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::- Ancestry has these records indexed and calls the collection [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8679&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1948<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1234556348868_461" />].
::- Ancestry has these records indexed and calls the collection [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8679&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1948<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1234556348868_461" />].


::- The Family History Library has the following records in one collection of&nbsp;165 films (FHL US/CAN Films beginning at [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=65295&disp=Passenger+lists+of+vessels+arriving+at+B%20%20&columns=*,0,0 417383]):
::- The Family History Library has the following records in one collection of&nbsp;165 films (FHL US/CAN Films beginning at {{FHL|65295|title-id|disp=417383}}):


:::- Surviving U.S. Customs passenger lists from 1 January 1840 to 28 December 1891
:::- Surviving U.S. Customs passenger lists from 1 January 1840 to 28 December 1891
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:• '''Indexes to customs passenger lists, 1820 to 1897'''
:• '''Indexes to customs passenger lists, 1820 to 1897'''


::- A soundex card index to the U.S. Customs passenger lists indexes the federal lists for 1820 to 1897 (FHL films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=74109&disp=Index+to+passenger+lists+of+vessels+arri%20%20&columns=*,0,0 417212-382]).
::- A soundex card index to the U.S. Customs passenger lists indexes the federal lists for 1820 to 1897 (FHL films {{FHL|74109|title-id|disp=417212-382}}).


::- A separate soundex card index includes the individuals appearing in the city lists from 1833 to 1866 (FHL films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=291611&disp=Index+to+passenger+lists+of+vessels+arri%20%20&columns=*,0,0 821565-86]). Both indexes have the same format and give all information found on the original lists except the name of the ship master and the port of embarkation.
::- A separate soundex card index includes the individuals appearing in the city lists from 1833 to 1866 (FHL films {{FHL|291611|title-id|disp=821565-86}}). Both indexes have the same format and give all information found on the original lists except the name of the ship master and the port of embarkation.


:• '''Quarterly abstracts of Baltimore City passenger lists'''.&nbsp;(FHL films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=65295&disp=Passenger+lists+of+vessels+arriving+at+B%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1376177-82]) Beginning in 1820, U.S. Customs collectors were required to send quarterly copies of the customs lists to the U.S. Secretary of State who published transcripts for Congress.
:• '''Quarterly abstracts of Baltimore City passenger lists'''.&nbsp;(FHL films {{FHL|65295|title-id|disp=1376177-82}}) Beginning in 1820, U.S. Customs collectors were required to send quarterly copies of the customs lists to the U.S. Secretary of State who published transcripts for Congress.


::Use the abstracts when the original list is missing. These quarterly abstracts or copies give the quarter-year of an individual's arrival and sometimes the port of embarkation. Passengers' given names are usually shortened to the initial letter, but otherwise the information is the same as that found in the original lists. The abstracts also have many gaps, and some years are missing. The Family History Library has the abstracts for the following years&nbsp;:
::Use the abstracts when the original list is missing. These quarterly abstracts or copies give the quarter-year of an individual's arrival and sometimes the port of embarkation. Passengers' given names are usually shortened to the initial letter, but otherwise the information is the same as that found in the original lists. The abstracts also have many gaps, and some years are missing. The Family History Library has the abstracts for the following years&nbsp;:
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:• '''Indexes to the quarterly abstracts'''
:• '''Indexes to the quarterly abstracts'''


::- 1820-1834. ''Passenger Arrivals at the Port of Baltimore, 1820-1834: From Customs Passenger Lists'', ed. by Bentley, Elizabeth P., and Michael H. Tepper. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982. (FHL Book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=290278&disp=Passenger+arrivals+at+the+port+of+Baltim%20%20&columns=*,0,0 975.26 W3p]) This also indexes the few city lists, cargo manifests, and state department transcripts for this period.
::- 1820-1834. ''Passenger Arrivals at the Port of Baltimore, 1820-1834: From Customs Passenger Lists'', ed. by Bentley, Elizabeth P., and Michael H. Tepper. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982. (FHL Book {{FHL|290278|title-id|disp=975.26 W3p}}) This also indexes the few city lists, cargo manifests, and state department transcripts for this period.


