Guide to Immigration Records and Ship's Passenger Lists-Table of Contents

IMMIGRATION AND SHIPS PASSENGER LISTS RESEARCH GUIDE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Last updated January 31, 2005

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. It is now being continually updated and expanded, as time permits, to include links to on-line web sites and databases, examples and other subjects associated with immigration.

Please mail all comments, suggestions, broken links, etc., to arnielang@att.net.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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	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.

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