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==How to Find the Records==
=== Online Resources ===
=== Online Resources ===
*'''1500s-1900s''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7486/?arrival=_north+dakota-usa_37&count=50 All U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s] at Ancestry - index only ($); ''Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10017/passenger-immigration-lists-1500-1900?s=1&formId=pili&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.North%2F3Dakota+epmo.similar MyHeritage]''; index only ($); includes those with Destination of North Dakota
*'''1500s-1900s''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7486/?arrival=_north+dakota-usa_37&count=50 All U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s] at Ancestry; index only ($); ''Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10017/passenger-immigration-lists-1500-1900?s=1&formId=pili&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.North%2F3Dakota+epmo.similar MyHeritage]''; index only ($); includes those with Destination of North Dakota
*'''1800-1953''' {{RecordSearch|3155904|North Dakota, Red River Valley Genealogical Society, Pioneer Files, 1880-1953}} at FamilySearch - [[North Dakota, Red River Valley Genealogical Society, Pioneer Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1800-1953''' - {{RecordSearch|3155904|North Dakota, Red River Valley Genealogical Society, Pioneer Files, 1880-1953}} at FamilySearch - [[North Dakota, Red River Valley Genealogical Society, Pioneer Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1894-1954''' {{RecordSearch|2185932|United States, Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1894-1954}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1894-1954 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1894-1954''' - {{RecordSearch|2185932|United States, Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1894-1954}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1894-1954 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1895-1956''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10942/united-states-border-crossings-from-canada-1895-1956?s=1&formId=collection_10942:searchFormDef&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=master,immigration&p=1&qevents-event1=Event+et.any+ep.North%2F3Dakota+epmo.similar&qevents=List United States, Border Crossings from Canada, 1895-1956] at MyHeritage - index & images ($); includes those with Destination of North Dakota
*'''1895-1956''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10942/united-states-border-crossings-from-canada-1895-1956?s=1&formId=collection_10942:searchFormDef&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=master,immigration&p=1&qevents-event1=Event+et.any+ep.North%2F3Dakota+epmo.similar&qevents=List United States, Border Crossings from Canada, 1895-1956] at MyHeritage; index & images ($); includes those with Destination of North Dakota
*'''1895-1960''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1075/ U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960] at Ancestry - index & images ($), years vary by location
*'''1903-1944''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2033 North Dakota and Washington, Chinese Passenger Arrivals, 1903-1944] at Ancestry; index & images ($)
*'''1903-1944''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2033/ North Dakota and Washington, U.S., Chinese Arriving Passenger Arrivals and Disposition, 1903-1944] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''1910-1952''' {{RecordSearch|2443935|North Dakota Manifests of Immigrant Arrivals, 1910-1952}} at FamilySearch - [[North Dakota, Manifests of Immigrant Arrivals - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1910-1952''' {{RecordSearch|2443935|North Dakota Manifests of Immigrant Arrivals, 1910-1952}} at FamilySearch - [[North Dakota, Manifests of Immigrant Arrivals - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
====Cultural Groups====
*'''1920-1939''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10924/germany-bremen-emigration-lists-1920-1939?s=1&formId=collection_10924:searchFormDef&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=master,immigration&p=1&qevents-event1=Event+et.any+ep.North%2F3Dakota+epmo.similar&qevents=List Germany, Bremen Emigration Lists, 1920-1939] at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of North Dakota
*'''1903-1944''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2033 North Dakota and Washington, Chinese Passenger Arrivals, 1903-1944] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10019/germans-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.North%2F3Dakota+epmo.similar Germans Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of North Dakota
*'''1920-1939''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10924/germany-bremen-emigration-lists-1920-1939?s=1&formId=collection_10924:searchFormDef&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=master,immigration&p=1&qevents-event1=Event+et.any+ep.North%2F3Dakota+epmo.similar&qevents=List Germany, Bremen Emigration Lists, 1920-1939] at MyHeritage - index only ($); includes those with Destination of North Dakota
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10030/italians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili,immigration-norels&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.North%2F3Dakota+epmo.similar Italians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of North Dakota
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10019/germans-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.North%2F3Dakota+epmo.similar Germans Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage - index only ($); includes those with Destination of North Dakota
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10029/russians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili,immigration-norels&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.North%2F3Dakota+epmo.similar Russians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of North Dakota
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10030/italians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili,immigration-norels&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.North%2F3Dakota+epmo.similar Italians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage - index only ($); includes those with Destination of North Dakota
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10029/russians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili,immigration-norels&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.North%2F3Dakota+epmo.similar Russians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage - index only ($); includes those with Destination of North Dakota
*[http://www.odessa3.org/about.html Odessa3: Germans from Russia]
 
