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Argentina Emigration and Immigration (view source)
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Records were created when individuals emigrated from or immigrated to Argentina. Other records document an ancestor's arrival in his destination country. This section discusses: | Records were created when individuals emigrated from or immigrated to Argentina. Other records document an ancestor's arrival in his destination country. This section discusses: | ||
* Finding the Emigrant's Town of Origin. | |||
* Immigration into Argentina. | |||
* Emigration From Argentina | |||
* Records of Argentinian emigrants in their destination countries. | |||
Unfortunately, there are few emigration records from Argentina at the Family History Library. There are some helpful records of Argentinian immigrants into other countries. | Unfortunately, there are few emigration records from Argentina at the Family History Library. There are some helpful records of Argentinian immigrants into other countries. | ||
=== | ===Finding the Emigrant's Town of Origin=== | ||
Once you have traced your family back to your immigrant ancestor, you must determine the city or town the ancestor was from. There are several sources that may give your ancestor's place of origin. You may be able to learn the town your ancestor came from by talking to older family members. Members of your family or a library may have documents that name the city or town, such as: | Once you have traced your family back to your immigrant ancestor, you must determine the city or town the ancestor was from. There are several sources that may give your ancestor's place of origin. You may be able to learn the town your ancestor came from by talking to older family members. Members of your family or a library may have documents that name the city or town, such as: | ||
* Birth, marriage, and death certificates. | |||
* Obituaries. | |||
* Journals. | |||
* Photographs. | |||
* Letters. | |||
* Family Bible. | |||
* Church certificates/records. | |||
* Naturalization applications and petitions. | |||
* Passenger lists. | |||
* Passports. | |||
* Family heirlooms. | |||
Additional information about finding the origins of immigrant ancestors is given in the Tracing Immigrant Origins (34111) research outline. | Additional information about finding the origins of immigrant ancestors is given in the Tracing Immigrant Origins (34111) research outline. | ||
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What is certain is that all who came have contribute to the soul of the modern Argentinian who has in him characteristic of all the ethic groups that now form Argentina. | What is certain is that all who came have contribute to the soul of the modern Argentinian who has in him characteristic of all the ethic groups that now form Argentina. | ||
Most immigrants to Argentina arrived at the port of Buenos Aires or crossed the border with Uruguay from Montevideo. There are Passenger lists for disembarkation at and embarkation from the Port of Buenos Aires. These include some passports: | Most immigrants to Argentina arrived at the port of Buenos Aires or crossed the border with Uruguay from Montevideo. There are Passenger lists for disembarkation at and embarkation from the Port of Buenos Aires. These include some passports: | ||
**''Entradas y Salidas de Pasajeros 1821 – 1871''(Arrivals and Departures of Passengers 1821–1871). Buenos Aires: Archivo General de la Nación, 1992. (FHL film 1840670–1840684.) | **''Entradas y Salidas de Pasajeros 1821 – 1871''(Arrivals and Departures of Passengers 1821–1871). Buenos Aires: Archivo General de la Nación, 1992. (FHL film 1840670–1840684.) | ||
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People desiring to leave Argentina were required to request permission from the government. These records are available for research in the National Archives of Argentina. Other records that might have information on immigrants include: | People desiring to leave Argentina were required to request permission from the government. These records are available for research in the National Archives of Argentina. Other records that might have information on immigrants include: | ||
* Permissions to emigrate. | |||
* Newspaper announcements. | |||
* Probates of relatives who stayed. | |||
* Church records (annotations). | |||
* Police Lists/ Registrations. | |||
* Passports. | |||
* Court Records. | |||
=== Records of Argentinian Emigrants in Their Destination Countries === | === Records of Argentinian Emigrants in Their Destination Countries === | ||
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To learn about these records, use handbooks, manuals, and research outline if available for the country in which they arrived. For the United States use the research outline ''Tracing Immigrant Origins'' (34111): | To learn about these records, use handbooks, manuals, and research outline if available for the country in which they arrived. For the United States use the research outline ''Tracing Immigrant Origins'' (34111): | ||
=== | === Websites === | ||
* [http://www.irlandeses.org/passenger.htm Irish Passengers to Argentina (1822-1929)] This is a searchable database | |||
* [http://www.irlandeses.org/settlers.htm Irish Settlers in Argentina] This is a searchable database | |||
* [http://www.bisa.btinternet.co.uk/layout.htm The Scots in Argentina (1800-1932)] This is a searchable database | |||
* [http://mjmd.haifa.ac.il/index.php?link=home Mass Jewish Migration Database] This is a searchable database. | |||
* [http://www.cemla.com/busqueda.html BÚSQUEDA DEL ARRIBO DE INMIGRANTES] This is a searchable database in Spanish | |||
* [http://www.bisa.btinternet.co.uk/layout.htm Brits in South America] This is a searchable database | |||
* [http://213.212.128.168/radici/ie/defaultie_e.htm The data banks on Italian emigrants to the United States, Argentina and Brazil] | |||
[[Category:Argentina]] | [[Category:Argentina]] | ||