Genealogical Research: Immigration/Naturalization Records

Naturalization index 1840-1930 ; Naturalization record 1856-1868 -- [2] Naturalization record 1868-1885 -- [3] Naturalization record 1885-1906.

Scott County, Iowa District Court books A, B, C : 1840-1851

sponsored by Scott County Genealogical Society

Previous editions published under title: Passenger lists of ships coming to North America, 1607-1825

a social history of forced emigration to the Americas of felons, destitute children, political and religious non-conformists, vagabonds, beggars and other undesirables, 1607-1776

Germans to America provides both genealogists and researchers of family history with the first extensive, indexed source of German surname immigrants. This entire project was planned to span the years 1850 through 1893, but now the series has been extended. p The series reproduces information from the original passenger lists filed by all vessels entering U.S. ports from abroad. Ships that departed from German ports or carried passengers who declared themselves to be of German origin are included, with first and last names, age, sex, occupation, and province and village of origin (whenever available) provided for each emigrant. A complete index of names is included at the end of every volume.

Although the source and scope of the information in this work vary, for the most part the entries include the passenger's name, place of origin, number of persons traveling with the passenger, and year of departure. Many also contain more detail, providing the immigrant's age, occupation, next of kin, sponsors, and date of birth, as well as the name of ship and date of departure.

Main entries in Passenger and Immigration Lists Index provide information including name and age of immigrant; year and place of arrival, naturalization, or other records which indicates person indexed is an immigrant; code indicating the source indexed and the page number in the source which contains the record; and the names of all listed family members together with their age and relationship to the main entry.

When your patrons ask for published immigration, passenger and naturalization records of individuals who came to the U.S. and Canada between the 16th and mid-20th centuries, direct them to this comprehensive resource. Main entries in Passenger and Immigration Lists Index provide information such as name and age of immigrant; year and place of arrival, naturalization, or other record which indicates person indexed is an immigrant; code indicating the source indexed and the page number in the source which contains the record; and the names of all listed family members together with their age and relationship to the main entry. In addition, it provides cross references for every accompanying passenger to main entry.

Supplements 1982-1995

National Archives microfilm publications ; microcopy no. M 237

National Archives microfilm publications. M ; microcopy no. 237.