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|title=United States, Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874 | |title=United States, Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874 | ||
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== Record Description == | == Record Description == | ||
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=== Citation for This Collection === | === Citation for This Collection === | ||
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== Record Content == | == Record Content == | ||
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Image:Index to passenger lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf coast ports 004882056 05185.jpg|Passenger List Index | Image:Index to passenger lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf coast ports 004882056 05185.jpg|Passenger List Index | ||
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== How to Use the Record == | == How to Use the Record == | ||
Fill in your ancestor’s name in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the ancestors in the list to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to find your ancestor. | Fill in your ancestor’s name in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the ancestors in the list to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to find your ancestor. | ||
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To search the collection image by image you will need to follow this series of links:<br> ⇒Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page<br> ⇒Select the "Surname Range" category which takes you to the images<br> | To search the collection image by image you will need to follow this series of links:<br>⇒Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page<br>⇒Select the "Surname Range" category which takes you to the images<br> | ||
If unable to find your immigrant ancestors in the vital records of the state, you may find them in the passenger lists. In order to find ancestors in the passenger lists, you need to know an approximate date and port of arrival. You can narrow the date down with a birth and death date. With these pieces of information, you can search indexes created for the lists that are grouped by nationality or port of arrival. | If unable to find your immigrant ancestors in the vital records of the state, you may find them in the passenger lists. In order to find ancestors in the passenger lists, you need to know an approximate date and port of arrival. You can narrow the date down with a birth and death date. With these pieces of information, you can search indexes created for the lists that are grouped by nationality or port of arrival. | ||
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=== Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection === | === Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection === | ||
United States, Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874" | United States, Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874" images, ''FamilySearch'' (https://familysearch.org: accessed 30 September 2011). Jane Ewing June 27, 1953; citing Passenger Lists, Ev-Fam, image 1814; Federal Archives and Records Center, Washington, D.C., United States. | ||
[[Category:United_States|Immigration]] | [[Category:United_States|Immigration]] | ||