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Image:Michigan, Detroit Manifests of Arrivals at the Port of Detroit (11-0300) (11-0961) Back DGS 4857440_72.jpg|Index Card, back</gallery> | Image:Michigan, Detroit Manifests of Arrivals at the Port of Detroit (11-0300) (11-0961) Back DGS 4857440_72.jpg|Index Card, back</gallery> | ||
== What Can this Collection Tell Me? == | |||
The index cards may contain all or part of the following information: | The index cards may contain all or part of the following information: | ||
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To begin your search, 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 date of immigration | *The approximate date of immigration. | ||
If you do not know this information, check the census records after 1900. | If you do not know this information, check the census records after 1900. | ||
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For tips about searching on-line collections see the on-line article [[FamilySearch Search Tips and Tricks]]. | For tips about searching on-line collections see the on-line article [[FamilySearch Search Tips and Tricks]]. | ||
== | == What Do I Do Next? == | ||
When you have located your ancestor on a manifest, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors. Add this new information to your records of each family. | |||
=== I Found What I was Looking for, What Now? === | |||
Use passenger 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 ship’s manifests. | *Find records in his or her country of origin such as emigrations, port records, or ship’s manifests. | ||
*Continue to search the passenger lists to identify siblings, parents, and other relatives in the same or other generations who may have immigrated at the same time. | *Continue to search the passenger lists to identify siblings, parents, and other relatives in the same or other generations who may have immigrated at the same time. | ||
=== I Can't Find Who I'm Looking for, What Now? === | |||
== I Can't Find Who I'm Looking for, What Now? == | |||
*Check for variant spellings of the name. | *Check for variant spellings of the name. | ||
*Look for other indexes. Records are often indexed by local historical and genealogical societies. | *Look for other indexes. Records are often indexed by local historical and genealogical societies. | ||
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== How | == How Can I Contribute to the FamilySearch Wiki? == | ||
{{Contributor invite}} | {{Contributor invite}} | ||
[[Category:NARA_Emigration_and_Immigration_Records]] | [[Category:NARA_Emigration_and_Immigration_Records]] | ||