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==How to Find the Records==
==How to Find the Records==
Most immigrants from overseas landed at '''East Coast ports, primarily New York City''', before proceeding to Wisconsin. If an immigrant identified Milwaukee as the port of entry, it is possible that he or she arrived first at a port in Canada, and then came through the St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes to enter the United States at Wisconsin. 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=_wisconsin-usa_52&count=50 All U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s] at Ancestry; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Wisconsin; ''Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10017/passenger-immigration-lists-1500-1900?s=1&formId=pili&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Wisconsin+epmo.similar MyHeritage]''; index only ($)
*'''1500s-1900s''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7486/?arrival=_wisconsin-usa_52&count=50 All U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s] at Ancestry; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Wisconsin; ''Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10017/passenger-immigration-lists-1500-1900?s=1&formId=pili&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Wisconsin+epmo.similar MyHeritage]''; index only ($)
*'''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.Wisconsin+epmo.similar&qevents=List United States, Border Crossings from Canada, 1895-1956] at MyHeritage; index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Wisconsin
*'''1895-1956''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10942/united-states-border-crossings-from-canada-1895-1956?s=1&formId=collection_10942:searchFormDef&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=master,immigration&p=1&qevents-event1=Event+et.any+ep.Wisconsin+epmo.similar&qevents=List United States, Border Crossings from Canada, 1895-1956] at MyHeritage - index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Wisconsin
*'''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.Wisconsin+epmo.similar&qevents=List Germany, Bremen Emigration Lists, 1920-1939] at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Wisconsin
*'''1922-1963''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2421844 Wisconsin, Milwaukee Passenger and Crew Lists, 1922-1963] at FamilySearch - [[Wisconsin, Milwaukee Passenger and Crew Lists - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1922-1963''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2421844 Wisconsin, Milwaukee Passenger and Crew Lists, 1922-1963] at FamilySearch - [[Wisconsin, Milwaukee Passenger and Crew Lists - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1922-1958''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2140606 Minnesota, Duluth and Wisconsin, Superior Crew Lists, 1922-1958.] at [http://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] - [[Minnesota, Duluth and Wisconsin, Superior Crew Lists - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1922-1958''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2140606 Minnesota, Duluth and Wisconsin, Superior Crew Lists, 1922-1958.] at FamilySearch - [[Minnesota, Duluth and Wisconsin, Superior Crew Lists - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1925-1956''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2299361 Wisconsin, Crew Lists of Ship Arrivals, 1925-1956.] at [http://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] - [[Wisconsin, Crew Lists of Ship Arrivals - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1925-1956''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2299361 Wisconsin, Crew Lists of Ship Arrivals, 1925-1956.] at FamilySearch - [[Wisconsin, Crew Lists of Ship Arrivals - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1925-1956''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2299401 Wisconsin, Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Manitowoc, 1925-1956.] at [http://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] - [[Wisconsin, Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Manitowoc - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1925-1956''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2299401 Wisconsin, Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Manitowoc, 1925-1956.] at FamilySearch - [[Wisconsin, Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Manitowoc - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
 
====Cultural Groups====
*[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.Wisconsin+epmo.similar Germans Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Wisconsin
*'''1920-1939''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10924/germany-bremen-emigration-lists-1920-1939?s=1&formId=collection_10924:searchFormDef&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=master,immigration&p=1&qevents-event1=Event+et.any+ep.Wisconsin+epmo.similar&qevents=List Germany, Bremen Emigration Lists, 1920-1939] at MyHeritage - index only ($); includes those with Destination of Wisconsin
*[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.Wisconsin+epmo.similar Italians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Wisconsin
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10019/germans-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Wisconsin+epmo.similar Germans Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage - index only ($); includes those with Destination of Wisconsin
*[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.Wisconsin+epmo.similar Russians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Wisconsin
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10030/italians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili,immigration-norels&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Wisconsin+epmo.similar Italians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage - index only ($); includes those with Destination of Wisconsin
*[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.Wisconsin+epmo.similar Russians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage - index only ($); includes those with Destination of Wisconsin


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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 - [[ARTICLETITLE|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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*Substantial immigration from the northeastern states began in the 1830s. Later American-born settlers were usually from '''New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Vermont.'''  
*Substantial immigration from the northeastern states began in the 1830s. Later American-born settlers were usually from '''New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Vermont.'''  
*Between 1840 and 1860, the most numerous of the foreign-born immigrants were from '''Germany'''. They came from the Catholic provinces of southern Germany and from Protestant eastern Germany.  
*Between 1840 and 1860, the most numerous of the foreign-born immigrants were from '''Germany'''. They came from the Catholic provinces of southern Germany and from Protestant eastern Germany.  
 
*Before the Civil War, the '''Irish''' were the second largest immigrant group in Wisconsin.  
*Freund, Hanns Egon. ''Emigration Records From the German Eifel Region, 1834-1911.: with Major Emphasis on Those Emigrants Whose Final Destinations Were Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan''. Crystal Lake, Illinois: McHenry County, Illinois Genealogical Society, 1991.
*There was also considerable emigration from '''England, Scotland, Wales, and British North America.'''
 
*Many '''Norwegians''' came to Wisconsin and by 1900 had become the second-largest foreign-born group in the state.  
Before the Civil War, the Irish were the second largest immigrant group in Wisconsin. There was also considerable emigration from England, Scotland, Wales, and British North America.  
*They were joined by settlers from '''southern and eastern Europe, especially Poles and Czechs''', and by smaller groups of '''Russians, Yugoslavs, Italians, and Greeks'''.  
 
