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==Background==
==Background==
*Pre-statehood settlers of Ohio generally came from '''Pennsylvania, Virginia, New York, Connecticut, Maryland, and New Jersey.'''
*Pre-statehood settlers of Ohio generally came from '''Pennsylvania, Virginia, New York, Connecticut, Maryland, and New Jersey.'''
*By 1850, immigrants from '''Germany, Ireland, and England''' traveled on [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Zane%27s_Trace Zanes's Trace], the [http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/15641/stories/65711 National Road], various [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Canals canals], and Indian trails. <ref>''Ohio, Trailways to Highways 1776-1976''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. {{FSC|467748|item|disp=FS Library film 1015821 item 2}}</ref>
*By 1850, immigrants from '''Germany, Ireland, and England''' traveled on Zanes's Trace, the [http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/15641/stories/65711 National Road], various canals, and Indian trails.<ref>''Ohio, Trailways to Highways 1776-1976''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. {{FSC|467748|item|disp=FS Library film 1015821 item 2}}</ref>
*[https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Western_Reserve The Western Reserve] in northeast Ohio was heavily settled by '''New Englanders'''.  
*[https://case.edu/ech/articles/i/immigration-and-migration Immigration and Migration] at Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
*https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Virginia_Military_District Virginia Military District of southwest Ohio] were mostly from '''Virginia and Kentucky.'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Ohio History of Ohio] at Wikipedia
*[http://www.libraryireland.com/ScotchIrish/Ohio1.php '''Scotch-Irish'''] and '''Germans''' settled in the east and south part of Ohio>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut_Western_Reserve The Western Reserve] at Wikipedia
*The [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Irish_Ohioans '''Irish'''] most often settled in cities.
*[http://www.virginiaplaces.org/military/virginiamilitaryreserve.html Virginia Military District of southwest Ohio]
*The [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/German_Ohioans '''Germans'''] tended to choose farms in rural areas.
*The [https://ohiohillcountry.org/2018/03/17/the-irish-in-ohio/ '''Irish in Ohio''']
*Many immigrants from '''England''', [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/French_Ohioans '''France'''], '''Canada, Wales, and Scotland''' moved to Ohio between 1850 and 1880. In 1880, 15 percent of Ohio's people were foreign born.
*Until 1914, [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Italian_Ohioans '''Italians'''], [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Jewish_Ohioans '''Jews'''], [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Slovene_Ohioans Slovenes], [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Hungarian_Ohioans '''Hungarians'''], and [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Polish_Ohioans '''Poles'''] were attracted to Cleveland and cities in northeastern Ohio.
*Today, about 10 percent of Ohio's population is [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/African_Americans '''African American'''].
*[[Ohio: Norwegian Settlements|'''Norwegian''' Settlements]] were an important part of the Ohio landscape.<ref>Wilhelm, Hubert G. H. ''The Origin and Distribution of Settlement Groups''. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University, 1982. </ref>
*[[Ohio: Norwegian Settlements|'''Norwegian''' Settlements]] were an important part of the Ohio landscape.<ref>Wilhelm, Hubert G. H. ''The Origin and Distribution of Settlement Groups''. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University, 1982. </ref>
==Immigration Records==
==Immigration Records==
'''Immigration''' refers to people coming into a country. '''Emigration''' refers to people leaving a country to go to another.  Immigration records usually take the form of ship's '''passenger lists''' collected at the port of entry. See [[Ohio Emigration and Immigration#Online Resources|'''Online Resources'''.]]
'''Immigration''' refers to people coming into a country. '''Emigration''' refers to people leaving a country to go to another.  Immigration records usually take the form of ship's '''passenger lists''' collected at the port of entry. See [[Ohio Emigration and Immigration#Online Resources|'''Online Resources''']].
===What can I find in them?===
===What can I find in them?===
====[[Ohio Emigration and Immigration #Online Resources|Information in Passenger Lists]]====
====[[Ohio Emigration and Immigration #Online Resources|Information in Passenger Lists]]====
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==In-country Migration==
==In-country Migration==
*By 1850, immigrants from '''Germany, Ireland, and England''' traveled on [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Zane%27s_Trace Zanes's Trace], the [http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/15641/stories/65711 National Road], various [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Canals canals], and Indian trails. <ref>''Ohio, Trailways to Highways 1776-1976''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. {{FSC|467748|item|disp=FS Library film 1015821 item 2}}</ref>
*By 1850, immigrants from '''Germany, Ireland, and England''' traveled on Zanes's Trace, the [http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/15641/stories/65711 National Road], various canals, and Indian trails.<ref>''Ohio, Trailways to Highways 1776-1976''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. {{FSC|467748|item|disp=FS Library film 1015821 item 2}}</ref>
===Ohio Migration Routes===
===Ohio Migration Routes===


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