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= STEP 1: SELECT THE BEST INDEX TO USE. = | = STEP 1: SELECT THE BEST INDEX TO USE. = | ||
Before using the index, you need to know the approximate year the emigrant left Germany. The 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 U.S. censuses are a good place to begin searching for this kind of information. The census provides the year a person arrived in the United States. If possible, find out whether the emigrant traveled directly to his or her destination or stopped at other ports along the way. | '''''What you need to know to use the indexes.''''' Before using the index, you need to know the approximate year the emigrant left Germany. The 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 U.S. censuses are a good place to begin searching for this kind of information. The census provides the year a person arrived in the United States. If possible, find out whether the emigrant traveled directly to his or her destination or stopped at other ports along the way. | ||
Most of the Hamburg passenger lists have been indexed: | Most of the Hamburg passenger lists have been indexed: | ||
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*1856-1871 '''''Klüber Index 1''''' | *1856-1871 '''''Klüber Index 1''''' | ||
*1850-1871 '''''Klüber Index 2''''' | *1850-1871 '''''Klüber Index 2''''' | ||
* | *1855-1871 '''''Fifteen-Year Index''''' | ||
*1854-1934 ''''' | *1854-1934 '''''Handwritten Index to Direct''''' Passenger Lists | ||
*1854-1910 ''''' | *1854-1910 '''''Handwritten Index to Indirect''''' Passenger Lists | ||
No single index lists everyone. Each index covers different years and has its individual strengths and weaknesses. If the emigrant departed between 1850 and 1854, search the alphabetical passenger list for those years. If the emigrant departed between 1856 and 1871, search the fifteen-year index or two sets of Klüber | No single index lists everyone. Each index covers different years and has its individual strengths and weaknesses. If the emigrant departed between 1850 and 1854, search the alphabetical passenger list for those years. If the emigrant departed between 1856 and 1871, search the fifteen-year index or two sets of Klüber Index first. If the person is not listed in these, you will need to search the Handwritten Index to the Direct Lists, and then then the Handwritten Index to the Indirect Lists. | ||
== The Fifteen-Year Index == | == The Fifteen-Year Index == | ||
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== The Regular Indexes == | == The Regular Indexes == | ||
Both the '''''Direct Passenger Lists''''' and the '''''Indirect Passenger Lists''''' have regular indexes. The indexes are divided into segments that cover one year or part of a year. The '''''direct indexes''''' begin in 1854 and end in 1934. The '''''indirect indexes''''' begin in 1854 and end in 1910. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | Both the '''''Direct Passenger Lists''''' and the '''''Indirect Passenger Lists''''' have regular indexes. The indexes are divided into segments that cover one year or part of a year. The '''''direct indexes''''' begin in 1854 and end in 1934. The '''''indirect indexes''''' begin in 1854 and end in 1910. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | ||
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