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Most foreign-born immigrants who came to Kentucky arrived at the ports of New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, or other Atlantic and Gulf ports. Passenger lists for these ports are available at the Family History Library and the National Archives. | Most foreign-born immigrants who came to Kentucky arrived at the ports of New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, or other Atlantic and Gulf ports. Passenger lists for these ports are available at the Family History Library and the National Archives. For additional details, see: [[United States Emigration and Immigration|United States Emigration and Immigration]]. | ||
Some published sources about migration to and from Kentucky include: | Some published sources about migration to and from Kentucky include: | ||
*Bender, Lucy Rearden. ''Marriage, Birth and Death Records of Families with Proved Lineages of American Revolution Ancestors: Who Emigrated from Virginia to Kentucky and From There to Texas, 1850–1895''. [Langley Field, Virginia.: n.p.], 1937. | *Bender, Lucy Rearden. ''Marriage, Birth and Death Records of Families with Proved Lineages of American Revolution Ancestors: Who Emigrated from Virginia to Kentucky and From There to Texas, 1850–1895''. [Langley Field, Virginia.: n.p.], 1937. {{FHL|976.4 V2b}}; {{FHL|851114}} item 2. This indicates the name of the Revolutionary ancestor and his or her date of birth, marriage, or death. | ||
*Connor, Seymour V. ''Kentucky Colonization in Texas: A History of the Peters Colony''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983. [http://www.genealogical.com/ Free Name Search]; purchase at [http://www.genealogical.com/products/Kentucky Colonization in Texas/1144.html Genealogical.com]; {{FHL|976.4 H2cs}} | *Connor, Seymour V. ''Kentucky Colonization in Texas: A History of the Peters Colony''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983. [http://www.genealogical.com/ Free Name Search]; purchase at [http://www.genealogical.com/products/Kentucky Colonization in Texas/1144.html Genealogical.com]; {{FHL|976.4 H2cs}} | ||
*Kincaid, Robert L. ''The Wilderness Road''. Harrogate, Tennessee: Lincoln Memorial University Press, 1955. | *Kincaid, Robert L. ''The Wilderness Road''. Harrogate, Tennessee: Lincoln Memorial University Press, 1955. {{FHL|973 H2k}}. This tells the history of the Wilderness Road, which extended from southwestern Virginia to central Kentucky through the Cumberland Gap. It was a major route for settlers heading west. | ||
*Peden, Henry C. Jr. ''Marylanders to Kentucky, 1775–1825''. Westminster, Maryland.: Family Line, 1991. | *Peden, Henry C. Jr. ''Marylanders to Kentucky, 1775–1825''. Westminster, Maryland.: Family Line, 1991. {{FHL|976.9 W2p}} | ||
*Peden, Henry C., Jr. ''More Marylanders to Kentucky, 1778–1828.'' Westminster, Maryland.: Family Line, 1997. | *Peden, Henry C., Jr. ''More Marylanders to Kentucky, 1778–1828.'' Westminster, Maryland.: Family Line, 1997. {{FHL|976.9 W2pe}} These books contain biographies of Kentucky residents who migrated from Maryland. | ||
See the "[[Kentucky Minorities|Minorities]]" section of this outline for sources on African American and German immigrants to Kentucky. Other sources on emigration and immigration can be found in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | See the "[[Kentucky Minorities|Minorities]]" section of this outline for sources on African American and German immigrants to Kentucky. Other sources on emigration and immigration can be found in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
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KENTUCKY- EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION | KENTUCKY- EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION | ||
KENTUCKY- MIGRATION, INTERNAL | KENTUCKY- MIGRATION, INTERNAL | ||
=== Migration Trails === | === Migration Trails === | ||