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 For an account of some of these groups see John E. Bodnar, ''The Ethnic Experience in Pennsylvania'' (Lewisburg, Pennsylvania&nbsp;: Bucknell University Press, 1973; FHL book 974.8 F2bo).
-===Records===
+=== Records ===
-For the period 1792-1794, there is A Health Officer's Register of Passenger's Names at the State Archives (but not at the FHL) that lists the names of ship passengers. In Pennsylvania Archives, Series 2 vol. 17, pp. 521-667, is ''Names of Foreigners Arriving in Pennsylvania, 1786-1808'', which appears to be the same records covering a longer span of time. Some entries include place of birth. They are also included in Strassburger and Hinke, Pennsylvania German Pioneers, which is listed below.
-Philadelphia has been a major port of entry for European immigrants since the seventeenth century. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of passenger arrival records from the National Archives, including:
+The [http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH23&CISOPTR=54515&REC=7 Israel Daniel Rupp Collection] of 30,000 Pennsylvania immigrants from 1727-1776 is online in PDF form at the Brigham Young University Family History Archives.<br>
-* Indexes,1800-1882, 1883-1948, 1906-1926
-* Lists, 1800-1906, 1883-1921
-More detailed information on immigration sources is in the United States Research Outline (30972).
+For the period 1792-1794, there is A Health Officer's Register of Passenger's Names at the State Archives (but not at the FHL) that lists the names of ship passengers. In Pennsylvania Archives, Series 2 vol. 17, pp. 521-667, is ''Names of Foreigners Arriving in Pennsylvania, 1786-1808'', which appears to be the same records covering a longer span of time. Some entries include place of birth. They are also included in Strassburger and Hinke, Pennsylvania German Pioneers, which is listed below.
-Over 200,000 names of immigrants and naturalized aliens in Pennsylvania are indexed in the following source:
+Philadelphia has been a major port of entry for European immigrants since the seventeenth century. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of passenger arrival records from the National Archives, including:
-Filby, P. William. ''Passenger and Immigration Lists Index''. 15 vols. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research, 1981-. (FHL book 973.) The first three volumes are a combined alphabetical index published in 1981. Supplemental volumes have been issued annually. There are also cumulative 1982 to 1985, 1986 to 1900, and 1991 to 1997 supplements. These volumes index names of colonial immigrants listed in published sources.
+*Indexes,1800-1882, 1883-1948, 1906-1926
+*Lists, 1800-1906, 1883-1921
-See also:
+More detailed information on immigration sources is in the United States Research Outline (30972).
-A large alphabetically-arranged 54 volume manuscript collection at the Chester County Historical Society is Albert C. Meyers, comp., ''Notes on Immigrants to Pennsylvania, 1681-1737'' (on 14 FHL films beginning with 567010 item 2).
+Over 200,000 names of immigrants and naturalized aliens in Pennsylvania are indexed in the following source:
-''Emigrants to Pennsylvania, 1641-1819: A Consolidation of Ship Passenger Lists'' from the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. Baltimore, Maryland.: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. (FHL book 974.8 W3t.)
+Filby, P. William. ''Passenger and Immigration Lists Index''. 15 vols. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research, 1981-. (FHL book 973.) The first three volumes are a combined alphabetical index published in 1981. Supplemental volumes have been issued annually. There are also cumulative 1982 to 1985, 1986 to 1900, and 1991 to 1997 supplements. These volumes index names of colonial immigrants listed in published sources.
-Bentley, Elizabeth P., an''d Michael H. Tepper.''Passenger Arrivals at the Port of Philadelphia, 1800-1819. Baltimore, Maryland.: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. (FHL book Ref 974.811 W3p.)
+See also:
-Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1776 and Emigrants in Bondage, 1614-1775''. [Novato, California]: Brøderbund Software, 1996. (FHL compact disc no. 9 pt. 350). Not available at Family History Centers. A comprehensive list of about 140,000 immigrants to America from Britain. Includes Pennsylvania immigrants. It may show British hometown, emigration date, ship, destination, and text of the document abstract.
+A large alphabetically-arranged 54 volume manuscript collection at the Chester County Historical Society is Albert C. Meyers, comp., ''Notes on Immigrants to Pennsylvania, 1681-1737'' (on 14 FHL films beginning with 567010 item 2).
-Strassburger, Ralph Beaver, and William John Hinke. ''Pennsylvania German Pioneers: A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia from 1727 to 1808. Norristown, Pennsylvania''<nowiki>: Pennsylvania German Society, 1934. (Pennsylvania-German Society Proceedings and Addresses; v. 42-44.) (FHL book 974.8 B4pg; vols. 42 and 44 on 2 films beginning with 1035683 item 5; on 30 fiche 6051507-9.)</nowiki>
+''Emigrants to Pennsylvania, 1641-1819: A Consolidation of Ship Passenger Lists'' from the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. Baltimore, Maryland.: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. (FHL book 974.8 W3t.)
-Records of major ethnic groups are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under PENNSYLVANIA - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION, and under PENNSYLVANIA - MINORITIES. See also the "Minorities" section of this outline. Published studies include those for the Schwenkfelder, Quaker, Welsh, Scotch-Irish, Amish, and Huguenot groups.
+Bentley, Elizabeth P., an''d Michael H. Tepper.''Passenger Arrivals at the Port of Philadelphia, 1800-1819. Baltimore, Maryland.: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. (FHL book Ref 974.811 W3p.)
-Many passenger lists are now available on the internet. Use a search engine with "Pennsylvania Passenger Lists" terms to identify currently available lists.
+Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1776 and Emigrants in Bondage, 1614-1775''. [Novato, California]: Brøderbund Software, 1996. (FHL compact disc no. 9 pt. 350). Not available at Family History Centers. A comprehensive list of about 140,000 immigrants to America from Britain. Includes Pennsylvania immigrants. It may show British hometown, emigration date, ship, destination, and text of the document abstract.
+Strassburger, Ralph Beaver, and William John Hinke. ''Pennsylvania German Pioneers: A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia from 1727 to 1808. Norristown, Pennsylvania''<nowiki>: Pennsylvania German Society, 1934. (Pennsylvania-German Society Proceedings and Addresses; v. 42-44.) (FHL book 974.8 B4pg; vols. 42 and 44 on 2 films beginning with 1035683 item 5; on 30 fiche 6051507-9.)</nowiki>
+Records of major ethnic groups are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under PENNSYLVANIA - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION, and under PENNSYLVANIA - MINORITIES. See also the "Minorities" section of this outline. Published studies include those for the Schwenkfelder, Quaker, Welsh, Scotch-Irish, Amish, and Huguenot groups.
+Many passenger lists are now available on the internet. Use a search engine with "Pennsylvania Passenger Lists" terms to identify currently available lists.
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