FootNote
The new kid on the block, FootNote is known for digitizing historical
documents... many of which are genealogical gems. With naturalizations,
city directories, war records, newspapers, town records, etc... this new
kid is quickly being recognized as an alternative to Ancestry.
World Vital Records
This website has been around for a while, but appears to be getting its
act together. It now boasts almost a billion names and is starting to digitize the United States
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While we know our northern friends may not feel it, in the South, Spring is
here. So we thought we'd share a few of our gardening sites appropriate
for this time of the year. Along with gardening, there's grilling, and getting
ready to diet so that you can fit back into that bathing suit this summer!
The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) has
duplicate records of all naturalizations that occurred after September 26,
1906. Requests for information must be made through a Freedom of
Information Act and Privacy Act request, sent to:
INS FOIA/PA
2nd Floor, ULLB
425 I Street NW
Washington, DC 20536
Information about the INS Historical Reference Library
collection and services, documents concerning the history of the Service
as well as of immigration law, procedure, and immigration stations, and
instructions for historical and genealogical research using INS records.
INS
History, Genealogy and Education - Ports of Entry and Their Records
The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) kept a
variety of records at numerous ports at different times. To locate an
immigrant arrival record, it is important to know not only the
immigrant's specific Port of Entry, but also where that POE's records
were filed. Ports of entry by state:
Changing
Immigrant Names A historical article from the INS about immigrants changing their
names or taking assumed names upon entering the United States.
Baden,
Germany Emigration Index, 1866-1911 - Free Search In 1814 the Congress of Vienna
recognized Baden as a sovereign member of the German Confederation. For
more than 100 years following this event, Baden would be involved in both
political and economic turmoil, which led many people to leave the area.
While it may take months or years to find an American document stating
where an immigrant ancestor was born or resided in Germany, searching
emigration records may produce that information in far less time. This
index, compiled by the Badischen Generallandesarchive Karlsruhe and
microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, contains the names of
over 28,000 persons who left Baden between 1866 and 1911. Each entry
includes the emigrant's name, residence or place of birth, and the year of
departure. Wives were not indexed separately unless they traveled alone or
with their children. Children who left with one or both parents were not
indexed. Some cards state that the person whose name is listed was
traveling with "five persons" without naming each individual.
The emigration lists were sent from district offices scattered throughout
the state of Baden, to one central office. From these lists a card index
was developed. This electronic index was translated and keyed from the
microfilmed copy of the records. Anyone with ancestry based in this German
state should find these records interesting. (A paid database)
Irish
Records Extraction Database - Free Search This 100,000 name database of
Irish vital records is unique for two reasons. First, it represents one of
the first major databases of records from outside the continental United
States. This posting represents the beginnings of a vigorous international
content acquisition effort. Second, rather than just raw data, this
database is accompanied by a significant amount of contextual and
historical information. This information can help researchers understand
the significance and the source of the data and also extend their research
beyond the names available in the database. (A paid database)
United States Ship
Passenger Lists
Ellis
Island This event, long-awaited by genealogists,
will provide easy access to ships' passenger manifest records of
immigrants who entered through Ellis Island. Since it is estimated that 40
percent or more of Americans can trace their roots back to an ancestor who
came through Ellis Island, millions may be able to find their immigrant
ancestors in these records.
Olive
Tree Genealogy Ship Lists Search hundreds of free ships' passenger
lists. Find your immigrant ancestors on ships arriving in U.S.A., Canada
and other ports.
Migrations.org Records of migrations within US indexed by state:
Books
They
Came in Ships They Came in Ships is the first
comprehensive manual to navigate the vast landscape of these ship records!
Author John Philip Colletta will guide you through the difficult task of
uncovering and understanding these essential records. You'll learn where
and how to begin your search for your ancestors! Study the sample research
scenarios to make your research time more effective! Colletta has even
introduced a special chapter in this edition dedicated to helping you find
a ship if your ancestor arrived in a year not included in National
Archives! (A book for purchase)
