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Major ports of entry for immigrants who settled in Illinois include New Orleans, New York, and Canadian ports. Records of passengers have not been found for the ports and harbors in Illinois. | Major ports of entry for immigrants who settled in Illinois include New Orleans, New York, and Canadian ports. Records of passengers have not been found for the ports and harbors in Illinois. | ||
==== Emigration and Immigration ==== | |||
[[United States Emigration and Immigration]] lists several important sources for finding information about immigrants to this country. These sources include many references to people who settled in Illinois. [[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] introduces the principles, research strategies, and additional record types you can use to identify an immigrant’s original hometown. | |||
See [[Tracing LDS Ancestors|Tracing LDS Ancestors]] for records of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) in Illinois. | |||
See [[Tracing LDS Ancestors|Tracing LDS Ancestors]] for records of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) in Illinois | |||
=== Histories === | === Histories === | ||
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Some helpful published sources about Illinois immigrants include: | Some helpful published sources about Illinois immigrants include: | ||
Wyman, Mark.''Immigration History and Ethnicity in Illinois: A Guide''. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Historical Society, 19–?. (Family History Library book {{FHL|607796|title-id|disp=977.3 A1}} no.293) | *Wyman, Mark.''Immigration History and Ethnicity in Illinois: A Guide''. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Historical Society, 19–?. (Family History Library book {{FHL|607796|title-id|disp=977.3 A1}} no.293) | ||
*White, Elizabeth Pearson. "''Illinois Settlers and Their Origins''." National Genealogical Society Quarterly (Washington, D.C.: The Society) vol.74, no.1 (Mar. 1986): 7–17. (Family History Library book {{FHL|1183422|title-id|disp=973 B2ng}}) | |||
White, Elizabeth Pearson. "''Illinois Settlers and Their Origins''." National Genealogical Society Quarterly (Washington, D.C.: The Society) vol.74, no.1 (Mar. 1986): 7–17. (Family History Library book {{FHL|1183422|title-id|disp=973 B2ng}}) | *Freund, Hanns Egon. ''Emigration Records From the German Eifel Region, 1834–1911: with Major Emphasis on Those Emigrants Whose Final Destinations Were Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan.'' Crystal Lake, Illinois: McHenry County, Illinois Genealogical Society, 1991. (Family History Library book {{FHL|977 W2f|disp=977 W2f}}) | ||
Freund, Hanns Egon. ''Emigration Records From the German Eifel Region, 1834–1911: with Major Emphasis on Those Emigrants Whose Final Destinations Were Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan.'' Crystal Lake, Illinois: McHenry County, Illinois Genealogical Society, 1991. (Family History Library book {{FHL|977 W2f|disp=977 W2f}}) | |||
To learn more about migration into the Illinois area, see: | To learn more about migration into the Illinois area, see: | ||
Rubincam, Milton. "''Migrations to Illinois, 1673–1860''." In Illinois State Genealogical Society Quarterly. (Springfield, Illinois: The Society) volume 4, number 3 (Oct. 1972):127–34. (Family History Library book {{FHL|977.3 B2is|disp=977.3 B2is}}; film {{FHL|1954961|film|disp=1954961}}.) | *Rubincam, Milton. "''Migrations to Illinois, 1673–1860''." In ''Illinois State Genealogical Society Quarterly''. (Springfield, Illinois: The Society) volume 4, number 3 (Oct. 1972):127–34. (Family History Library book {{FHL|977.3 B2is|disp=977.3 B2is}}; film {{FHL|1954961|film|disp=1954961}}.) | ||
*Dollarhide, William. ''Map Guide to American Migration Routes, 1735–1815''. Bountiful, Utah: AGLL Genealogical Services, 1977. (Family History Library book {{FHL|973 E3d|disp=973 E3d}}.) This includes a place-name index. | |||
See the [[Illinois Minorities|Minorities]] and [[Illinois Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] sections for further information. | |||
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Other sources on emigration and immigration can be found in the Family History Library Catalog by using a Place Search under: | Other sources on emigration and immigration can be found in the Family History Library Catalog by using a Place Search under: | ||
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Maps of several migration trails into Illinois and other states are found in ''The Handy Book for Genealogists'' (Family History Library book {{FHL|973 D27e|disp=973 D27e}})''.'' This well-known reference is described in the [[United States]] article. | Maps of several migration trails into Illinois and other states are found in ''The Handy Book for Genealogists'' (Family History Library book {{FHL|973 D27e|disp=973 D27e}})''.'' This well-known reference is described in the [[United States]] article. | ||
== References | == References == | ||
{{Illinois|Illinois}} | {{Illinois|Illinois}} | ||
[[Category:Illinois|Emigration]] | [[Category:Illinois|Emigration]] |
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