Immigration and Naturalization Records


    For most people doing genealogy it is not how, but when and where our ancestors came to America. Where is important so you will know what areas to look in, and when is very important because it will narrow down the search parameters. This page contains links to ship's lists, immigration records, naturalization records, emigrant lists, etc., and is a good source of information to find ancestors who immigrated to the US. If you need further assistance please contact us at California Genealogy Club.

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    link button   Addie's Genealogy Homepage
    Addie's Genealogy Homepage
    link button   California ~ Angel Island
    From 1910-1940, Chinese immigrants were detained and interrogated at Angel Island immigration station in San Francisco Bay. The work presented at this site is an effort by Lydia Lum to document their histories through interviews and photographs.
    link button   Arnie Lang's Research Guide
    Immigration and ships passenger lists research guide.
    link button   Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]
    Ship and passenger lists from the The Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN).
    link button   Canadian ~ Immigrants to Canada
    Voyage accounts, lists of ships sailing to Canada, passenger and crew information, etc.
    link button   CastleGarden
    CastleGarden.org offers access to an extraordinary database of information on 10 million immigrants from 1830 through 1892, the year Ellis Island opened.
    link button   Ellis Island
    Searchable database of Ellis Island/Port of New York records.
    link button   GenealogyBank.Com
    Searchable database of ship passenger lists.
    link button   German ~ Banat Region
    List of Germans from the Banat region who settled in North Dakota.
    link button   Immigrant Ships Transcriber's Guild [ISTG]
    View transcribed passenger lists, including the names of the Captains.
    link button   London ~ The John & Sara Passenger List [1651]
    Ship passenger list of The "John & Sara" out of London 1651 and bound for New England with Scottish Prisoners.
    link button   SaxonyRoots [German Genealogy]
    This website features a searchable database of passenger lists of immigrants from Germany, a searchable database of ancestor names, and an Address Book with contact information for other researchers who are looking for information [e.g., location of a church or school] in your home town.
    link button   Magellan ~ The Ships Encyclopedia & Navigator
    Ship biographies, photos and manifests. The databases are not always accessible because of the amount of traffic, but keep trying.
    link button   Mayflower Passenger List
    Includes biographies and genealogies of the Mayflower passengers.
    link button   Mayflower's Crew
    Information on the crew of The Mayflower.
    link button   Naturalization Records ~ Wee Monster
    Online searchable naturalization indexes and records.
    link button   Naturalization Records.com
    Search for your ancestors in free Naturalization Records in U.S.A. and Canada.
    link button   Norwegian ~ Norway Heritage
    Passenger lists and emigrant ships from Norway Heritage.
    link button   Olive Tree Genealogy
    Search for your ancestors in ships' passenger lists.
    link button   Passenger Lists ~ Microfilm Roll Numbers
    Where to Find LDS Family History Library [FHL] and National Archives [NARA] Microfilm Roll Numbers for USA Passenger Arrival Records.
       Portuguese ~ Portuguese Immigrants
    Portuguese passenger ships master list.
    link button   Ships List, The
    Access ships' passenger lists, immigration reports, newspaper records, shipwreck information, ship pictures, ship descriptions, shipping-line fleet lists, as well as hundreds of passenger lists to Canada, USA, Australia and even some for South Africa.
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