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After 1957, few passenger lists were submitted to the government.  Alien records and naturalization records are more useful than the passenger lists and are easier to obtain.  
After 1957, few passenger lists were submitted to the government.  Alien records and naturalization records are more useful than the passenger lists and are easier to obtain.  


=== Before Using this Record, Know This ===
=== Before Using this Record, Know This ===


Before using passenger lists
Before using passenger lists, it is very helpful to know the following about the passenger:
 
::•  Name as used in the U.S. and in the "Old Country"
 
::•  Variations for spelling of the passenger's name
 
::•  Nicknames
 
::•  Age
 
::•  Relatives of the passenger
 
::•  People the passenger might have come with.


=== Records of Early U.S. Immigrants  ===
=== Records of Early U.S. Immigrants  ===
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