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Immigration & Naturalization
Passenger Lists | Naturalization Record
Passenger Lists
Ellis Island
Free searchable database of passenger lists for individuals arriving at the Port of New York between 1892-1924. Links to actual images of the passenger lists. Free registration required.
Steve Morse
Use this web site to search Ellis Island database by town of origin, age of passenger, or year of arrival, and ethnicity. No names required. This is an excellent tool for locating passengers whose names have been misspelled.
Famine Irish Data Files
Search over 604,000 immigrants who arrived at the port of New York between 1846-1851. These records may include the name, age, town of last residence, destination, arrival date, and port of embarkation for the passengers.
Emigration Lists of Hamburg
From the Hamburg State Archives. Initial coverage for the years 1890 to 1914. Data will eventually include all years between 1850 and 1934.
Bremen Passenger Lists 1920-1939 (Incomplete)
Note: Unfortunately, most of the Bremen, Germany passenger departure records were destroyed.
Immigration Guides from Joe Beine
New York Passenger Lists, 1851-1891 (Ancestry Library Edition)
Index to the passenger lists of ships arriving from foreign ports at the port of New York from 1851-1891. Each entry is linked to actual images of the passenger lists, copied from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) microfilm, M237, rolls 95-580. Available through Ancestry Library Edition. 
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
Danish Emigration Archives
Records of immigrants leaving their native countries.
Norwegian Archives Emigration Databases
Olive Tree Genealogy
There's a lot of information here, but the page is a little confusing to use. There are many search boxes on this site. Some are for ships passenger lists lists on Olive Tree Genealogy. Some are for pay-to-view sites. (Example: Do not use the Enter your Ancestors Name or Find Your Ancestors Now Search boxes. These searches will take you to a subscription database that is not part of Olive Tree) Remember to scroll down the page to see all your options.
U.S. Canadian Border Crossings 1895-1954 (St. Albans Lists)
St. Albans Lists are lists of immigrants who crossed the border from Canada into the U.S. between 1895 and 1954. They contain records of immigrants crossing over all along the U.S. Canadian border - including Washington, Montana, Michigan, New York, North Dakota, and Minnesota.
Canadian Immigrant Experience
Learn how to research Canadian passenger lists to discover your Canadian or American immigrant ancestor. Find links to free online passenger lists and indexes from the Library and Archives Canada.
Naturalization Record
Online Searchable Naturalization Indexes & Records
Online naturalization indexes organized by state.
NARA Genealogy Naturalization Records Information
Helpful articles and information from NARA about naturalization records. Especially helpful is the article about women and naturalization.
NARA Genealogy Immigration Records Information
Find out what passenger lists are available from NARA.
Cook County Circuit Court Archives (Chicago naturalizations)
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