Immigration Related Records

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IMMIGRATION AND SHIPS PASSENGER LISTS RESEARCH GUIDE

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The goal of this Guide is to help in research of United States immigration records and ship's passenger lists, both on-line and off-line.  Procedure and examples are....read more....    Arnie's Home Page

About.com Immigration & Naturalization

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An Excellent source for the beginner and the professional alike.

Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild

circa 1600's - 1900's

"Bringing Ancestors Home, Reuniting Our Families." Welcome; we are dedicated to helping you connect with your past. You may be working on your family tree....read more...

Immigration Newspaper Archive

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The Largest Newspaper Archive Online.  Takes a little practice to get the search narrowed and it requires several seconds. But it is a great concept.  They have an excellent newspaper database.

Galveston Immigration Database and the Texas Seaport Museum  and the accompanying, Galveston Immigration Database : Database History

1844 - 1948

Search Engine and Plenty of information on the ships and people that arrived and departed Galveston. Visit the Galveston Historical Foundation.  And, the listings of microfilm, books, and other resources, "Finding Passenger Arrival Records at the Port of Galveston, Texas," Compiled by Joe Beine.

Passenger and Immigration List Index (Free) 

1500's - 1900's

Source Information: Gale Research. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data: Filby, P. William, ed.. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2006.

New York City Immigrants (Austria, Galicia, Poland) (Free) 

1891

Source Information: Relles, Howard M., comp. New York City Immigrants (Austria, Galicia, Poland), 1891 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003. Original data: United States Government. 1891 New York Ship's Arrivals Records Index. Washington, D.C.: National Archives. Series M237, Rolls #561-#580, Jan. 2, 1891 to Dec. 31, 1891.

New York City Immigrants (Austria, Galicia, Poland)  (Free) 

1890

Source Information: Relles, Howard M., comp. New York City Immigrants (Austria, Galicia, Poland), 1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Original data: United States Government. 1890 New York Ship's Arrivals Records Index (Rolls #543-#560, Jan. 2, 1890 to Dec. 30, 1890). Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.

Ships and Passenger List, Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet

Way Back

This is an excellent resource. 

Immigration and Naturalization, Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet

Way Back

This is an excellent resource. 

DistantCousin.com 

circa 1600's-1900's

A searchable list and also a list of early ships and their passengers.