*At the beginning of World War I in 1914, the majority of Wisconsin residents were of '''German''' origin or descent.
Many Norwegians came to Wisconsin before the Civil War and by 1900 had become the second-largest foreign-born group in the state. They were joined by settlers from southern and eastern Europe, especially Poles and Czechs, and by smaller groups of Russians, Yugoslavs, Italians, and Greeks. At the beginning of World War I in 1914, the majority of Wisconsin residents were of German origin or descent.
 
== Records  ==
 
The main port of entry to Wisconsin was Milwaukee, but no passenger lists are available for it or for other Wisconsin ports. Most immigrants from overseas landed at East Coast ports, primarily New York City, before proceeding to Wisconsin. If an immigrant identified Milwaukee as the port of entry, it is possible that he or she arrived first at a port in Canada, and then came through the St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes to enter the United States at Wisconsin. This was an important route, particularly for the Norwegian immigrants.
 
There are Canadian border crossing records for 1895–1949 (Family History Library films {{FHL|452590|title-id|disp=1561087–499}}) and soundex indexes for 1895–1924 (Family History Library films {{FHL|452590|title-id|disp=1472801–3201}}) and 1924–1952 (Family History Library films {{FHL|452590|title-id|disp=1570714–811}}).
 
An important nationwide source for locating published information about immigrants who came to America before about 1920 is P. William Filby, ''Passenger and Immigration Lists Index''. (See [[United States Emigration and Immigration]].)
 
The Family History Library and the National Archives have passenger lists or indexes for American ports for the years 1800–1921 for Philadelphia, 1820–1943 for Boston and New York, and 1865–1900 for Canadian ports. Indexes have been published for many ethnic groups, such as the Czechs (1846–), Italians (1880–), Germans (1850–), Greeks (1885–), and Russians (1875–). More detailed information on immigration sources is in [[United States Emigration and Immigration]].
 
You may also want to consult these volumes:
 
*Current, Richard Nelson. "A German State?" in ''Wisconsin: A Bicentennial History''. New York: Norton,1977. (Family History Library book {{FHL|28955|title-id|disp=977.5 H2cr}}.)
*Minert, Roger P., Jennifer A. Anderson; et al. ''German Immigrants in American Church Records. v. 2, Wisconsin Northwest Protestant''. Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2007.
*Minert, Roger P., Jennifer A. Anderson; et al. ''German Immigrants in American Church Records. v. 3, Wisconsin Northeast Protestant''. Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2007.
*Minert, Roger P., Jennifer A. Anderson; et al. ''German Immigrants in American Church Records. v. 4, Wisconsin Southwest Protestant''. Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2007.
*Minert, Roger P., Jennifer A. Anderson; et al. ''German Immigrants in American Church Records. v. 5, Wisconsin Southeast Protestant''. Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2007.
*Sachtjen, Maude. ''Immigration to Wisconsin: A Thesis''. Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin, 1928. (Family History Library book {{FHL|185811|title-id|disp=977.5 W2s}}; film {{FHL|185811|title-id|disp=844952 item 4}}.)


==Immigration Records==
==Immigration Records==
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=== Wisconsin Migration Routes  ===
=== Wisconsin Migration Routes  ===
[[Chippewa River]]{{·}} [[Lake Michigan]]{{·}} [[Lake Superior]]{{·}} [[Menominee River]]{{·}} [[Mississippi River]]{{·}} [[St. Croix River]]{{·}} [[Wisconsin River]]{{·}} [[Pecatonica Trail]]{{·}} [[Great Northern Railway (U.S.)]]
[[Chippewa River]]{{·}} [[Lake Michigan]]{{·}} [[Lake Superior]]{{·}} [[Menominee River]]{{·}} [[Mississippi River]]{{·}} [[St. Croix River]]{{·}} [[Wisconsin River]]{{·}} [[Pecatonica Trail]]{{·}} [[Great Northern Railway (U.S.)]]
==For Further Reading==
The FamilySearch Library has additional sources listed in their catalog:
*{{FSC|United States, Wisconsin - Emigration and immigration|subject|subject-id=1727408967|disp=United States, Wisconsin - Emigration and immigration}}
*{{FSC|United States, Wisconsin - Emigration and immigration - History - 19th century|subject|subject-id=1328356969|disp=United States, Wisconsin - Emigration and immigration - History - 19th century}}
*{{FSC|United States, Wisconsin - Emigration and immigration - Indexes|subject|subject-id=192816454|disp=United States, Wisconsin - Emigration and immigration - Indexes}}
*{{FSC|United States, Wisconsin - Minorities|subject|subject-id=1299152730|disp=United States, Wisconsin - Minorities}}
*{{FSC|United States, Wisconsin - Minorities - Biography|subject|subject-id=1385688282|disp=United States, Wisconsin - Minorities - Biography}}
*{{FSC|United States, Wisconsin - Minorities - Genealogy|subject|subject-id=1174467884|disp=United States, Wisconsin - Minorities - Genealogy}}
*{{FSC|United States, Wisconsin - Minorities - Genealogy - Periodicals|subject|subject-id=356797774|disp=United States, Wisconsin - Minorities - Genealogy - Periodicals}}
*{{FSC|United States, Wisconsin - Minorities - History|subject|subject-id=737138553|disp=United States, Wisconsin - Minorities - History}}


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