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Michigan Emigration and Immigration (view source)
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The "[[United States Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]" section of the United States Research Outline lists several important sources for finding information about immigrants. These nationwide sources include many references to people who settled in Michigan. The [[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins ]]Research Outline introduces the principles, search strategies, and additional record types you can use to identify an immigrant ancestor's hometown. | The "[[United States Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]" section of the United States Research Outline lists several important sources for finding information about immigrants. These nationwide sources include many references to people who settled in Michigan. The [[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]]Research Outline introduces the principles, search strategies, and additional record types you can use to identify an immigrant ancestor's hometown. | ||
Pre-statehood settlers of Michigan generally came from New York, Ohio, the New England states, and Ontario. Many immigrants from Germany and the Netherlands arrived by 1850. Later arrivals were Scandinavian, Irish, Cornish, Italian, and Polish. A helpful source on Michigan immigrants is: | Pre-statehood settlers of Michigan generally came from New York, Ohio, the New England states, and Ontario. Many immigrants from Germany and the Netherlands arrived by 1850. Later arrivals were Scandinavian, Irish, Cornish, Italian, and Polish. A helpful source on Michigan immigrants is: | ||
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There are also ''Passenger and Alien Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at the Port of Detroit, MI, 1946–1957'', available at the National Archives (National Archives on 23 rolls; series M1479). | There are also ''Passenger and Alien Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at the Port of Detroit, MI, 1946–1957'', available at the National Archives (National Archives on 23 rolls; series M1479). | ||
Records of ethnic groups are listed in | Records of ethnic groups are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under MICHIGAN - MINORITIES. A few sources for the Chippewa, Potawatomi, and Ottawa Indians in Michigan are listed under MICHIGAN - NATIVE RACES. | ||
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