Volume 12 , Issue 36

Ancestry's Immigration Resources Gets Bigger

It was not easy to get here, but it is easy to go back and search the world's largest online collection of U.S. immigration records through Explore immigration resources at Ancestry.com's US Immigration Collection.

You can now search 1.8 million new naturalization records from 11 states. Ancestry's U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1791-1992 offer invaluable details about your immigrant ancestors, like their birth date, arrival date, occupation and address. This is thanks to the efforts of World aRchive Project contributors. They have added records from Alaska, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maine, Montana, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Washington.

The voyage to America was an experience filled with hope, fear, disappointment and promise. Much like some might feel today. You can capture their emotions by hearing stories of those who lived it, in their own words. The Ellis Island Oral Histories puts you on the ship with these brave immigrants. You can research and hear their stories NYC, Ellis Island Oral Histories, 1892-1976.

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 collection is a great place to start your search. Immigrants also came through ports like Philadelphia, Baltimore, New Orleans and San Francisco, so be sure to explore passenger lists from those cities, as well as our Boston collection which includes 2.4 million new crew records.   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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