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== How Do I Search This Collection? == | == How Do I Search This Collection? == | ||
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know: | Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know: | ||
*The name of your ancestor | |||
*The name of your ancestor | *The port where your ancestor arrived | ||
*The port where your ancestor arrived | *The date of arrival | ||
*The date of arrival | *The approximate age of your ancestor | ||
*The approximate age of your ancestor | *The place where your ancestor lived | ||
*The place where your ancestor lived | *The names of family members and their relationships | ||
*The names of family members and their relationships | |||
=== View the Images === | === View the Images === | ||
View images in this collection by visiting the '''{{RecordSearch|2443942|Browse Page|access=browse}}''':<br> | View images in this collection by visiting the '''{{RecordSearch|2443942|Browse Page|access=browse}}''':<br> | ||
#Select the | #Select the '''NARA Roll Number''' to view the images. | ||
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? === | === How Do I Analyze the Results? === | ||
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]]. | Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]]. | ||
== What Do I Do Next? == | == What Do I Do Next? == | ||
When you have located your ancestor’s passenger record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details and lead you to other records about your ancestors. Add this new information to your records of each family. | When you have located your ancestor’s passenger record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details and lead you to other records about your ancestors. Add this new information to your records of each family. | ||
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | === I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | ||
Use these lists to: | Use these lists to: | ||
*Learn an immigrant’s place of origin | *Learn an immigrant’s place of origin | ||
*Confirm their date of arrival | *Confirm their date of arrival | ||
*Find records in his or her country of origin such as emigrations, port records, or ship’s manifests | |||
*Find records in his or her country of origin such as emigrations, port records, or ship’s manifests | |||
*Find federal immigration records | *Find federal immigration records | ||
*If your ancestor had a common name, be sure to look at all the entries for a name before you decide which is correct | |||
*If your ancestor had a common name, be sure to look at all the entries for a name before you decide which is correct | *Continue to search the lists to identify siblings, parents, and other relatives who may have immigrated at the same time | ||
*Continue to search the lists to identify siblings, parents, and other relatives who may have immigrated at the same time | |||
=== I Can't Find the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | === I Can't Find the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Look for variant spellings of the names | *Look for variant spellings of the names | ||
*You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names | *You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names | ||
*Search the indexes and records of other port cities | *Search the indexes and records of other port cities | ||
== Citing This Collection == | == Citing This Collection == | ||
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