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== How Do I Search the Collection? ==
== How Do I Search the Collection? ==
 
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:  
To begin your search it is helpful to know:  
 
*The full name of your ancestor  
*The full name of your ancestor  
*The approximate age of your ancestor
*The approximate age of your ancestor
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=== View the Images ===
=== View the Images ===
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*There may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
*You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name.
*Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life.


=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
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=== I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now? ===
=== I Found Who 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  
*Learn foreign and “Americanized” names  
*Learn foreign and “Americanized” names  
*Find records in his or her country of origin such as emigrations, port records, or airplane manifests.
*Find records in his or her country of origin such as emigrations, port records, or airplane manifests  
*Find federal immigration records
*Find federal immigration records
*Download a copy of the record or transcribe the details.
*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  
*If your ancestor has an uncommon surname, you may want to obtain the passenger list of every person who shares your ancestor’s surname. You may not know how or if they are related, but the information could lead you to more information about your own ancestors.
 
=== I Can't Find Who I'm Looking for, What Now? ===
=== I Can't Find Who I'm Looking for, What Now? ===
 
*Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names
*Look for variant spellings of the 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.
*Look for an index. Records are often indexed by local historical and genealogical societies
*Look for an index. Records are often indexed by local historical and genealogical societies.
*Search the passenger lists year by year
*Search the passenger lists year by year.
== Citing This Collection ==
 
{{Tip|Don't overlook {{FHL|Florida, Emigration and Immigration|keywords|disp}} items in the FamilySearch Library Catalog.}}
 
== 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.


'''Collection Citation''':<br> {{Collection citation | text= "Florida, Miami, Index to Alien Arrivals by Airplane, 1930-1942." Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. Citing NARA microfilm publication A3382. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2003.}}<br><br>
;Collection Citation:
"Florida, Miami, Index to Alien Arrivals by Airplane, 1930-1942." Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. Citing NARA microfilm publication A3382. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2003.  


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