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==What are immigration records?== | ==What are immigration records?== | ||
'''Immigration''' refers to people coming into a country. '''Emigration''' refers to people leaving a country to go to another. The records usually take the form of ship's '''passenger lists''' collected at the port of entry. | |||
==What can you find in immigration records?== | ==What can you find in immigration records?== | ||
==How do you find immigration records?== | ==How do you find immigration records?== | ||
Revision as of 12:21, 31 December 2021
Guide to locating immigration records for ancestry, family history, and genealogy research.
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What are immigration records?[edit | edit source]
Immigration refers to people coming into a country. Emigration refers to people leaving a country to go to another. The records usually take the form of ship's passenger lists collected at the port of entry.
What can you find in immigration records?[edit | edit source]
How do you find immigration records?[edit | edit source]
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Many immigration records are online. You should consult the Wiki article on immigration records for each country to understand how to find and search its immigration records |
Sidebar Links to Wiki Articles[edit | edit source]
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Online Genealogical Records Pages[edit | edit source]
On the main page for each U.S. State page and country page, a blue button leads to a listing of online record collections.
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main page to link to the Online Genealogy Records page.
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- Also, all the available Online Genealogy Records pages are linked at Online Genealogy Records by Location.
FamilySearch Catalog[edit | edit source]
- Census Records collected by FamilySearch, usually digitized and online, are listed in the FamilySearch catalog. Enter the name of the country in the "Place Field" and click "Search". A list of record categories will be provided. Select "Census".
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