A Historical Look at U.S. Immigration Policy
Graph showing the number of immigrants to the U.S. by decade.
http://showme.missouri.edu/~socbrent/immigr.htmAlms House Admission Foreigners and Nativity Records
Searchable database of Almshouse records of NY City 1855-1858. These records provide immigration details, ages, and places of birth. They list immigrants to Canada, New York, Philadelphia, New Orleans and Boston.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/ships/ny_alms1855.htm
Arnie's Research Guide
Arnie Lang's research guide for immigration records and passenger lists.
http://home.att.net/~arnielang/shipgide.html
Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies
The Balch Institute documents and interprets the ethnic and immigrant experience in the United States.
http://www.balchinstitute.org/
Books Which Document the History of Immigration
Bibliography of books available at the USC library.
http://www.usc.edu/isd/archives/ethnicstudies/immig_books.html
Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services
The former Immigration and Naturalization Service. Information and services available to the public.
http://uscis.gov/graphics/aboutus/history/index.htm
Canadian Genealogy Centre: Immigration Records
A description of the passenger arrival records in Canada, 1865-1935, and their availability. Searchable online database of records 1925-1935.
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/020118_e.html
Cimorelli Immigration Manifests Online
Collection of databases comprised of the Morton Allan Directory, M1066 Microfilm series from NARA, various newspaper articles, Internet sources, and personal contributions. Can also search for ships.
http://www.cimorelli.com/safe/shipmenu.htm
From One Life to Another
This site offers a comprehensive look at late 19th and early 20th century immigration, with an emphasis on Irish, Italian, Jewish, and Swedish immigration. Visitors to the site can read interesting articles, test their knowledge, find their relative
http://library.thinkquest.org/26786/
Hamburg State Archive: Link to Your Roots
Online database of emigration lists available to genealogists.
http://www.hamburg.de/fhh/behoerden/staatsarchiv/link_to_your_roots/english/
Immigrant Arrivals: A Guide To Published Sources
Research guide and bibliography presented by the Library of Congress.
http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/toc/becites/genealogy/immigrant/76375618.toc.html
Immigrant Genealogy Society
Information on the society and its German emphasis.
http://feefhs.org/igs/frg-igs.html
Immigrant Journey
The travel and arrival of immigrants to Ellis Island as presented by Liberty State Park.
http://www.libertystatepark.com/immigran.htm
Immigrants to Canada in the Nineteenth Century
The information on these pages has been extracted from various government records, as well as the odd shipping record (mostly from the Allan Line). It contains voyage accounts, emigration information, lists of ships sailing to Canada, informati
http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/~marj/genealogy/thevoyage.html
Immigration History Research Center
The IHRC at the University of Minnesota is an international resource on American immigration and ethnic history. It maintains archival and library collections, sponsors academic and public programs, and publishes bibliographic and scholarly works.
http://www1.umn.edu/ihrc
Immigration in the Guilded Age and Progressive Era
Bibliographic essay by Donna R. Gabaccia.
http://www.h-net.org/~shgape/bibs/immig.html
Immigration: The Living Mosaic of People, Culture, and Hope
Covers several different ethnic groups' introduction to the U.S. Includes timeline of immigration, personal stories of both immigrants and workers at Ellis Island, and a discussion of The Statue of Liberty.
http://library.thinkquest.org/20619/
Library of Congress: Lesson Ideas
These lesson plans from the "American Memory" project at the Library of Congress include 3 units exploring Immigration.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/theme.html
Lower East Side Tenement Museum
New York's Tenement Museum focuses on America's urban immigrant history. The Museum's site features program information, directions, hours and online tickets and reservations.
http://www.tenement.org/
Migrations
The place to go for tracking your ancestors as they moved.
http://www.migrations.org
NARA Immigrant and Passenger Arrivals on Microfilm
An index to genealogical microfilm rolls published by the National Archives and Records Administration.
http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm_catalogs/immigrant/customs_records_1820_1891.html
Naturalization Records in USA and Canada
Searchable online naturalization records. Resource guide for finding declarations of intent, first papers, alien registrations, passport applications, petitions of naturalization, certificates of citizenship.
http://naturalizationrecords.com/
New York State Library: Genealogy: Tracing Your Immigrant Ancestors
Immigration resources at the New York State Library.
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/genealogy/tracimmi.htm
Primer of Emigration & Immigration
PGSA's introduction to migration, ports of entry, ship passenger lists,and naturalization records.
http://www.pgsa.org/primer.htm
Technology's Impact on Immigrant Records
An article by John Philip Colletta describing how technology has affected genealogy research.
http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/ancmag/5079.asp
The Tide of Emigration
This article in the "Illustrated London News," July 6, 1860, describes emigration from Ireland and the United Kingdom and the journey across the Atlantic.
http://www-adm.pdx.edu/user/frinq/pluralst/tide.htm
Thirteen Reasons Our Ancestors Migrated
Article by George G. Morgan.
http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/columns/george/1436.asp
Tracing Immigrant Origins
This Family History Library publication outlines how to locate where immigrants came from. These principles can be applied to almost any country.
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/guide/tracing_immigrant_origins.asp
Tracing Immigrant Origins
Series of lessons on how to trace immigrant ancestors.
http://www.genealogy.com/uni-immi.html
Tracing Mormon Pioneers
This research guide provides tips for those tracing their Mormon Pioneer ancestry from Europe, Scandinavia, Australia, and South Africa to Salt Lake City, Utah. It has been over 150 years since the arrival of the first pioneer company to Salt Lake C
http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/pioneer.htm
Twenty Two Million Immigrants Became Americans on Ellis Island
Detailed review of www.ellisislandrecords.org.
http://www.epinions.com/content_19030773380
Types of US Naturalization Records
Summarizes the types of naturalization records that genealogy researchers can be expected to find.
http://www.genealogybranches.com/naturalization.html
Wisconsin Naturalization Records
The Wisconsin Historical Society describes how to obtain naturalization records.
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/genealogy/natlzn/index.html
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