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[[Portal:United States Emigration and Immigration|Portal:United States Emigration and Immigration ]]>[[Minnesota|Minnesota]] | [[Portal:United States Emigration and Immigration|Portal:United States Emigration and Immigration ]]>[[Minnesota|Minnesota]] | ||
Emigration records list the names of people leaving an area, and immigration records list those coming into an area. | Emigration records list the names of people leaving an area, and immigration records list those coming into an area. [[United States Emigration and Immigration]] lists several important sources for finding information about immigrants. These nationwide sources include many references to people who settled in Minnesota. [[Tracing Immigrant Origins]] article introduces the principles, search strategies, and additional record types you can use to identify an immigrant ancestor’s original hometown. | ||
Pre-statehood residents of Minnesota were primarily American Indians and French and British immigrants. After 1858 settlers in Minnesota generally came from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Pennsylvania, and New York. After 1860 thousands of immigrants came from Germany, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Canada, and Denmark. | Pre-statehood residents of Minnesota were primarily American Indians and French and British immigrants. After 1858 settlers in Minnesota generally came from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Pennsylvania, and New York. After 1860 thousands of immigrants came from Germany, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Canada, and Denmark. | ||
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The repository for these records is the Iron Range Research Center, a library and archive devoted to Minnesota research in Chisholm, Minnesota. | The repository for these records is the Iron Range Research Center, a library and archive devoted to Minnesota research in Chisholm, Minnesota. | ||
== Web Sites == | == Web Sites == | ||
http://www.ironrangeresearchcenter.org/genealogy/collections/alienregistration/index.htm | http://www.ironrangeresearchcenter.org/genealogy/collections/alienregistration/index.htm | ||
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#When you enter information into the search box, the results will also include other databases on this site. | #When you enter information into the search box, the results will also include other databases on this site. | ||
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Copies of the original alien registration document are $10 per search. Payment is preferred by Visa or Master Card through the website.<br> | Copies of the original alien registration document are $10 per search. Payment is preferred by Visa or Master Card through the website.<br> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
''[ | ''[[Minnesota]] Research Outline''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001. | ||
:NOTE: All of the information from the original research outline has been imported into this Wiki site and is being updated as time permits. | |||
[[Category:Minnesota|Emigration]] | [[Category:Minnesota|Emigration]] [[Category:Norwegians]] | ||
[[Category:Norwegians]] | |||