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Immigration—Crossing the Pond, 3 Lessons

Immigration—Crossing the Pond: U.S. Passenger Lists

Presenter: Yvonne Sorenson, AG®

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In order to search for your ancestor in the records in Europe, you need to know the town of origin. If you do not know the town of origin, you need to start searching in United States records. This lesson will teach you about U.S. Passenger Lists, and what information you can find to help discover where your ancestor came from before arriving in the United States.

Language: English

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Immigration Crossing The Pond Handout

Immigration—Crossing the Pond

3 Lessons

Immigration—Crossing the Pond: Collect Records

In order to search for your ancestor in the records in Europe, you need to know the town of origin. If you do not know the town of origin, you need to start searching in United States records. This lesson will teach you what U.S. records you can collect to help you find where your ancestor came from before arriving in the United States.
Immigration—Crossing the Pond: U.S. Passenger Lists

In order to search for your ancestor in the records in Europe, you need to know the town of origin. If you do not know the town of origin, you need to start searching in United States records. This lesson will teach you about U.S. Passenger Lists, and what information you can find to help discover where your ancestor came from before arriving in the United States.
Immigration—Crossing the Pond: European Sources

In order to search for your ancestor in the records in Europe, you need to know the town of origin. This lesson will teach you what European records are available to help you determine where your ancestor came from in Europe.

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