Chances are excellent that your ancestors came to America from somewhere-England, Spain, Germany, China, Africa. Can you imagine how they felt as they left their homes, what they left behind? Do you want to know? Would you know where to even start looking for the details? Author and genealogist John P. Colletta prepares you to undertake the search. He tells you not only what fundamental facts you need to know about your immigrant ancestor before beginning, but suggests where you may find that information as well.
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Irvine, a teacher in British Columbia, has teamed up with one of the leading genealogy publishers to give us a fine handbook for English genealogy research. Irvine focuses on how to use the many unpublished resources available in North America at the Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City, many FHL branch libraries, and FH Centers located in local Latter Day Saints churches and other larger libraries. In addition, Irvine outlines research in English repositories. Her nuts-and-bolts approach to relatively accessible material sets this book apart from other handbooks. Essential for the institutional as well as the home market. Colletta's work, revised since it was first published in 1989, provides a helpful discussion of biographical and genealogical information and other migration details that may be found in passenger lists. Four information-filled chapters provide help on acquiring the information needed to search for passenger lists. The annotated bibliography is excellent, though the book still lacks an index. Researchers in the ship passenger list and immigration field should read this book, along with Michael H. Tepper's American Passenger Arrival Records (Genealogical Pubs., 1988). Essential.
- Judith P. Reid, Lib. of Congress
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
- Judith P. Reid, Lib. of Congress
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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"If you are, as I was, baffled by the maze of microfilm and sources involved in trying to track down your ancestors' ships lists, you need this book!! I read this book cover to cover twice, then tackled the library, and finally accomplished something! I recommend it VERY highly."
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If you are, as I was, baffled by the maze of microfilm and sources involved in trying to track down your ancestors' ships lists, you need this book!! The author very clearly explains the how the films are indexed, the exceptions to the rules, etc. Perhaps the most useful aspect of this book is the way the author walks you through various examples of how to take whatever information you have about your ancestor and how to use the indexes to track down where to start searching for your ancestor's ship. I read this book cover to cover twice, then tackled the library, and finally accomplished something! I recommend it VERY highly. Since it's out of print, you may need to work to hunt down a copy, but you will be very glad that you did!
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There is an unbelievable amount of information packed into this book and it is organized in a way that works for both the experienced and new genealogist. I had almost given up finding my immigrant ancestors in several lines I'm researching until I discovered this gem. By following the step by step information given here, I was able to find them all! Don't overlook the bibliography. The information in it alone is well worth the price of the book. Thank you, Dr. Colletta!
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This is an excellent book for find passenger lists that are not at the National Archives.A must have for finding them.
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passenger arrival records, microfilmed lists, customs passenger lists, probable port, full original name, emigration lists, ship passenger lists, alphabetical name index, immigration lists, immigration affairs, arrival lists, immigrant ancestor, passenger arrivals, immigration story, arrival information, naturalization records, been microfilmed, minor ports, crew lists, ship lists Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, National Archives, United States, New Orleans, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving, Customs Passenger Lists, Immigration Passenger Lists, Andreas Schlager, Domenico Geraci, Family History Library, Supplemental Index, Ellis Island, Gulf Coast, San Francisco, State Department, North America, Thomas Morley, Augusta Victoria, Ignazio Colletta, Regional Archives, Bremen Passenger Lists, Customs Service, Christoph Mueller, Great Lakes, Historic Emigration Office New!
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passenger arrival records, microfilmed lists, customs passenger lists, probable port, full original name, emigration lists, ship passenger lists, alphabetical name index, immigration lists, immigration affairs, arrival lists, immigrant ancestor, passenger arrivals, immigration story, arrival information, naturalization records, been microfilmed, minor ports, crew lists, ship lists Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, National Archives, United States, New Orleans, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving, Customs Passenger Lists, Immigration Passenger Lists, Andreas Schlager, Domenico Geraci, Family History Library, Supplemental Index, Ellis Island, Gulf Coast, San Francisco, State Department, North America, Thomas Morley, Augusta Victoria, Ignazio Colletta, Regional Archives, Bremen Passenger Lists, Customs Service, Christoph Mueller, Great Lakes, Historic Emigration Office New!
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- Settlers of Maryland: 1701 - 1730 by Peter Wilson Coldham on page 22, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- American Passenger Arrival Records; A Guide to the Records of Immigrants Arriving at American Ports by Sail and Steam by Michael Tepper on page 50, page 54, and Back Matter
- Ships from Scotland to America, 1628-1828. Volume III by David Dobson on page 30, and Back Matter
- San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists : Volume I, 1850-1864 by Louis J. Rasmussen on page 77, and Back Matter
- Great Migration by J. Fitzgerald Lee in Back Matter
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