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[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Emigration_and_Immigration United States Emmigration and Immigration ]>[[Oklahoma|Oklahoma]] | [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Emigration_and_Immigration United States Emmigration and Immigration ]>[[Oklahoma|Oklahoma]] | ||
The article [[United States Emigration and Immigration]] lists several important sources for finding information about immigrants to this country. These sources include many references to people who settled in Illinois. [[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] introduces the principles, research strategies, and additional record types you can use to identify an immigrant’s original hometown. | |||
See the [[Oklahoma Ethnic Groups|Ethnic Groups]] and [[Oklahoma Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] sections for further information. | |||
=== Indian Residents === | === Indian Residents === | ||
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Between 1907 and 1920, the discovery of oil brought many people from other oil-producing areas and from the Midwest. The population of the state reached about 2,400,000 by 1930. The drought and the Great Depression of the 1930s caused thousands of farmers to move to urban areas or migrate west to California. | Between 1907 and 1920, the discovery of oil brought many people from other oil-producing areas and from the Midwest. The population of the state reached about 2,400,000 by 1930. The drought and the Great Depression of the 1930s caused thousands of farmers to move to urban areas or migrate west to California. | ||
== References == | === County Histories === | ||
Consult Oklahoma county wiki pages for available county histories. Many of these histories contain information about ethnic groups which settled that county. | |||
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''[[Oklahoma]] Research Outline''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001. | ''[[Oklahoma]] Research Outline''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001. | ||