Immigration and Genealogy

Enhance your research with this curated collection of immigration classes.

Immigration Classes

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De taal van de sessie is Engels

De duur van de video is 1:00:40

Sessie is gepubliceerd in 2025

Tracing Your U.S. Immigrant Back to their Hometown

Debbie Gurtler

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De taal van de sessie is Engels

De duur van de video is 59:6

Sessie is gepubliceerd in 2025

Ship Manifests: An In-Depth Look

Rich Venezia

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De taal van de sessie is Engels

De duur van de video is 58:8

Sessie is gepubliceerd in 2025

Uncovering Ancestral Origins: Cluster Research and Indirect Evidence

Stephanie O'Connell

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De taal van de sessie is Engels

De duur van de video is 1:2:31

Sessie is gepubliceerd in 2025

Certifying Citizenship: An Introduction to U.S. Naturalization Records

Alyssa Gamble Martinez

De taal van de sessie is Engels

De duur van de video is 1:00:31

Sessie is gepubliceerd in 2025

Alien Files Boot Camp

Alec Ferretti

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De taal van de sessie is Engels

De duur van de video is 1:2:47

Sessie is gepubliceerd in 2025

Tracing Your Danish Roots: Essential Skills for Beginner Genealogists

Jill Morelli

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De taal van de sessie is Engels

De duur van de video is 24:26

Sessie is gepubliceerd in 2024

Stories from Ellis Island: Exploring the Immigrant Journey Through Manifests

While they may look straightforward, passenger manifests include a bounty of information about each traveler's journey to America, as well as their lives before and after arrival.In this class, the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation’s Family History Center experts shed light on some of the more curious pieces of information included on arrival manifests:- Understand why certain names are crossed out and why some immigrants were detained.- Learn how stowaways were represented on manifests.- Discover what happened when babies were born at sea and steps taken when tragedy struck, and passengers died on the long voyage to the United States.- Finally be convinced that names were not changed at Ellis Island!