lists, 1957-1959}} at FamilySearch - [[Michigan, South Haven Crew Lists - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images | |||
====Cultural Groups==== | ====Cultural Groups==== | ||
*'''1920-1939''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10924/germany-bremen-emigration-lists-1920-1939?s=1&formId=collection_10924:searchFormDef&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=master,immigration&p=1&qevents-event1=Event+et.any+ep.Michigan+epmo.similar&qevents=List Germany, Bremen Emigration Lists, 1920-1939] at | *'''1920-1939''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10924/germany-bremen-emigration-lists-1920-1939?s=1&formId=collection_10924:searchFormDef&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=master,immigration&p=1&qevents-event1=Event+et.any+ep.Michigan+epmo.similar&qevents=List Germany, Bremen Emigration Lists, 1920-1939] at MyHeritage - index only ($); includes those with Destination of Michigan | ||
* [http://www.macatawa.org/~devries/Shipindex.htm Immigrant ships of the Dutch Colonists of the 19th century to West Michigan and Iowa] | * [http://www.macatawa.org/~devries/Shipindex.htm Immigrant ships of the Dutch Colonists of the 19th century to West Michigan and Iowa] | ||
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10019/germans-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Michigan+epmo.similar Germans Immigrating to the United States] at | *[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10019/germans-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Michigan+epmo.similar Germans Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage - index only ($); includes those with Destination of Michigan | ||
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10030/italians-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.Michigan+epmo.similar Italians Immigrating to the United States] at | *[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10030/italians-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.Michigan+epmo.similar Italians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage - index only ($); includes those with Destination of Michigan | ||
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10029/russians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili,immigration-norels&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Michigan+epmo.similar Russians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage | *[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10029/russians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili,immigration-norels&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Michigan+epmo.similar Russians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage - index only ($); includes those with Destination of Michigan | ||
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==== Passport Records Online ==== | ==== Passport Records Online ==== | ||
*'''1795-1925''' | *'''1795-1925''' {{RecordSearch|2185145|United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Passport Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
*'''1795-1925''' | *'''1795-1925''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1174 U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925] Index and images, at Ancestry ($) | ||
===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
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*Many immigrants from '''Germany and the Netherlands''' arrived by 1850. Later arrivals were '''Scandinavian, Irish, Cornish, Italian, and Polish'''. | *Many immigrants from '''Germany and the Netherlands''' arrived by 1850. Later arrivals were '''Scandinavian, Irish, Cornish, Italian, and Polish'''. | ||
*Ford's development of the moving assembly line in Highland Park marked a new era in transportation. With the growth, the auto industry created jobs in Detroit that attracted '''immigrants from Europe and migrants from across the United States, including both blacks and whites from the rural South.''' By the 1930s, so many immigrants had arrived that more than 30 languages were spoken in the public schools. | *Ford's development of the moving assembly line in Highland Park marked a new era in transportation. With the growth, the auto industry created jobs in Detroit that attracted '''immigrants from Europe and migrants from across the United States, including both blacks and whites from the rural South.''' By the 1930s, so many immigrants had arrived that more than 30 languages were spoken in the public schools. | ||
*Michigan has the largest '''Dutch, Finnish, and Macedonian populations in the United States.''' | *Michigan has the largest '''Dutch, Finnish, and Macedonian populations in the United States.'''<ref>"Michigan", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan, accessed 5 April 2021.</ref> | ||
===Demographics=== | ===Demographics=== | ||
*Americans of '''European descent''' live throughout Michigan and most of Metro Detroit. Large European American groups include those of '''German, British, Irish, Polish and Belgian ancestry.''' | *Americans of '''European descent''' live throughout Michigan and most of Metro Detroit. Large European American groups include those of '''German, British, Irish, Polish and Belgian ancestry.''' | ||
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*As of 2007 about 300,000 people in Southeastern Michigan trace their descent from the '''Middle East'''. Dearborn has a sizeable '''Arab community''', with many '''Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, and Lebanese''' who immigrated for jobs in the auto industry in the 1920s along with more recent '''Yemenis and Iraqis.''' | *As of 2007 about 300,000 people in Southeastern Michigan trace their descent from the '''Middle East'''. Dearborn has a sizeable '''Arab community''', with many '''Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, and Lebanese''' who immigrated for jobs in the auto industry in the 1920s along with more recent '''Yemenis and Iraqis.''' | ||
*As of 2007, almost 8,000 '''Hmong people''' lived in the State of Michigan, about double their 1999 presence in the state. | *As of 2007, almost 8,000 '''Hmong people''' lived in the State of Michigan, about double their 1999 presence in the state. | ||
*As of 2015, 80% of Michigan's '''Japanese''' population lived in the counties of Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne in the Detroit and Ann Arbor areas. The state has 481 Japanese employment facilities providing 35,554 local jobs. | *As of 2015, 80% of Michigan's '''Japanese''' population lived in the counties of Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne in the Detroit and Ann Arbor areas. The state has 481 Japanese employment facilities providing 35,554 local jobs.<ref>"Michigan: Demographics", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan#Demographics, accessed 5 April 2021.</ref> | ||
==Immigration Records== | ==Immigration Records== | ||
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*Birthplace | *Birthplace | ||
*Birth date | *Birth date | ||
*Naturalization | *Naturalization information | ||
*Arrival information, if foreign born | *Arrival information, if foreign born | ||
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==For Further Reading== | ==For Further Reading== | ||
*{{ | The FamilySearch Library has additional sources listed in their catalog: | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|United States, Michigan - Emigration and immigration|subject|subject-id=1298512130|disp=United States, Michigan - Emigration and immigration}} | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|United States, Michigan - Emigration and immigration - Indexes|subject|subject-id=1783383371|disp=United States, Michigan - Emigration and immigration - Indexes}} | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|United States, Michigan - Minorities|subject|subject-id=1762663659|disp=United States, Michigan - Minorities}} | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|United States, Michigan - Minorities - Biography|subject|subject-id=1095864341|disp=United States, Michigan - Minorities - Biography}} | ||
*{{FSC|United States, Michigan - Minorities - Periodicals|subject|subject-id=314862373|disp=United States, Michigan - Minorities - History}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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