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==How do I find records?== | ==How do I find records?== | ||
== | ==Online Resources== | ||
* | *''See [[United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records|U.S. Immigration Online Genealogy Records]] for more resources.'' | ||
*[http:// | *'''1654-1878''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=62327 Palatine German Immigration to Ireland and U.S., Hank Z Jones Collection, 1654-1878] at Ancestry — index & images ($) | ||
*[ | *'''1795-1925''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10720/united-states-passport-applications-1795-1925| United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925]] at MyHeritage - index & images ($) | ||
*'''1943-1947''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61742/ United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) Records, 1943-1947 (USHMM)] at Ancestry — index ($) | |||
*'''1944-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20706/united-states-alien-immigration-case-files?s=275764761 United States, Alien Immigration Case Files] at MyHeritage — index ($) | |||
*[https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1gEPDH-Y5EEmL_78yhM2a4zc81C6_yVU&ll=34.52751035355961%2C-33.29580333106412&z=4 World Passenger Lists Map] | |||
*[[US Immigration Canadian Border Crossings|Canadian Border Crossings Online Records]] | |||
*[[US Immigration Mexican Border Crossings|Mexican Border Crossings Online Records]] | |||
*[[US Immigration Passenger Arrival Records|Passenger Arrival Records Online Records]] | |||
*{{FSC|199910|title-id|disp=North American immigration to Brazil, tombstone records of the Campo cemetery, Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, São Paulo State, Brazil:}}(*); Oliveira, Betty Antunes de at FamilySearch - images | |||
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10017/passenger-immigration-lists-1500-1900?s=275764761 Passenger and Immigration Lists, 1500 - 1900] at MyHeritage - index ($) | |||
===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
====National Archives and Records Administration==== | ====National Archives and Records Administration==== | ||
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Nearly fifty million people have immigrated to America. Significant patterns of immigration and settlement can be observed during three periods: | Nearly fifty million people have immigrated to America. Significant patterns of immigration and settlement can be observed during three periods: | ||
=== | ====Pre-1820==== | ||
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|[[Image:Immigrants Behold the Statue of Liberty.jpg|left|300px|thumb|<center>Immigrants Behold the Statue of Liberty<center>]] | |[[Image:Immigrants Behold the Statue of Liberty.jpg|left|300px|thumb|<center>Immigrants Behold the Statue of Liberty<center>]] | ||
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An estimated 650,000 individuals arrived in America before 1820. The majority (60 percent) were English and Welsh. Smaller numbers of German, Irish, Scotch-Irish, Dutch, French, Spanish, African, and other nationalities also arrived. For the most part these immigrants settled in small clusters in the eastern, middle-Atlantic, and southern states. <br> | An estimated 650,000 individuals arrived in America before 1820. The majority (60 percent) were '''English and Welsh'''. Smaller numbers of '''German, Irish, Scotch-Irish, Dutch, French, Spanish, African, and other nationalities also arrived'''. For the most part these immigrants settled in small clusters in the eastern, middle-Atlantic, and southern states. <br> | ||
=== | ====1820-1880==== | ||
Over ten million immigrants came from northern Europe, the British Isles, and Scandinavia during these years. There was a significant increase in the number of immigrants from Germany and Ireland beginning in the 1840s and 1850s. While some of the new arrivals settled in large eastern and mid-western cities, most migrated to the midwest and west. | Over ten million immigrants came from '''northern Europe, the British Isles, and Scandinavia''' during these years. There was a significant increase in the number of immigrants from '''Germany and Ireland''' beginning in the 1840s and 1850s. While some of the new arrivals settled in large eastern and mid-western cities, most migrated to the midwest and west. | ||
=== | ====1880-1920==== | ||
More than twenty-five million immigrants, primarily from southern and eastern Europe, were attracted to this country. The largest numbers (in order) came from Germany, Italy, Ireland, Austria-Hungary, Russia, and England. Many of these immigrants settled in the larger cities, including New York City, Chicago, and Philadelphia. | More than twenty-five million immigrants, primarily from southern and eastern Europe, were attracted to this country. The largest numbers (in order) came from '''Germany, Italy, Ireland, Austria-Hungary, Russia, and England'''. Many of these immigrants settled in the larger cities, including New York City, Chicago, and Philadelphia. | ||
==What time periods and locations do they cover?== | ==What time periods and locations do they cover?== | ||
*The port of '''Boston''' | *The port of '''Boston''' was the leading trading and passenger port 1630 to 1750. | ||
*The port of '''Philadelphia''' was founded in 1682 and rivaled the port of Boston for a short time. | *The port of '''Philadelphia''' was founded in 1682 and rivaled the port of Boston for a short time. | ||
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*Remember it wasn’t uncommon for '''one member of the family''' to come to the United States first and send for the rest of the family after getting established. | *Remember it wasn’t uncommon for '''one member of the family''' to come to the United States first and send for the rest of the family after getting established. | ||
*It is important to understand that many''' immigrant names were misspelled''', misunderstood because of heavy accents or the lack of the ability to speak English, or Americanized. A name may have been lengthened or shortened. Search each index creatively for name variations | *It is important to understand that many''' immigrant names were misspelled''', misunderstood because of heavy accents or the lack of the ability to speak English, or Americanized. A name may have been lengthened or shortened. Search each index creatively for name variations. | ||
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