See also:

• Society: Ethnicity  (5,812)
• Society: Genealogy: By Ethnic Group  (52)
• Society: Issues: Immigration  (134)
• Society: Law: Legal Information: Immigration  (6)

» Ellis Island Records - Searchable database and copies of passenger manifests of ships arriving at Ellis Island from 1892 through 1924.




» Family Search: Tracing Immigrant Origins - Introduces the principles of research, search strategies, and the various record types which can be used to identify an immigrant ancestor's original hometown.




» From One Life to Another - Late 19th and early 20th century immigration to the USA, with an emphasis on Irish, Italian, Jewish, and Swedish immigration.




» Immigrant Journey - The travel and arrival of immigrants to Ellis Island as presented by Liberty State Park.




» Immigrants to Canada in the Nineteenth Century - Voyage accounts, emigration information, lists of ships sailing to Canada, information on the ports, and on the people. Extracted from government and shipping records.




» Immigration and Ships Passenger Lists Research Guide - Arnie Lang's research guide for immigration records and passenger lists.




» 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.




» Library of Congress: Lesson Ideas - These lesson plans from the "American Memory" project at the Library of Congress include 3 units exploring Immigration.




» 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.




» Migrations - Volunteer project with links to migration information and a searchable database that collects and analyzes migration data. USA.




» New York State Library: Genealogy: Tracing Your Immigrant Ancestors - Immigration resources at the New York State Library.




» Technology's Impact on Immigrant Records - An article by John Philip Colletta describing how technology has affected genealogy research.




» Thirteen Reasons Our Ancestors Migrated - Article by George G. Morgan.




» 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.




» Tracing Immigrant Origins - Series of lessons on how to trace immigrant ancestors.




» Twenty Two Million Immigrants Became Americans on Ellis Island - Detailed review of Ellis Island Records.




» Types of US Naturalization Records - Summarizes the types of naturalization records that genealogy researchers can be expected to find.




» Wisconsin Naturalization Records - The Wisconsin Historical Society describes how to obtain naturalization records.