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''[[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tracing Immigrants Country of Arrival Records|Country of Arrival]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Archives and Libraries''' | |||
In addition to the Family History Library, other record repositories and the Internet have collections you can use to find an immigrant's place of origin. Most archives and libraries focus their historical and genealogical collections on the cities, towns, counties, regions, or subjects they serve. Some have a national focus. Many have immigrant and ethnic sources. | In addition to the Family History Library, other record repositories and the Internet have collections you can use to find an immigrant's place of origin. Most archives and libraries focus their historical and genealogical collections on the cities, towns, counties, regions, or subjects they serve. Some have a national focus. Many have immigrant and ethnic sources. | ||
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Filby, P. William, comp. ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17384698&referer=brief_results Directory of American Libraries with Genealogy or Local History Collections]''. Wilmington, Del.: Scholarly Resources, 1988. (FHL book 973 A3fi.) | Filby, P. William, comp. ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17384698&referer=brief_results Directory of American Libraries with Genealogy or Local History Collections]''. Wilmington, Del.: Scholarly Resources, 1988. (FHL book 973 A3fi.) | ||
'''Internet Directories.''' Most libraries and archives now offer some services on the Internet.<br> | '''Internet Directories.''' Most libraries and archives now offer some services on the Internet.<br> | ||
Joe Ryan, [http://web.syr.edu/~jryan/infopro/hs.html U.S. State Historical Societies & State Archives Directory] (http://web.syr.edu/~jryan/infopro/hs.html : accessed 12 August 2008). | Joe Ryan, [http://web.syr.edu/~jryan/infopro/hs.html U.S. State Historical Societies & State Archives Directory] (http://web.syr.edu/~jryan/infopro/hs.html : accessed 12 August 2008). | ||
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[http://archivegrid.org/web/index.jsp ArchiveGrid: Open Door to History] (http://archivegrid.org/web/index.jsp : accessed 12 August 2008). Searching through historical documents, personal papers, and family histories held in thousands of archives around the world. | [http://archivegrid.org/web/index.jsp ArchiveGrid: Open Door to History] (http://archivegrid.org/web/index.jsp : accessed 12 August 2008). Searching through historical documents, personal papers, and family histories held in thousands of archives around the world. | ||
Library and Archives Canada, Canadian Genealogy Centre, ''[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-501-e.html AVITUS: Directory of Canadian Genealogical Resources]'',18 October 2005 (http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-501-e.html : accessed 11 August 2008). Genealogical databases, catalogues and Web sites.<br> | Library and Archives Canada, Canadian Genealogy Centre, ''[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-501-e.html AVITUS: Directory of Canadian Genealogical Resources]'',18 October 2005 (http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-501-e.html : accessed 11 August 2008). Genealogical databases, catalogues and Web sites.<br> | ||
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, [http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/index.html Genealogists/Family Historians] (http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/index.html : accessed 12 August 2008). For ancestors who interacted with the federal government, this is a great place to start.<br> | U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, [http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/index.html Genealogists/Family Historians] (http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/index.html : accessed 12 August 2008). For ancestors who interacted with the federal government, this is a great place to start.<br> | ||
[http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/genealogy/default.htm WorldCat: Focus on Genealogy] (http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/genealogy/default.htm : accessed 12 August 2008). Tutorials and tipis for genealogists using the catalog of this library network.<br> | [http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/genealogy/default.htm WorldCat: Focus on Genealogy] (http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/genealogy/default.htm : accessed 12 August 2008). Tutorials and tipis for genealogists using the catalog of this library network.<br> | ||
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