They came in ships : a guide to finding your immigrant ancestor's arrival record /

Colletta, John Philip, 1949-

They came in ships : a guide to finding your immigrant ancestor's arrival record / John Philip Colletta. - 3rd ed., updated and rev. - Orem, Utah : Ancestry, c2002. - xiii, 165 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-158) and index.

What you need to know and where to find it -- Passenger arrival information prior to 1820 -- Passenger lists since 1820 -- Searching years not included in National Archives indexes -- Other resources and information of potential value -- Conclusion : Ellis Island : What's myth? What's reality?

Provides information on searching passenger ship lists and indexes, naturalization and immigration records, and genealogical Websites to find records of ancestors who came to the United States on ships.

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Ships--United States--Passenger lists--Handbooks, manuals, etc.


United States--Genealogy--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

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