They came in ships : a guide to finding your immigrant ancestor's arrival record / John Philip Colletta.
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TextPublication details: Orem, Utah : Ancestry, c2002.Edition: 3rd ed., updated and revDescription: xiii, 165 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN: - 091648937X (alk. paper)
- 9780916489373 (alk. paper)
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They Came in Ships
N o doubt your ancestors came to America from somewhere--England, Spain, Germany, China, Africa. Can you imagine how they felt and what they left behind? Do you want to know more about them? Do you know where to begin?
Author and genealogist John P. Colletta helps you navigate through the numerous records, ship passenger lists and indexes, naturalization and immigration records, and genealogy websites, to find your ancestors who came in ships to the New World.
The author shares dozens of specific and helpful hints, warnings, and suggestions based on his twenty years of experience researching ship passenger lists and lecturing on them at the National Archives. Learn how to determine your ancestor's most likely port of departure and arrival, whether your ancestor was a stowaway or a member of the ship's crew, how to obtain a picture of your ancestor's vessel--and much more. Begin the journey to discover your ancestors today!
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.