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'''Immigration''' refers to people coming into a country. '''Emigration''' refers to people leaving a country to go to another. The records usually take the form of ship's '''passenger lists''' collected at the port of entry. | '''Immigration''' refers to people coming into a country. '''Emigration''' refers to people leaving a country to go to another. The records usually take the form of ship's '''passenger lists''' collected at the port of entry. | ||
==What can you find in immigration records?== | ==What can you find in immigration and emigration records?== | ||
===United States Records=== | ===United States Records=== | ||
*Passenger lists before 1820 included '''name, departure information and arrival details'''. The names of wives and children were often not included. | *Passenger lists before 1820 included '''name, departure information and arrival details'''. The names of wives and children were often not included. | ||