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Although Ohio had ports of entry on Lake Erie, no passenger lists for ships are available. The majority of the immigrants arrived through eastern ports (New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore) and New Orleans. See [[United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records|'''United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records'''.]] | Although Ohio had ports of entry on Lake Erie, no passenger lists for ships are available. The majority of the immigrants arrived through eastern ports (New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore) and New Orleans. See [[United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records|'''United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records'''.]] | ||
=== Online Resources === | === Online Resources === | ||
*'''1500s-1900s''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7486/?arrival=_ohio-usa_38&count=50 All U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s] at Ancestry | *'''1500s-1900s''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7486/?arrival=_ohio-usa_38&count=50 All U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s] at Ancestry; index only ($); ''Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10017/passenger-immigration-lists-1500-1900?s=1&formId=pili&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Ohio+epmo.similar MyHeritage]''; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Ohio | ||
*'''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.Ohio+epmo.similar&qevents=List United States, Border Crossings from Canada, 1895-1956] at MyHeritage | *'''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.Ohio+epmo.similar&qevents=List United States, Border Crossings from Canada, 1895-1956] at MyHeritage; index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Ohio | ||
*'''1929-1958''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2139 Ohio, Crew List Arrivals, 1929-1958] at Ancestry | *'''1929-1958''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2139 Ohio, Crew List Arrivals, 1929-1958] at Ancestry; index & images ($) | ||
*'''1952-1963''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9126 Ohio, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1952-1963] at Ancestry | *'''1952-1963''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9126 Ohio, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1952-1963] at Ancestry; index & images ($) | ||
*'''1952-1974''' | *'''1952-1974''' [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2421787 Ohio, Passenger and Crew Lists arriving at Ashtabula and Conneaut, 1952-1974] at FamilySearch - [[Ohio, Passenger and Crew Lists arriving at Ashtabula and Conneaut - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
====Cultural Groups==== | ====Cultural Groups==== | ||
*'''1920-1939''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10924/germany-bremen-emigration-lists-1920-1939?s=1&formId=collection_10924:searchFormDef&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=master,immigration&p=1&qevents-event1=Event+et.any+ep.Ohio+epmo.similar&qevents=List Germany, Bremen Emigration Lists, 1920-1939] at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Ohio | |||
*'''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.Ohio+epmo.similar&qevents=List Germany, Bremen Emigration Lists, 1920-1939] at MyHeritage | |||
*[http://ohio.llgc.org.uk/themes.php The Wales-Ohio Project]. | *[http://ohio.llgc.org.uk/themes.php The Wales-Ohio Project]. | ||
*[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.Ohio+epmo.similar Germans Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage | *[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.Ohio+epmo.similar Germans Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Ohio | ||
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10030/italians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili,immigration-norels&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Ohio+epmo.similar Italians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage | *[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10030/italians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili,immigration-norels&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Ohio+epmo.similar Italians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Ohio | ||
*[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.Ohio+epmo.similar Russians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage | *[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.Ohio+epmo.similar Russians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Ohio | ||
==== Wales-Ohio Project ==== | ==== Wales-Ohio Project ==== | ||
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*The [http://ohio.llgc.org.uk/themes.php Wales-Ohio Project] goal is to digitize a selection of Welsh Heritage pertaining to the state of Ohio held at The National Library of Wales and to make it available to audiences world-wide. This collection includes a variety of manuscripts, letters, photographs and maps concerning the history of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_American#Ohio Welsh Settlers.] | *The [http://ohio.llgc.org.uk/themes.php Wales-Ohio Project] goal is to digitize a selection of Welsh Heritage pertaining to the state of Ohio held at The National Library of Wales and to make it available to audiences world-wide. This collection includes a variety of manuscripts, letters, photographs and maps concerning the history of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_American#Ohio Welsh Settlers.] | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*Pre-statehood settlers of Ohio generally came from '''Pennsylvania, Virginia, New York, Connecticut, Maryland, and New Jersey.''' | *[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=543 Pre-statehood settlers] of Ohio generally came from '''Pennsylvania, Virginia, New York, Connecticut, Maryland, and New Jersey.''' | ||
*By 1850, immigrants from '''Germany, Ireland, and England''' traveled on Zanes's Trace, the [http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/15641/stories/65711 National Road], various canals, and Indian trails.<ref>''Ohio, Trailways to Highways 1776-1976''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. {{ | *By 1850, immigrants from '''Germany, Ireland, and England''' traveled on [http://ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=827&nm=Zanes-Trace Zanes's Trace], the [http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/15641/stories/65711 National Road], various [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=674&nm=Canals canals], and Indian trails. <ref>''Ohio, Trailways to Highways 1776-1976''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. {{FHL|467748|item|disp=FHL film 1015821 item 2}} | ||
