Topic: Locating and Finding Family History

From: Susan MacLennan [susan@lumos.com]

Q. ---> Where can I find out about my family? ..... My great grandfather was named Malcolm Maclennan. He had a twin brother named Dan Maclennan. They were descended from Rory or Roderick Maclennan and Hannah MacDonald. I don't know whether these were the parents or grandparents. (P) I know that Malcolm and Dan were born in Ontario and that their parents died when they were young. They were raised then by their grandparents. Malcolm and Dan's father was killed in a railway accident. He worked for the railroad.

A. ---> Susan:

1. Find out within what original boundaries was Ontario, a history of Ontario that can assist you to find WHAT railroad it was, where it was located , and what the outlining area was referred. The local library/or local archives within the Ontario area will have city directories of that time which ID people at their street addresses, etc. This will give you a better idea where the incidents took place.

2. The railroad has to have a record of this accident. What was the local paper called at that time.....the library will know or be able to find out. If the name of the railroad can be identified by going back in time within Ontario's history, they would have sometype of records of these things.Someone has these documents. If the newspaper can be located which may be on microfilm names and places will appear.

3. Wherever birth, marriage, and death documents are held in Ontario, a record of these are held and can be found. With these above, helps to pinpoint the specific time the events, which inturn will make it easier to find the documents you need.

4. If knowledge of how Ontario was laid out via an early map, try the library or someone in there will know where you can find one, during the time of the railroad, you maybe able to pinpoint where the local funeral homes were and where some of the churches were located where people were buried and then, from there you can make an educated guess what year the death took place and then, their public records of the deaths you will have a better idea of the time period that you are looking so documents for the deaths can be found.

5. You might even make a trip into the nearest place in Ontario, or the area that your ancestor lived that is included within TODAY'S Ontario (remember boundaries sometimes get moved overtime) that houses wills, etc and inquire as to if there was any documents held, housed that has much, or the most dust within, may have your ancestor's surname name. Look under old land holdings, paide tax lists, voter lists.

6. Also, try to put yourself in their shoes (empathize with them) when reasoning why you are looking in a particular place for something for their traces (documents) because they didn't think quiet the same as we do today. They were strickly family oriented and survival was their prime concern, not as it is today with all the conveniences and time that we do have on our hands.

OK, Let me do some more thinking as to where else you could look. Keep me posted as to what you find. There are traces of these persons to be found. You just have to TAKE ONE STEP BACKWARDS AT ONE TIME. Be patient, and Keep the faith. They are waiting to be found!! Rhonda Houston

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Topic: WWI draft cards and the LDS FHL.

From: "Kay M. Robinson" {robin_km@mail.uwlax.edu}

Thanks to:

Andrew Moehnke {amoehnke@vvm.com}

Tracey Converse {converse@efortress.com}

Nancy {NancysCrnr@aol.com}

for passing this info on.

Q. ---> Can anyone tell me if the LDS FHL has filmed the WW 1 draft records? received this on another list and thought people might be able to use it.

A. ---> From - Kay M. Robinson {robin_km@mail.uwlax.edu}

Prior to the US's entry into WW1 (approx. 1917-1918) every male between the age of 18 and 40 was required to register for the draft. The information found on the card was provided by the individual himself. The registration cards vary in information depending on the individual draft board. But by and large the cards include:

the full name of the person (this means first, full middle name, any additional middle names and last name);

the current address of the man; his age; his birthdate (some include his place of birth);

whether he is a US citizen or a naturalized citizen (some ask if his father was a naturalized citizen and his father's race);

his race;

his occupation;

where he is employed (name of employer);

address or location of employment;

name and address of his next of kin;

some cards ask if the man is married or single and how many people he supports. The card is signed by the draftee.

On the back of the card his physical description is noted:

height is broken down by short, medium, tall although some cards give the actual height in feet and inches;

build by slim, medium, stout although some cards list actual weight along with the build; color of eyes and hair;

any deformities or injuries are listed (such as one arm missing, blind in one eye, etc);

the name and address of the draft board and the date.

