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[ | [[United States Emigration and Immigration]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Utah]] <br> | ||
[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Utah]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Utah Emigration and Immigration | |||
[[ | [[United States Emigration and Immigration]] lists several important sources for finding information about immigrants. The [[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] FamilySearch Wiki article introduces the principles, search strategies, and additional record types you can use to identify an immigrant ancestor's hometown. | ||
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were the pioneer settlers of Utah and have always accounted for a high percentage of the population. The first wagon train of pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley in 1847. By the time the railroad reached Utah in 1869, more than 69,000 Mormons had made the trek across the Great Plains. | Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were the pioneer settlers of Utah and have always accounted for a high percentage of the population. The first wagon train of pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley in 1847. By the time the railroad reached Utah in 1869, more than 69,000 Mormons had made the trek across the Great Plains. | ||
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One major index of Utah immigrants is: | One major index of Utah immigrants is: | ||
''Utah Immigration Card Index, 1847-1868'', Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1963. | ''Utah Immigration Card Index, 1847-1868'', Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1963. {{FHL|298440}} to {{FHL|298442}} This is also known as the "Crossing the Plains Index." This is an incomplete but valuable list of the pioneers who crossed the plains before the railroad reached Utah in 1869. It is arranged alphabetically by head of the family. Most of the information has been taken from the [[Journal History of the LDS Church|Journal History of the Church]]. | ||
Histories of some of the groups who traveled together to Utah have been published. During the 1997 sesquicentennial celebration of the arrival of the pioneers, many new materials were published. Many list the names of those who immigrated. Check the Family History Library Catalog for these newer histories. The Church History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is creating a computer index. The new index should be more comprehensive. | Histories of some of the groups who traveled together to Utah have been published. During the 1997 sesquicentennial celebration of the arrival of the pioneers, many new materials were published. Many list the names of those who immigrated. Check the Family History Library Catalog for these newer histories. The Church History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is creating a computer index. The new index should be more comprehensive. | ||
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=== Passenger Arrival Records === | === Passenger Arrival Records === | ||
Many LDS immigrants leaving Europe and Great Britain came on chartered ships from Liverpool, England. Between 1840 and 1854, New Orleans was the major port of arrival for LDS immigrant ships. Between 1855 and 1890, most of the ships arrived in New York, Philadelphia, or Boston. Suggestions for help in locating your immigrant ancestor can be found in the [[ | Many LDS immigrants leaving Europe and Great Britain came on chartered ships from Liverpool, England. Between 1840 and 1854, New Orleans was the major port of arrival for LDS immigrant ships. Between 1855 and 1890, most of the ships arrived in New York, Philadelphia, or Boston. Suggestions for help in locating your immigrant ancestor can be found in the [[Tracing LDS Ancestors]]. | ||
=== Records of Other Immigrant Groups === | === Records of Other Immigrant Groups === | ||
Histories of the various immigrant groups to Utah identify a few of the individuals who settled here. There was no port of entry common to the non-LDS overseas immigrants. The Family History Library and the National Archives have passenger lists for east coast and some west coast ports between 1820 and about 1920. See [[ | Histories of the various immigrant groups to Utah identify a few of the individuals who settled here. There was no port of entry common to the non-LDS overseas immigrants. The Family History Library and the National Archives have passenger lists for east coast and some west coast ports between 1820 and about 1920. See [[United States]] and [[Tracing Immigrant Origins]] for these passenger lists. See [[Utah Minorities]] for further information about other immigrant groups. | ||
The [http://www.octa-trails.org/ Oregon-California Trails Association] is an educational organization that promotes the story of the westward migration to Utah, among other places. Their site includes a personal name index to trail diaries, journals, reminiscences, autobiographies, newspaper articles, guidebooks and letters at [http://www.paper-trail.org/ Paper Trail, A Guide to Overland Names and Documents] | The [http://www.octa-trails.org/ Oregon-California Trails Association] is an educational organization that promotes the story of the westward migration to Utah, among other places. Their site includes a personal name index to trail diaries, journals, reminiscences, autobiographies, newspaper articles, guidebooks and letters at [http://www.paper-trail.org/ Paper Trail, A Guide to Overland Names and Documents] | ||
== Web Sites == | == Web Sites == | ||
http://www.archives.gov/ | [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] | ||
{{Utah|Utah}} | {{Utah|Utah}} | ||
[[Category:Utah|Emigration]] [[Category:English]] [[Category:Germans]] | [[Category:Utah|Emigration]] [[Category:English]] [[Category:Germans]] | ||