73,385
edits
from Hamburg
(clarify index differences) |
(from Hamburg) |
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= STEP 1: SELECT THE BEST INDEX TO USE. = | = STEP 1: SELECT THE BEST INDEX TO USE. = | ||
'''''What you need to know to use the indexes.''''' Before using the index, you need to know the approximate year the emigrant | '''''What you need to know to use the indexes.''''' Before using the index, you need to know the approximate year the emigrant departed from Hamburg, Germany. The 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 U.S. censuses are a good place to begin searching for this kind of information. The census provides the year a person arrived in the United States. If possible, find out whether the emigrant traveled directly to his or her destination or stopped at other ports along the way. | ||
Most of the Hamburg passenger lists have been indexed: | Most of the Hamburg passenger lists have been indexed: | ||