*[ | *[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=819 The Western Reserve in northeast Ohio] was heavily settled by '''New Englanders'''. | ||
*Settlers in the [http://ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=817&nm=Virginia-Military-District Virginia Military District of southwest Ohio] were mostly from '''Virginia and Kentucky.''' | |||
*[http://www.libraryireland.com/ScotchIrish/Ohio1.php '''Scotch-Irish'''] and '''Germans''' settled in the east and south part of Ohio> | |||
*[http:// | *The [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=596 '''Irish'''] most often settled in cities. | ||
* | *The [http://ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=592&nm=German-Ohioans '''Germans'''] tended to choose farms in rural areas. | ||
*Many immigrants from '''England''', [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3248 '''France'''], '''Canada, Wales, and Scotland''' moved to Ohio between 1850 and 1880. In 1880, 15 percent of Ohio's people were foreign born. | |||
== | *Until 1914, [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=599 '''Italians'''], [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3284&nm=Russian-Ohioans '''Russian Jews'''], [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3190&nm=Slovene-Ohioans Slovenes], [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3161&nm=Hungarian-Ohioans '''Hungarians'''], and [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=618 '''Poles'''] were attracted to Cleveland and cities in northeastern Ohio. | ||
''' | *Today, about 10 percent of Ohio's population is [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=570 '''African American''']. | ||
*[[Ohio: Norwegian Settlements|'''Norwegian''' Settlements]] were an important part of the Ohio landscape. </ref>''The Origin and Distribution of Settlement Groups'' <ref>Wilhelm, Hubert G. H. ''The Origin and Distribution of Settlement Groups''. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University, 1982. {{FHL|164152|item|disp=FHL fich | |||
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=== | === Additional Research Helps === | ||
Records and books on the Irish, Germans, Blacks, and American Indians are listed in the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|FamilySearch Catalog]] under | |||
:OHIO - MINORITIES. | |||
Records of small groups of Alsatians, Russians, Norwegians, and Welsh are listed under<br> | |||
:OHIO - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION. | |||
<br> {{Template:Pros-OH}} | <br> {{Template:Pros-OH}} | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
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Although Ohio had ports of entry on Lake Erie, no passenger lists for ships are available. The majority of the immigrants arrived through eastern ports (New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore) and New Orleans. See United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records.
Online Resources[edit | edit source]
- 1500s-1900s All U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s at Ancestry; index only ($); Also at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Ohio
- 1894-1954 United States, Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1894-1954 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1895-1956 United States, Border Crossings from Canada, 1895-1956 at MyHeritage; index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Ohio
- 1929-1958 Ohio, Crew List Arrivals, 1929-1958 at Ancestry; index & images ($)
- 1952-1963 Ohio, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1952-1963 at Ancestry; index & images ($)
- 1952-1974 Ohio, Passenger and Crew Lists arriving at Ashtabula and Conneaut, 1952-1974 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
Cultural Groups[edit | edit source]
- 1920-1939 Germany, Bremen Emigration Lists, 1920-1939 at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Ohio
- The Wales-Ohio Project.
- Germans Immigrating to the United States at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Ohio
- Italians Immigrating to the United States at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Ohio
- Russians Immigrating to the United States at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Ohio
Wales-Ohio Project[edit | edit source]
- The Wales-Ohio Project goal is to digitize a selection of Welsh Heritage pertaining to the state of Ohio held at The National Library of Wales and to make it available to audiences world-wide. This collection includes a variety of manuscripts, letters, photographs and maps concerning the history of Welsh Settlers.
Background[edit | edit source]
- Pre-statehood settlers of Ohio generally came from Pennsylvania, Virginia, New York, Connecticut, Maryland, and New Jersey.
- By 1850, immigrants from Germany, Ireland, and England traveled on Zanes's Trace, the National Road, various canals, and Indian trails. [1]The Origin and Distribution of Settlement Groups <ref>Wilhelm, Hubert G. H. The Origin and Distribution of Settlement Groups. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University, 1982. {{FHL|164152|item|disp=FHL fich
Additional Research Helps[edit | edit source]
Records and books on the Irish, Germans, Blacks, and American Indians are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under
- OHIO - MINORITIES.
Records of small groups of Alsatians, Russians, Norwegians, and Welsh are listed under
- OHIO - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Ohio, Trailways to Highways 1776-1976. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. FHL film 1015821 item 2
- The Western Reserve in northeast Ohio was heavily settled by New Englanders.
- Settlers in the Virginia Military District of southwest Ohio were mostly from Virginia and Kentucky.
- Scotch-Irish and Germans settled in the east and south part of Ohio>
- The Irish most often settled in cities.
- The Germans tended to choose farms in rural areas.
- Many immigrants from England, France, Canada, Wales, and Scotland moved to Ohio between 1850 and 1880. In 1880, 15 percent of Ohio's people were foreign born.
- Until 1914, Italians, Russian Jews, Slovenes, Hungarians, and Poles were attracted to Cleveland and cities in northeastern Ohio.
- Today, about 10 percent of Ohio's population is African American.
- Norwegian Settlements were an important part of the Ohio landscape.