:- 1820-1874. United States. Bureau of Customs. ''A Supplemental Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports (Excluding New York) 1820-1874''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1960. (FHL Films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=67478&disp=A+supplemental+index+to+passenger+lists+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 418161-348]) This indexes the Baltimore City abstracts through June 1869 and the existing Annapolis and Havre de Grace lists (see the paragraph labelled "Other Ports").
:- 1820-1874. United States. Bureau of Customs. ''A Supplemental Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports (Excluding New York) 1820-1874''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1960. (FHL Films {{FHL|67478|title-id|disp=418161-348}}) This indexes the Baltimore City abstracts through June 1869 and the existing Annapolis and Havre de Grace lists (see the paragraph labelled "Other Ports").


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The National Archives has the immigration passenger lists and indexes of Baltimore City since 1892. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of:  
The National Archives has the immigration passenger lists and indexes of Baltimore City since 1892. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of:  


:• Lists for 1892 to 1948. (starting&nbsp;with FHL film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=65295&disp=Passenger+lists+of+vessels+arriving+at+B++ 830467])&nbsp;
:• Lists for 1892 to 1948. (starting&nbsp;with FHL film {{FHL|65295|title-id|disp=830467}})&nbsp;


::- Ancestry has these records indexed and calls the collection [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8679&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1948].
::- Ancestry has these records indexed and calls the collection [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8679&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1948].


:• Soundex card index for 1897 to 1952. (On 43 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=291580&disp=Index+%28Soundex%29+to+passenger+lists+o++ 1373824].)
:• Soundex card index for 1897 to 1952. (On 43 Family History Library films beginning with {{FHL|291580|title-id|disp=1373824}}.)


:• The National Archives also has four volumes of lists of passengers who died on board ship from 1867 to 1914.
:• The National Archives also has four volumes of lists of passengers who died on board ship from 1867 to 1914.
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Baltimore was served by the North German Lloyd shipping line from Bremen. If you know the name of the steamship that your ancestor arrived on, you can obtain the date of arrival for the years 1904 to 1926 from:  
Baltimore was served by the North German Lloyd shipping line from Bremen. If you know the name of the steamship that your ancestor arrived on, you can obtain the date of arrival for the years 1904 to 1926 from:  


:• Morton Allan ''Directory of European Passenger Steamship Arrivals. 1931''. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1980. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=139764&disp=Morton+Allan+directory+of+European+passe%20%20&columns=*,0,0 973 U3m 1980]; 1931 edition on fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=139764&disp=Morton+Allan+directory+of+European+passe++ 6046854].)
:• Morton Allan ''Directory of European Passenger Steamship Arrivals. 1931''. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1980. (Family History Library book {{FHL|139764|title-id|disp=973 U3m 1980}}; 1931 edition on fiche {{FHL|139764|title-id|disp=6046854}}.)


=== '''Indexes of German Immigrants'''.  ===
=== '''Indexes of German Immigrants'''.  ===
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There is an ongoing project to index an estimated 700,000 Germans who arrived at various U.S. ports including Baltimore City.  
There is an ongoing project to index an estimated 700,000 Germans who arrived at various U.S. ports including Baltimore City.  


:• Glazier, Ira A., and P. William Filby, eds. ''Germans to America: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports, 1850-1897.''. 67 Volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, Inc., 1988-. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=973+W2ger 973 W2ger].)  
:• Glazier, Ira A., and P. William Filby, eds. ''Germans to America: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports, 1850-1897.''. 67 Volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, Inc., 1988-. (Family History Library book {{FHL|973 W2ger|disp=973 W2ger}}.)  
:• Glazier, Ira A., ed. ''Germans to America - series II: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports in the 1840s''. 7 vols. Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources Inc., 2002 Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2004. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=973+W2ger 973 W2ger Ser. 2].)
:• Glazier, Ira A., ed. ''Germans to America - series II: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports in the 1840s''. 7 vols. Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources Inc., 2002 Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2004. (Family History Library book {{FHL|973 W2ger|disp=973 W2ger Ser. 2}}.)


=== The People  ===
=== The People  ===
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