==== Passport Records Online  ====
*'''1795-1925''' {{RecordSearch|2185145|United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Passport Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1795-1925''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1174 U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925] Index and images, at Ancestry ($)
 
===Offices to Contact===
Although many records are included in the online records listed above, there are other records available through these archives and offices. For example, there are many minor ports that have not yet been digitized. There are also records for more recent time periods. For privacy reasons, some records can only be accessed after providing proof that your ancestor is now deceased.
====National Archives and Records Administration====
*The [https://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/overview '''National Archives (NARA)'''] has immigration records for arrivals to the United States from foreign ports between approximately 1820 and 1982. The records are arranged by [https://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/passenger-arrival.html#https://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/passenger-arrival.html#where '''Port of Arrival (See Part 5).''']
:*You may do research in immigration records in person at the National Archives Building, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20408-0001. 
*Some [https://www.archives.gov/locations '''National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) regional facilities'''] have selected immigration records; call to verify their availability or check the online Microfilm Catalog.
*Libraries with large genealogical collections, such as the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah'''] and the [https://acpl-cms.wise.oclc.org/genealogy '''Allen County Piblic Library'''] also have selected NARA microfilm publications.
:*Order copies of passenger arrival records with [https://www.archives.gov/files/forms/pdf/natf-81.pdf '''NATF Form 81'''.]
====U.S. Citizenship and and Immigration Services Genealogy Program====
The [https://www.uscis.gov/records/genealogy '''USCIS Genealogy Program'''] is a fee-for-service program that provides researchers with timely access to historical immigration and naturalization records of deceased immigrants. If the immigrant was born less than 100 years ago, you will also need to provide proof of his/her death.
=====Immigration Records Available=====
*[https://www.uscis.gov/history-and-genealogy/genealogy/historical-record-series/a-files-numbered-below-8-million '''A-Files:'''] Immigrant Files, (A-Files) are the individual alien case files, which became the official file for all immigration records created or consolidated since April 1, 1944.
*[https://www.uscis.gov/records/genealogy/historical-record-series/alien-registration-forms-on-microfilm-1940-1944 '''Alien Registration Forms (AR-2s):'''] Alien Registration Forms (Form AR-2) are copies of approximately 5.5 million Alien Registration Forms completed by all aliens age 14 and older, residing in or entering the United States between August 1, 1940 and March 31, 1944.
*[https://www.uscis.gov/history-and-genealogy/genealogy/historical-record-series/registry-files-march-2-1929-march-31-1944''' Registry Files:'''] Registry Files are records, which document the creation of immigrant arrival records for persons who entered the United States prior to July 1, 1924, and for whom no arrival record could later be found.
*[https://www.uscis.gov/history-and-genealogy/genealogy/historical-record-series/visa-files-july-1-1924-march-31-1944'''Visa Files:'''] Visa Files are original arrival records of immigrants admitted for permanent residence under provisions of the Immigration Act of 1924.<ref>"Genealogy", at USCIS, https://www.uscis.gov/records/genealogy, accessed 26 March 2021.</ref>
 
=====Requesting a Record=====
*[https://genealogy.uscis.dhs.gov/ '''Web Request Page'''] allows you to request a records, pay fees, and upload supporting documents (proof of death).
*[https://www.uscis.gov/records/genealogy/genealogical-records-help/record-requests-frequently-asked-questions '''Record Requests Frequently Asked Questions''']
====Germans from Russia====
[http://www.grhs.org '''Germans from Russia Heritage Society''']<br>
1008 E Central Ave<br>
Bismarck, ND 58501<br>
USA<br>
Telephone: 701-223-6167<br>
The focus is on the Black Sea and Bessarabian Germans with assistance for the Caucasus, Crimea and other regions close to the Black Sea, with some help for other areas as well.
==Finding Town of Origin==
Records in the countries emigrated from are kept on the local level. You must first identify the '''name of the town''' where your ancestors lived to access those records. If you do not yet know the name of the town of your ancestor's birth, there are well-known strategies for a thorough hunt for it.
*[[U. S. Immigration Records: Finding the Town of Origin|'''U. S. Immigration Records: Finding the Town of Origin''']]


