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===Online Resources===
===Online Resources===
*'''1500s-1900s''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7486/?arrival=_west+virginia-usa_51&count=50 All U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s] at Ancestry; index only ($); includes those with Destination of West Virginia; ''Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10017/passenger-immigration-lists-1500-1900?s=1&formId=pili&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.West%2F3Virginia+epmo.similar MyHeritage]''; index only ($)
*'''1500s-1900s''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7486/?arrival=_west+virginia-usa_51&count=50 All U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s] at Ancestry; index only ($); includes those with Destination of West Virginia; ''Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10017/passenger-immigration-lists-1500-1900?s=1&formId=pili&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.West%2F3Virginia+epmo.similar MyHeritage]''; index only ($)
*'''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.West%2F3Virginia+epmo.similar&qevents=List United States, Border Crossings from Canada, 1895-1956] at MyHeritage; index & images ($); includes those with Destination of West Virginia
*'''1895-1956''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10942/united-states-border-crossings-from-canada-1895-1956?s=1&formId=collection_10942:searchFormDef&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=master,immigration&p=1&qevents-event1=Event+et.any+ep.West%2F3Virginia+epmo.similar&qevents=List United States, Border Crossings from Canada, 1895-1956] at MyHeritage - index & images ($); includes those with Destination of West Virginia
====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.West%2F3Virginia+epmo.similar&qevents=List Germany, Bremen Emigration Lists, 1920-1939] at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of West Virginia
*'''1920-1939''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10924/germany-bremen-emigration-lists-1920-1939?s=1&formId=collection_10924:searchFormDef&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=master,immigration&p=1&qevents-event1=Event+et.any+ep.West%2F3Virginia+epmo.similar&qevents=List Germany, Bremen Emigration Lists, 1920-1939] at MyHeritage - index only ($); includes those with Destination of West Virginia
*[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.West%2F3Virginia+epmo.similar Germans Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of West Virginia
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10019/germans-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.West%2F3Virginia+epmo.similar Germans Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage - index only ($); includes those with Destination of West Virginia
*[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.West%2F3Virginia+epmo.similar Italians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage; index only ($)
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10030/italians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili,immigration-norels&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.West%2F3Virginia+epmo.similar Italians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage - index only ($)
*[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.West%2F3Virginia+epmo.similar Russians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of West Virginia
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10029/russians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili,immigration-norels&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.West%2F3Virginia+epmo.similar Russians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage - index only ($); includes those with Destination of West Virginia
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==== Passport Records Online  ====
==== Passport Records Online  ====
*'''1795-1925''' - {{RecordSearch|2185145|United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] index and images
*'''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 ($)
*'''1795-1925''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1174 U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925] Index and images, at Ancestry ($)


===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===
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==In-country Migration==
==In-country Migration==
*[[Pennsylvania Emigration and Immigration|'''Philadelphia, Pennsylvania''']] was an important port of entry to West Virginia, but the major port between 1870 and 1915 was [[New York Emigration and Immigration|'''New York''']], where thousands of European immigrants boarded labor trains headed for the coal fields.
*[[Pennsylvania Emigration and Immigration|'''Philadelphia, Pennsylvania''']] was an important port of entry to West Virginia, but the major port between 1870 and 1915 was [[New York Emigration and Immigration|'''New York''']], where thousands of European immigrants boarded labor trains headed for the coal fields.
*Between 1910 and 1960, millions of Southerners left their home states of Tennessee, Kentucky, the Carolinas, Virginia and West Virginia. A large percentage of those leaving Kentucky, West Virginia, and Tennessee went north for jobs in the industrial sector. Many West Virginians and Kentuckians migrated to the industrial cities of Ohio, for jobs in rubber and steel. <ref>"Hillbilly Highway", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillbilly_Highway, accessed 10 April 2021.</ref>
*Between 1910 and 1960, millions of Southerners left their home states of Tennessee, Kentucky, the Carolinas, Virginia and West Virginia. A large percentage of those leaving Kentucky, West Virginia, and Tennessee went north for jobs in the industrial sector. Many '''West Virginians''' and Kentuckians migrated to the '''industrial cities of Ohio''', for jobs in rubber and steel. <ref>"Hillbilly Highway", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillbilly_Highway, accessed 10 April 2021.</ref>


==For Further Reading==
==For Further Reading==
*{{FHL|333760|subject_id|disp=United States, West Virginia - Minorities}}
The FamilySearch Library has additional sources listed in their catalog:
*{{FSC|United States, West Virginia - Minorities|subject|subject-id=800919591|disp=United States, West Virginia - Minorities}}


== References  ==
== References  ==
 
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''[[West Virginia, United States Genealogy|West Virginia]] Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.  
''[[West Virginia, United States Genealogy|West Virginia]] Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.  


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