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 included to help those who are new to
this research, however, numerous tips, help and links to other
sites are provided for advanced research.
This Guide is based
on material originally presented at the Genealogical Society of
Bergen County, N.J by Arnold H Lang. It is being updated and
expanded to include links to on-line web sites, databases, and
other subjects associated with immigration.
This guide is
maintained by members of the Genealogical Society of Bergen
County, N.J in honor and memory of our past president Arnold Lang
who shared his knowledge with us all.
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1.0 STEP ONE | Getting
started |
2.0 RESOURCES | Finding
necessary information about your ancestors using
census, naturalization, and passport records Using the National Archives, the LDS Family History Library, and other Libraries Guide to the Soundex Coding System |
3.0 RESEARCH IN YEARS BEFORE 1820 | Searching the Internet, Libraries and other Resources for these scattered records |
4.0 RESEARCH IN YEARS 1820 TO Ca1891 | Use the Internet and
other resources to locate
your ancestor's passenger list A Procedure with a detailed Illustrated Example for finding the original passenger list on microfilm Castle Garden - Port of New York (1855 to 1891) in history |
5.0 RESEARCH IN YEARS AFTER Ca1891 | Use the
Internet and other resources to locate your ancestor's passenger list Search Ellis Island online Database (links and hints on using) Ellis Island (1892 to 1924) and the Wall of Honor in history |
6.00 GETTING SHIP
PICTURES AND INFORMATION
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Extensive list of links to the Internet, Marine Museums and Libraries, and Books |
7.0 BIBLIOGRAPHY & REFERENCES | |
8.0 NATURALIZATION RECORDS | Naturalization
Records
provide
information about your Ancestor and may help
in locating his Passenger List |
9.0 PASSPORT RECORDS | If
your naturalized ancestor returned to his home
country with a passport, these records
provide his date and place of birth and other
information. |