When these original cards were transferred to the East Pointe NARA branch the LDS spent about 3 years microfilming these cards. There are hundreds and hundreds of boxes and the LDS opened one box at a time and filmed them - in state order. However, within each state the cards were filed by draft board, not by county or by draftee. This makes the searching of the microfilm difficult to say the least.

The good news is that the Friends of the National Archives took each box after it was filmed (and checked) and sorted all of these thousands and thousands of cards into - state and then COUNTY order and then in alphabetical order by surname and put then in new boxes. The Friends deserve all the kudos we can give them for this monstrous task.

Rather than spending hours and hours searching the LDS microfilm you can order copies of the original cards from NARA, if you know the county your ancestor lived in between 1917-1918.

For copies:
Send a letter requesting copy(s) to:
NARA
Southeast Region
1557 St. Joseph Ave
East Point, GA 30344

In your letter be sure to say you want copy(s) of the WWI Draft application Cards. Include the name of your ancestor and his race, the state and the county. If you want copies of ALL of the cards with a given surname, ask them the cost of the copies and send a SASE for them to let you know the copying cost. In your letter be sure and say you want a copy of the FRONT and BACK of the card. Be sure to send a SASE for the return of you copies.

Kay M. Robinson

Please note: All NARA locations have microfilm of these cards. Walk-in customers can make self-service photocopies for the original records for as little as $0.10 per side. Note: each office may have a different copying fee.

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Topic: WW 1 Draft records (USA)

MacLinks and FAQ would like to thank Jon Aspinwall [mailto:Jon-370@worldnet.att.net] for allowing us to reprint his facts of "How to locate WW1 Draft Records (USA)

Q. --->How do I use the LDS FHL to find and locate WW1 Draft Records (USA)?

A. --->An "Easy way to find WW 1 Draft records at the LDS FHL, Using the Family History Library Catalog (on compact disc).

Getting started:

Step 1) Go to: http://www.familysearch.org/

Step 2) - - - - - Select "Custom Search" tab

Step 3) - - - - - Select "Family History Library Catalog"

Step 4) - - - - - Select "All Searches"

Step 5) - - - - - Select "Film/Fiche Search"

Step 6) - - - - - Type in the number 1509347

Step 7) - - - - - Select "SEARCH"

Step 8) - - - - - Select the BLUE text:

"World War I Selective Service System draft registration cards, 1917-1918"

Step 9) - - - - - Select @ the top right hand corner box "VIEW FILM NOTES"

Step 10) - - - - - This page list the first 20 films of 4400 films to look at.

(Please note that when I tried this Step # 10, "one time " the screen came up BLANK.If this happens, use the BACK arrow one time and select "VIEW FILM NOTES" again.

Then press [F8] to get a Full DISPLAY

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                                         FILM AREA
ALABAMA -----------------------------------1509347
   Autauga County, A - Z
   Baldwin County, A - Hubbart, Harold

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It should look like the text below but with ALL the listings.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AUTHOR
United States.  Selective Service System.

TITLE
World War I Selective Service System draft registration cards, 1917-1918.

PUBLICATION INFORMATION
Washington, D.C. : The National Archives, 1987-1988.

FORMAT
4,383 microfilm reels ; 16 mm.

SERIES INFORMATION
(National Archives microfilm publications ; M1509)

NOTES
Microfilm of original records in The National Archives in East Point,
Georgia.
High reduction (32x) film. Use a high reduction reader.

