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== What | == What Is in the Collection? == | ||
This collection contains indexes and manifests of over 105,000 alien arrivals at Del Rio, Texas from 1906-1953. It corresponds with NARA publication A3395. The collection is part of Record Group 85 Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The collection is arranged in five parts. Parts one,three,four,and five are alphabetical by last name then first name. Part two is chronological then by manifest number. | This collection contains indexes and manifests of over 105,000 alien arrivals at Del Rio, Texas from 1906-1953. It corresponds with NARA publication A3395. The collection is part of Record Group 85 Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The collection is arranged in five parts. Parts one,three,four,and five are alphabetical by last name then first name. Part two is chronological then by manifest number. | ||
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== What Can | == What Can These Records Tell Me? == | ||
'''Passenger lists''' generally include the following information: | '''Passenger lists''' generally include the following information: | ||
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=== I Found Who I | === I Found Who I Was Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Use the information to find other records such as emigrations, port records, ship’s manifests, birth, christening, census, and land records. | *Use the information to find other records such as emigrations, port records, ship’s manifests, birth, christening, census, and land records. | ||
*Learn foreign and “Americanized” names | *Learn foreign and “Americanized” names | ||
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*[[Texas Church Records|Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900. | *[[Texas Church Records|Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900. | ||
=== I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking | === I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name. | *Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name. | ||
*Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records. | *Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records. | ||
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*Search in the [[Texas Archives and Libraries]]. | *Search in the [[Texas Archives and Libraries]]. | ||
==Citing | ==Citing This Collection== | ||
Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image. | Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image. | ||