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Your immigrant ancestors may have arrived over the Canadian or Mexican border—even crossing multiple times. Here’s how to trace them.
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Ellis Island opened to New York-bound immigrants in 1892. But the free Ellis Island website has added New York ships' passenger lists all the way back to 1820. We'll show you a...
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In the final installment of our Unusual Records series, Rich Venezia shares tips on finding an ancestor's place of origin from another commonly overlooked record - passport...
Not sure how to go about tracking down the records of your ancestor's arrival through Ellis Island? With these tips and resources, you'll find them in no time!
When America's immigrant heritage comes up in today's national discourse, you'll often hear: “My ancestors came here legally,” “They learned the language and became American”...
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In this newest installment of his series on overlooked immigration records, Rich is sharing what you can possibly find by tracking down an ancestor's Petition for...
In his latest roundup of overlooked immigration records, Rich Venezia shares a useful resource for tracing immigrant ancestors: early alien registration records.
Major, record-destroying fires have likely impacted your ancestry search. We’ll help you raise your family tree from the ashes of these disasters. In this section of our 4 part...
If you're having trouble tracking down your ancestor's country of origin, don't give up. There may be additional sources that you've yet to investigate.
Major, record-destroying fires have likely impacted your ancestry search. We’ll help you raise your family tree from the ashes of these disasters. In this section of our 4 part...
Major, record-destroying fires have likely impacted your ancestry search. We’ll help you raise your family tree from the ashes of these disasters. In this section of our 4 part...