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[[Portal:Tracing Immigrant Origins|◄ Return to Portal:Tracing Immigrant Origins]] | [[Portal:Tracing Immigrant Origins|◄ Return to Portal:Tracing Immigrant Origins]]<br> | ||
[[Tracing Immigrants Country of Arrival Records |◄ Return to Part 2. Country of Arrival Records]] | |||
Immigrants were usually mentioned in several different records in their new country. However, it is hard to predict which, if any, of those records will name the immigrant's home town. | Immigrants were usually mentioned in several different records in their new country. However, it is hard to predict which, if any, of those records will name the immigrant's home town. | ||
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If you still cannot find the place of origin, there are two other approaches you can use. | If you still cannot find the place of origin, there are two other approaches you can use. | ||
First repeat the previous tactics for other members of the immigrant's family. If you can find the place of origin for a brother or uncle, local records will usually confirm that your ancestor also lived there. Second, use these tactics to seek the immigrant's neighbors. Immigrants often traveled as groups and settled together in the new country. Others joined friends or relatives already there. Finding a neighbor's place of origin may reveal your ancestor's as well. | First repeat the previous tactics for other members of the immigrant's family. If you can find the place of origin for a brother or uncle, local records will usually confirm that your ancestor also lived there. Second, use these tactics to seek the immigrant's neighbors. Immigrants often traveled as groups and settled together in the new country. Others joined friends or relatives already there. Finding a neighbor's place of origin may reveal your ancestor's as well. | ||
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[[Category:Tracing_Immigrant_Origins]] | [[Category:Tracing_Immigrant_Origins]] | ||