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:See also ''[https://www.familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/coming-to-america-finding-your-immigrant-ancestors/74 Coming to America: Finding Your Immigrant Ancestors]'' in the FamilySearch Learning Center.
:See also ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnUv8RXFw5I The Tired, the Poor, and the Huddled Masses: U.S. Immigration 1820-1954]'' in the FamilySearch Learning Center.


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**'''''FamilySearch Catalog [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog Surname Search].''''' Search using just the family’s surname. This searches the world’s largest genealogical library for works with this family name as a main subject.  
**'''''FamilySearch Catalog [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog Surname Search].''''' Search using just the family’s surname. This searches the world’s largest genealogical library for works with this family name as a main subject.  
**[http://worldcat.org/advancedsearch '''''WorldCatalog Advanced Search''''']. In the '''''Subject''''' field enter the surname and “family” like this, '''Greenwell family'''. This searches the catalogs and displays the results from thousands of North American libraries at once.  
**[http://worldcat.org/advancedsearch '''''WorldCatalog Advanced Search''''']. In the '''''Subject''''' field enter the surname and “family” like this, '''Greenwell family'''. This searches the catalogs and displays the results from thousands of North American libraries at once.  
**'''''Periodical Source Index (PERSI)'''''[https://www.genealogycenter.info/persi/ '''''People Search'''''] online at ACPL for a family name in over a million article titles in genealogical periodicals.  
**'''''Periodical Source Index (PERSI)'''''[https://www.genealogycenter.info/persi/ '''''Surname Search'''''] online at ACPL for a family name in over a million article titles in genealogical periodicals.  
*<div>''Local histories''&nbsp;often include individual family histories. Find county&nbsp;or town histories in the FamilySearch Catalog Place Search&nbsp;under [STATE, COUNTY] — HISTORY, or [STATE, COUNTY, TOWN] — HISTORY.</div>  
*<div>''Local histories''&nbsp;often include individual family histories. Find county&nbsp;or town histories in the FamilySearch Catalog Place Search&nbsp;under [STATE, COUNTY] — HISTORY, or [STATE, COUNTY, TOWN] — HISTORY.</div>  
*<div>''Manuscript collections'' of family information.</div>  
*<div>''Manuscript collections'' of family information.</div>