Genealogy: Immigration

Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services
The former Immigration and Naturalization Service. Information and services available to the public.
uscis.gov/graphics/aboutus/history/index.htm

Alms House Admission Foreigners and Nativity Records
Searchable database of Almshouse records of NY City 1855-1858. These records provide immigration details, ages, and places of birth. They list immigrants to Canada, New York, Philadelphia, New Orleans and Boston.
www.rootsweb.com/~ote/ships/ny_alms1855.htm

Arnie's Research Guide
Arnie Lang's research guide for immigration records and passenger lists.
ome.att.net/~arnielang/shipgide.html

Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies
The Balch Institute documents and interprets the ethnic and immigrant experience in the United States.
www.balchinstitute.org/

Books Which Document the History of Immigration
Bibliography of books available at the USC library.
www.usc.edu/isd/archives/ethnicstudies/immig_books.html

Canadian Genealogy Centre: Immigration Records
A description of the passenger arrival records in Canada, 1865-1935, and their availability. Searchable online database of records 1925-1935.
www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/020118_e.html

Cimorelli Immigration Manifests Online
Collection of databases comprised of the Morton Allan Directory, M1066 Microfilm series from NARA, various newspaper articles, Internet sources, and personal contributions. Can also search for ships.
www.cimorelli.com/safe/shipmenu.htm

From One Life to Another
This site offers a comprehensive look at late 19th and early 20th century immigration, with an emphasis on Irish, Italian, Jewish, and Swedish immigration. Visitors to the site can read interesting articles, test their knowledge, find their relative through genealogy links, and even add their own content.
library.thinkquest.org/26786/

Hamburg State Archive: Link to Your Roots
Online database of emigration lists available to genealogists.
www.hamburg.de/fhh/behoerden/staatsarchiv/link_to_your_roots/english/

A Historical Look at U.S. Immigration Policy
Graph showing the number of immigrants to the U.S. by decade.
showme.missouri.edu/~socbrent/immigr.htm

Immigrant Arrivals: A Guide To Published Sources
Research guide and bibliography presented by the Library of Congress.
lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/toc/becites/genealogy/immigrant/76375618.toc.html

Immigrant Genealogy Society
Information on the society and its German emphasis.
feefhs.org/igs/frg-igs.html

Immigrant Journey
The travel and arrival of immigrants to Ellis Island as presented by Liberty State Park.
www.libertystatepark.com/immigran.htm

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.
www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/~marj/genealogy/thevoyage.html

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.
www1.umn.edu/ihrc

Immigration in the Guilded Age and Progressive Era
Bibliographic essay by Donna R. Gabaccia.
www.h-net.org/~shgape/bibs/immig.html

Immigration: The Living Mosaic of People, Culture, and Hope
Covers several different ethnic groups' introduction to the U.S. Includes timeline of immigration, personal stories of both immigrants and workers at Ellis Island, and a discussion of The Statue of Liberty.
library.thinkquest.org/20619/

Library of Congress: Lesson Ideas
These lesson plans from the "American Memory" project at the Library of Congress include 3 units exploring Immigration.
memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/theme.html

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.
www.tenement.org/

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