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Immigration History Research Center The IHRC at the University of Minnesota is an international resource on American immigration and ethnic history. It maintains archival and library collections, sponsors academic and public programs, and publishes bibliographic and scholarly works.
Tracing Mormon Pioneers Tips for those tracing their Mormon pioneer ancestry from Europe, Scandinavia, Australia, and South Africa to Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Tide of Emigration This article in the "Illustrated London News," July 6, 1860, describes emigration from Ireland and the United Kingdom and the journey across the Atlantic.
Immigrants to Canada in the Nineteenth Century Voyage accounts, emigration information, lists of ships sailing to Canada, information on the ports, and on the people. Extracted from government and shipping records.
Cimorelli Immigration Manifests Online Collection of databases comprised of the Morton Allan Directory, M1066 Microfilm series from NARA, various newspaper articles, Internet sources, and personal contributions. Can also search for ships.
Migrations Volunteer project with links to migration information and a searchable database that collects and analyzes migration data. USA.
Library of Congress: Lesson Ideas These lesson plans from the "American Memory" project at the Library of Congress include 3 units exploring Immigration.
Canadian Genealogy Centre: Immigration Records A description of the passenger arrival records in Canada, 1865-1935, and their availability. Searchable online database of records 1925-1935.
Ellis Island Records Searchable database and copies of passenger manifests of ships arriving at Ellis Island from 1892 through 1924.