==Background==
==Background==
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*When North Dakota became a state in 1889, about 70 percent of the total population were either foreign-born or the children of foreign-born parents.
*When North Dakota became a state in 1889, about 70 percent of the total population were either foreign-born or the children of foreign-born parents.
*Immigrants from overseas also made up a large part of the '''second Dakota boom''', which lasted from about 1898 to 1915. At the end of this period, '''Norwegian immigrants''' comprised about 20 percent of the state population, and '''ethnic Germans, including Germans from Russia''', another 20 percent. *There were substantial numbers of Canadians of '''English and Celtic origin, Swedes, Danes, Czechs, and many smaller European groups'''.
*Immigrants from overseas also made up a large part of the '''second Dakota boom''', which lasted from about 1898 to 1915. At the end of this period, '''Norwegian immigrants''' comprised about 20 percent of the state population, and '''ethnic Germans, including Germans from Russia''', another 20 percent. *There were substantial numbers of Canadians of '''English and Celtic origin, Swedes, Danes, Czechs, and many smaller European groups'''.
==Immigration Records==
'''Immigration''' refers to people coming into a country. '''Emigration''' refers to people leaving a country to go to another.  Immigration records usually take the form of ship's '''passenger lists''' collected at the port of entry. See [[North Dakota Emigration and Immigration#Online Resources|'''Online Resources'''.]]
===What can I find in them?===
====[[North Dakota Emigration and Immigration #Online Resources|Information in Passenger Lists]]====
*'''Before 1820''' - Passenger lists before 1820 included '''name, departure information and arrival details'''.  The names of wives and children were often not included. 
*'''1820-1891''' - Customs Passenger Lists between 1820 and 1891 asked for '''each immigrant’s name, their age, their sex, their occupation, and their country of origin''', but not the city or town of origin.
*'''1891-1954''' - Information given on passenger lists from 1891 to 1954 included:
**name, age, sex,
**nationality, occupation, marital status,
**last residence, final destination in the U.S.,
**whether they had been to the U.S. before (and if so, when, where and how long),
**if joining a relative, who this person was, where they lived, and their relationship,
**whether able to read and write,
**whether in possession of a train ticket to their final destination, who paid for the passage,
**amount of money the immigrant had in their possession,
**whether the passenger had ever been in prison, a poorhouse, or in an institution for the insane,
**whether the passenger was a polygamist,
**and immigrant's state of health.
*'''1906--'''  - In 1906, the '''physical description and place of birth''' were included, and a year later, the '''name and address of the passenger’s closest living relative in the country of origin''' was included.
====[[North Dakota Emigration and Immigration#Passport Records Online|Information in Passports]]  ====
Over the years, passports and passport applications contained different amounts of information about the passport applicant. The first passports that are available begin in 1795. These usually contained the individual's name, description of individual, and age. More information was required on later passport applications, such as:
*Birthplace 
*Birth date
*Naturalization information
*Arrival information, if foreign born
==In-country Migration==
=== North Dakota Migration Routes  ===
[[Missouri River]]{{·}} [[Red River of the North]]{{·}} [[Great Northern Railway (U.S.)]]{{·}} [[Northern Pacific Railroad]] <br>
==For Further Reading==
The FamilySearch Library has additional sources listed in their catalog:
*{{FSC|United States, North Dakota - Emigration and immigration|subject|subject-id=2060327297|disp=United States, North Dakota - Emigration and immigration}}
*{{FSC|United States, North Dakota - Emigration and immigration - Indexes|subject|subject-id=1704390642|disp=United States, North Dakota - Emigration and immigration - Indexes}}
*{{FSC|United States, North Dakota - Minorities|subject|subject-id=264721774|disp=United States, North Dakota - Minorities}}
*{{FSC|United States, North Dakota - Biography|subject|subject-id=233333028|disp=United States, North Dakota - Minorities - Biography}}
*{{FSC|United States, North Dakota - Minorities - Genealogy|subject|subject-id=839584868|disp=United States, North Dakota - Minorities - Genealogy}}
*{{FSC|United States, North Dakota - Minorities - History|subject|subject-id=1551475535|disp=United States, North Dakota - Minorities - History}}


== References  ==
== References  ==
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  • Pre-statehood settlers of North Dakota generally came from Norway, Canada, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New York, and Iowa.
  • Important but smaller groups came from Germany, England, Ireland, Sweden, Russia, and the older midwestern states of Michigan, Illinois, and Ohio.
  • Many of the Canadian immigrants were of Scottish descent, and most of those from Russia were of German origin.
  • When North Dakota became a state in 1889, about 70 percent of the total population were either foreign-born or the children of foreign-born parents.
  • Immigrants from overseas also made up a large part of the second Dakota boom, which lasted from about 1898 to 1915. At the end of this period, Norwegian immigrants comprised about 20 percent of the state population, and ethnic Germans, including Germans from Russia, another 20 percent. *There were substantial numbers of Canadians of English and Celtic origin, Swedes, Danes, Czechs, and many smaller European groups.

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