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John Philip Colletta

They Came in Ships: A Guide to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor's Arrival Record Paperback – October 1, 1989

by John Philip Colletta (Author)

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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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108 pages
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English
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Ancestry.com
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October 1, 1989
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5.5 x 0.48 x 8.5 inches
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0916489426
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978-0916489427
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Editorial Reviews

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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 Irvine focuses on how to use the many unpublished resources available in North America at the Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City, many FHL branch libraries, and FH Centers located in local Latter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.

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From the 1500s-1900s, our ancestors came on ships from all over-- leaving behind valuable records to discover!

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ancestry.com; Revised ed. edition (October 1, 1989)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 108 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0916489426
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0916489427
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.48 x 8.5 inches

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John Manion

They Came in Ships - Finding Your Ancestors from outside US

Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2017

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It is a very detailed guide and source of lists and records of immigrants coming to the US from the 17th century to present day. He provides numerous examples and how to research them and determine if they are actual ancestors. For someone researching their genealogy back to ancestors coming into the US, it is an invaluable handbook for beginning such research.

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Arrived in perfect condition

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2019

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I ordered the book because I have heard him Discovering your Roots on the Great Courses and find him to be knowledgeable, engaging and easy to listen to. The book is the same.

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Vince

Superb Reference Book to Help you Track Immigrant Ancestors.

Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2017

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This is a great reference book for any genealogist. Colletta outlines a remarkable number of resources, many of them not-so-obvious, for tracking down your immigrant ancestors.

By the way, if you have a chance to hear him speak, go. He's a superb presenter. Now that I have his book, I've got a handy way to remember all the tips & tricks he shared during a seminar.

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Jewell

helpful for researchers

Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2019

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I was writing a novel about my ancestors who came to NYC from Baden via Rotterdam in 1850, and thought this book my help in my research about them. It has a lot of helpful information about how to find out about immigrant ancestors, but I had already found out a lot of what I needed to know.

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Leslie B. Pruitt

Looking for family that came by ships

Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2014

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I've had the book only a short time. I have not been able to get deeply into it. Its looks good and should be some valuable
information. It does give information on when to find things that might be helpful to your research. My family came from Holland around the 1700-1800. This book gives reference to web addresses like the Family history center that the Morman Church.. Good price on the book and came on time and looked new.

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T. L. Jones

A Fun Guide to Discovering One's Past

Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2014

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I'm studying through Dr. Colletta's course "Discovering Your Roots: An Introduction to Genealogy," and this book is a welcome companion. I'm trying to track down my grandfather's arrival from Wales in the late 1800's. Thanks to Dr. Colletta's insights and clues, I'm getting much closer. He makes tracking your roots fun, and his writing style -- like his personality -- is highly engaging.

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J. A. Brennan

Ships

Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2013

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The book talks about using the films from the National Archives, however most of the information is available on the internet. So, not much new in the way of how to find the ship your ancestors may have taken to America. You really need to know some facts, to be able to narrow down the date of arrival, to then find your ancestor.

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James

Good book, wish I had it went I first started.

Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2017

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If you enjoy genealogy, you will enjoy this book, while learning enough information to start your search for ancestor's voyage to America..

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jim

USA oriented

Reviewed in Canada on April 28, 2009

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If your interests are about USA immigration from Europe, then this is a good book for you.
Out bound from the United Kingdom is lightly covered as is inbound to Canada or Australia.
Tracking down USA immigrants by the records is very well covered from the USA end.
I would have liked to have seen some statistics on ports of origin to destinations in all countries as well as seasonal influences.

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MrsMoazemi

Five Stars

Reviewed in Canada on May 19, 2017

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Great Purchase!

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