United States Migration Internal

From FamilySearch Wiki

(Difference between revisions)
(LDS)
(word smith)
Line 58: Line 58:
 
| <center>'''Key U.S. Migration Internet Links'''</center>  
 
| <center>'''Key U.S. Migration Internet Links'''</center>  
 
*[http://www.oregonpioneers.com/ortrail.htm Oregon and Its Pioneers] free lists 1839-1855  
 
*[http://www.oregonpioneers.com/ortrail.htm Oregon and Its Pioneers] free lists 1839-1855  
−
*[http://cagenweb.com/cpl/cpl_list.htm California Pioneer List Master Index] pre-1880
+
*[http://cagenweb.com/cpl/cpl_list.htm California Pioneer List Master Index] pre-1880  
−
*[http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompanysearch/1,15773,3966-1,00.html Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel 1846-1868]  
+
*[http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompanysearch/1,15773,3966-1,00.html Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel 1846-1868] free index
−
*[http://www.octa-trails.org/ Oregon-California Trails Association]
+
*[http://www.octa-trails.org/ Oregon-California Trails Association] free website
−
*[http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com] ($) indexes &amp; images 1790-1930
+
*[http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com] ($) indexes to immigration and pioneer lists
  
 
|}
 
|}
Line 67: Line 67:
 
== '''Value of Migration Research '''  ==
 
== '''Value of Migration Research '''  ==
  
−
Mountains, forests, rivers, and the gaps between them tended to channel migration into predictable settlement patterns in the United States. Historical events like gold or land rushes, and Indian treaties also affected settlement. Migration research may help you discover:  
+
Mountains, forests, rivers, and the gaps between them channelled migration into predictable settlement patterns. Events like gold or land rushes, and Indian treaties also affected settlement. Migration research may help you discover:  
  
 
:*a place of origin, previous hometown, or place where an ancestor settled  
 
:*a place of origin, previous hometown, or place where an ancestor settled  

Revision as of 00:40, 21 June 2009

U.S. Migration Routes
U.S. Migration Topics
Substitute Records 

Other records that show where people originated or settled are:

United States  >  Migration Internal
Wagons were bumpy—most pioneers walked or rode horseback beside the oxen pulling their wagons.

Contents
Key U.S. Migration Internet Links

Value of Migration Research

Mountains, forests, rivers, and the gaps between them channelled migration into predictable settlement patterns. Events like gold or land rushes, and Indian treaties also affected settlement. Migration research may help you discover:

  • a place of origin, previous hometown, or place where an ancestor settled
  • biographical details such as what they experienced, or with whom they traveled on their journey
  • clues for finding other records

Contents of U.S. Migration Records

Federal Census Years
1790 1820 1850 1880 1910
1800 1830 1860 1890 1920
1810 1840 1870 1900 1930
Blank forms for the US Census

Migration Records for Selected States

Key Reference Sources

Things you can do

In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:

Retrieved from "https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States_Migration_Internal"