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17th Century Hollanders - Sketches of Seventeenth-Century Hollanders

Seventeenth-Century Persons Who Lived in Holland and North America: Genealogical and Historical Notes on Their Lives, Families and Activities. Original research projects by Cor Snabel and Elizabeth A. Johnson. Within these pages you will find articles on many persons from Holland and the neighboring countries near it. Many of these people came to the North American colonies in the 1600's, or had family members who did. Interesting information we would like to share here may include family and genealogical data on persons living on both sides of the Atlantic, and sometimes in Brazil or even in places in Eurpoe before they moved to Holland.

Ancestry.com - Border Crossings: From Mexico to U.S., 1895-1957 $

Original source: Lists of Aliens Arriving at Brownsville, Del Rio, Eagle Pass, El Paso, Laredo, Presidio, Rio Grande City and Roma, Texas, May 1903 - June 1909, and at Aros Ranch, Douglas, Lochiel, Naco and Nogales, Arizona, July 1906 - December 1910, NARA microfilm publication A3365, 5 rolls. Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Record Group 85; National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Columbus, New Mexico, 1917 - 1954, NARA microfilm publication A3370, 7 rolls. Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Record Group 85; National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Naco, Arizona, May 24, 1908 - ca. December 1952, NARA microfilm publication A3372, 18 rolls. Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Record Group 85; National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

Ancestry.com - Dutch Immigrants to America, 1820-1880 $

Original source: Various Ports. Copies of Lists of Passengers Arriving at Miscellaneous Ports on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and at Ports on the Great Lakes, 1820--1873. M575. National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Baltimore, Maryland. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Baltimore, MD, 1820--1891. M255. National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Boston, Massachusetts. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, MA, 1820--1891. M277. National Archives, Washington, D.C.; New Orleans, Louisiana. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Orleans, LA, 1820--1902. M259. National Archives, Washington, D.C.; New York, New York. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, NY, 1820--1897. M237. National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Philadelphia, PA, 1800--1882. M425. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

Ancestry.com - Portland, Oregon, U.S., Chinese Immigrant Landing Records and Applications for Admission, 1882-1903 $

Original source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Immigration. Immigration and Naturalization Service Case Files of Chinese Immigrants, Portland, Oregon, 1890-1914; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1638, 15 rolls.); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Record Group 85; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

Ancestry.com - San Francisco, California, U.S., Chinese Arriving Passenger Arrivals and Disposition, 1903-1947 $

Original source: Lists of Chinese Applying for Admission to the United States through the Port of San Francisco, California, compiled 07/07/1903-01/07/1947; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1476, 27 rolls. ARC Identifier 4482916); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Record Group 85; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

Ancestry.com - Search Immigration & Emigration Records

Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.

Ancestry.com - U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960 $

Original source: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, RG 85. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

Ancestry.com - U.S., Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1914-1966 $

Original source: Multiple sources, see description. These passenger and crew departure lists from both ships and aircraft were recorded on a variety of forms that were then turned over to the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

Ancestry.com - Washington, U.S., Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1965 $

Original source: Selected Passenger and Crew Lists and Manifests. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

Before You Cross the Pond: Five Places to Find Your Ancestor in America -

Five places to find your ancestor's records in America, including many links to genealogical record sites.

By Way of Canada U.S. Records of Immigration Across the U.S.-Canadian Border, 1895-1954 (St. Albans Lists)

From Prologue Magazine by Marian L. Smith.

BYU Idaho - Special Collections & Family History - Japanese Immigrants to the United States 1887-1924

Chinese Immigration and the Chinese Exclusion Acts - 1866

Chinese Immigration Records

A guide from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.

FamilySearch - United States Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-1956 ^FREE

This database contains an index of aliens and citizens crossing into the U.S. from Canada via various ports of entry along the U.S.-Canadian border between 1895 and 1956. Data courtesy of Ancestry.com.

FamilySearch - United States Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-1956 ^FREE

This database contains an index of aliens and citizens crossing into the U.S. from Canada via various ports of entry along the U.S.-Canadian border between 1895 and 1956. Data courtesy of Ancestry.com.

FamilySearch - Vermont, St. Albans Canadian Border Crossings, 1895-1954 ^FREE

This collection contains an index to Canadian border entries through the St. Albans, Vermont, District, 1895-1954 and corresponds with NARA collections M1461, M1463, M1464, M1465.

FamilySearch Wiki - United States Migration Timeline 1784 to 1839 (National Institute)

Famine Irish Immigration Data : 1846 - 1851

This site contains an extensive searchable database of records on over half a million passengers who arrived at the United States between 1846 through 1851 and identified their country of origin as Ireland or ethnicity as Irish.

Findmypast - United States, Canadian Border Crossings $

Findmypast has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.