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'''Border Crossing Manifests.''' Manifests may include each passenger's name, port or station of entry, date of entry, literacy, last residence, previous visits to the United States, and birthplace. The manifests are reproduced in two series: | '''Border Crossing Manifests.''' Manifests may include each passenger's name, port or station of entry, date of entry, literacy, last residence, previous visits to the United States, and birthplace. The manifests are reproduced in two series: | ||
''Manifests of Passengers Arriving in the St. Albans, Vermont, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895–January 1921.'' (608 rolls; Family History Library films | ''Manifests of Passengers Arriving in the St. Albans, Vermont, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895–January 1921.'' (608 rolls; Family History Library films {{FHL|452590|title-id|disp=1561087–499}}.) Includes records from seaports and railroad stations all over Canada and the northern United States. These manifests provide two types of lists: | ||
*Traditional passenger lists on U.S. immigration forms. | *Traditional passenger lists on U.S. immigration forms. | ||
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These lists are divided by month. In each month, the records are grouped by railroad station. (The stations are listed in alphabetical order.) Under the station, the passengers are grouped by railroad company. | These lists are divided by month. In each month, the records are grouped by railroad station. (The stations are listed in alphabetical order.) Under the station, the passengers are grouped by railroad company. | ||
''Manifests of Passengers Arriving in the St. Albans, Vermont, District through Canadian Pacific Ports, 1929–1949''. (25 rolls; Family History Library films | ''Manifests of Passengers Arriving in the St. Albans, Vermont, District through Canadian Pacific Ports, 1929–1949''. (25 rolls; Family History Library films {{FHL|452590|title-id|disp=1549387–411}}.) Travel to the United States from Canadian Pacific seaports only. | ||
'''Border Crossing Indexes.''' In many cases, index cards were the only records kept of the crossings. These cards are indexed in four publications: | '''Border Crossing Indexes.''' In many cases, index cards were the only records kept of the crossings. These cards are indexed in four publications: | ||
*''Soundex Index to Canadian Border Entries through the St. Albans, Vermont, District, 1895–1924''. (400 rolls; Family History Library films | *''Soundex Index to Canadian Border Entries through the St. Albans, Vermont, District, 1895–1924''. (400 rolls; Family History Library films {{FHL|452590|title-id|disp=1472801–3201}}.) | ||
The [[Soundex|Soundex]] is a surname index based on the way a name sounds rather than how it is spelled. Names like Smith and Smyth are filed together. | The [[Soundex|Soundex]] is a surname index based on the way a name sounds rather than how it is spelled. Names like Smith and Smyth are filed together. | ||
*''Soundex Index to Entries into the St. Albans, Vermont, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1924–1952''. (98 rolls; Family History Library films | *''Soundex Index to Entries into the St. Albans, Vermont, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1924–1952''. (98 rolls; Family History Library films {{FHL|452590|title-id|disp=1570714–811}}.) | ||
*''St. Albans District Manifest Records of Aliens Arriving from Foreign Contiguous Territory: Records of Arrivals through Small Ports in Vermont, 1895–1924''. (6 rolls; Family History Library films | *''St. Albans District Manifest Records of Aliens Arriving from Foreign Contiguous Territory: Records of Arrivals through Small Ports in Vermont, 1895–1924''. (6 rolls; Family History Library films {{FHL|452594|title-id|disp=1430987–92}}.) The records are arranged first by port and then alphabetically by surname. Only from Vermont ports of entry: Alburg, Beecher Falls, Canaan, Highgate Springs, Island Pond, Norton, Richford, St. Albans, and Swanton. | ||
*''Detroit District Manifest Records of Aliens Arriving from Foreign Contiguous Territory: Arrivals at Detroit, Michigan, 1906–1954.'' (117 rolls; Family History Library films | *''Detroit District Manifest Records of Aliens Arriving from Foreign Contiguous Territory: Arrivals at Detroit, Michigan, 1906–1954.'' (117 rolls; Family History Library films {{FHL|484198|title-id|disp=1490449–565}}.) Only from Michigan ports of entry: Bay City, Detroit, Port Huron, and Sault Ste. Marie. | ||
The major port for the maritime provinces has always been Halifax, Nova Scotia. As with the rest of eastern Canada, [[Portal:New Brunswick|New Brunswick]] has a few scattered ship lists for the period before 1865. The few ship lists from the Acadian period can be found at the Acadian Center, Moncton University. There are a few British ship lists from about 1815 to 1860 on microfilm reels F-1697 and F-1698 at the National Archives of Canada. | The major port for the maritime provinces has always been Halifax, Nova Scotia. As with the rest of eastern Canada, [[Portal:New Brunswick|New Brunswick]] has a few scattered ship lists for the period before 1865. The few ship lists from the Acadian period can be found at the Acadian Center, Moncton University. There are a few British ship lists from about 1815 to 1860 on microfilm reels F-1697 and F-1698 at the National Archives of Canada. | ||