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The United States Research Outline "[[United States Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]" section, lists several important sources for finding information about immigrants. These nationwide sources include many references to people who settled in Indiana. ''[[ | The United States Research Outline "[[United States Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]" section, lists several important sources for finding information about immigrants. These nationwide sources include many references to people who settled in Indiana. ''[[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]]'' introduces principles, search strategies, and additional record types you can use to identify an immigrant ancestor’s original hometown. | ||
'''Early'''. The earliest European settlers in Indiana were Frenchmen, who came in the early 1700s to what are now Fort Wayne, Lafayette, and Vincennes. American settlement began before 1800 and increased substantially after the War of 1812, when the Indians were removed from their lands. The earliest American settlers came mainly from Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Maryland. Beginning about 1830, many settlers came from Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. Eventually, settlers from the middle Atlantic states and Ohio outnumbered those from the Southern slave states. | '''Early'''. The earliest European settlers in Indiana were Frenchmen, who came in the early 1700s to what are now Fort Wayne, Lafayette, and Vincennes. American settlement began before 1800 and increased substantially after the War of 1812, when the Indians were removed from their lands. The earliest American settlers came mainly from Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Maryland. Beginning about 1830, many settlers came from Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. Eventually, settlers from the middle Atlantic states and Ohio outnumbered those from the Southern slave states. | ||
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Evansville was made a United States port of entry in 1856, but there are no passenger lists. Evansville was the gateway to Indiana for overseas immigrants coming by way of New Orleans. There are passenger lists available on microfilm through the National Archives and the Family History Library from New Orleans for 1820 to 1952, and indexes for 1820 to 1850 and 1853 to 1952. After about 1857, when the railroads were completed, the majority of immigrants arrived through eastern ports, such as New York. | Evansville was made a United States port of entry in 1856, but there are no passenger lists. Evansville was the gateway to Indiana for overseas immigrants coming by way of New Orleans. There are passenger lists available on microfilm through the National Archives and the Family History Library from New Orleans for 1820 to 1952, and indexes for 1820 to 1850 and 1853 to 1952. After about 1857, when the railroads were completed, the majority of immigrants arrived through eastern ports, such as New York. | ||
More information on immigration sources can be found in the Family History Library’s [[ | More information on immigration sources can be found in the Family History Library’s [[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] Wiki article and the [[United States Emigration and Immigration|United States Research Outline]]. | ||
'''Publications Listing Immigrants''' | '''Publications Listing Immigrants''' | ||