CONTENTS
CARDS ARE IN ROUGH ALPHABETICAL ORDER.
Occasionally while filming, lost cards would be found. If these cards
   were found, they would be filmed after the Z's of the locality they
   belonged to.
The alphabetical arrangement of cards for Van Buren County, Arkansas
   (G.S. film no. 1530648) is out of sequence.  The letters K, L and M
   repeat themselves in several places.
"On May 18, 1917 the Selective Service Act was passed authorizing the
   President to increase temporarily the military establishment of the
   United States. The Selective Service System, under the office of the
   Provost Marshal General, was responsible for the process of selecting
   men for induction into the military service, from the initial
   registration to the actual delivery of men to military training
   camps"--Introd.
"Local boards were established for each county or similar subdivision
   in each state, and for each 30,000 persons (approximately) in each
   city or county with a population over 30,000. The local boards were
   charged with the registration, determination of order and serial
   numbers, classification, call and entrainment of draftees"--Introd.
"During World War I there were three registrations. The first, on June
   5, 1917, was for all men between the ages of 21 and 31. The second,
   on June 5, 1918, registered those who attained age 21 after June 5,
   1917. (A supplemental registration was held on August 24, 1918 for
   those becoming 21 years old after June 5, 1918. This was included
   in the second registration.) The third registration was held on
   September 12, 1918 for men age 18 through 45"--Introd.
This is the cover record for an analytic set.  Draft registration cards
   are also listed separately under each state or territory of the
   United States.  See entry in the Locality Catalog under:  (State) -
   Military records - World War, 1914-1918.
   In the Author/Title catalog, see entry under:
   United States.  Selective Service System.  (State), World War I
   Selective Service System draft registration cards, 1917-1918.
"The information included on each registration differs somewhat but the
   general information shown includes order and serial numbers (assigned
   by the Selective Service System), full name, date and place of birth,
   race, citizenship, occupation, personal description, and
   signature"--Introd.
"The registration cards consist of approximately 24,000,000 cards of
   men who registered for the draft, (about 23% of the population in
   1918). It is important to note that not all of the men who registered
   for the draft actually served in the military and not all men who
   served in the military registered for the draft. Moreover, these are
   not military service records. They end when an individual reports to
   the army training camp. They contain no information about an
   individual's military service"--Introd.
"The records are arranged alphabetically by state, followed by Puerto
   Rico; thereunder alphabetically by county or city (except for
   Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island which are alphabetically
   by the names of registrants:--Introd.
   The title boards on the films for Rhode Island are incorrect.
"In rural areas one should be able to find a registant's card knowing
   his name and the county in which he registered. In large cities and
   in some larger counties the search could be more difficult. In New
   York City, for instance, there were 189 local boards"--Introd.
For larger cities or counties, there may be many draft boards within
   the same geographic area. Researchers may need to consult a 1917 city
   directory to determine the address of an individual from the
   following cities or counties:
   Albany, NY                  Milwaukee, WI
   Atlanta, GA                 Minneapolis, MN
   Baltimore, MD               Newark, NJ
   Boston, MA                  New Orleans, LA
   Buffalo, NY                 New York City, NY
   Chicago, IL                 Philadelphia, PA
   Cincinnati, OH              Pittsburgh, PA
   Cleveland, OH               Providence, RI
   Indianapolis, IN            St. Louis
   Jersey City, NJ             St. Paul, MN
   Kansas City, MO             San Francisco, CA
   Los Angelos, CA             Seattle, WA
   Louisville, KY              Syracuse, NY
   Luzerne County, PA          Washington, DC 
                                                             
                                                        
 {BTW, this can be done on the LDS WEB PAGE but the method is a LITTLE
different}

A copy of the request form was included. All NARA locations have microfilm of these cards. Walk-in customers can make self-service photocopies for the original records for $0.10 per side. (each office may have a little different copying fee)

Forms can be ordered via e-mail (archives@atlanta.gove), telephone (404-763-7383) or writing to NARA in East Point GA at:

NARA

Southeast Region

1557 St. Joseph Ave

East Point, GA 30344

Cost of mail in requests using the above forms:
Patrons need not request that both sides of the card be copied and patrons need not submit a SASE with their request.

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Topic: Finding Passenger lists of vessels arriving at U.S. ports at the LDS Center - Using the Family History Library {FHL} Catalog

MacLinks and FAQ would like to thank Jon Aspinwall [mailto:Jon-370@worldnet.att.net] for allowing us to reprint his facts of "How to locate Passenger lists of vessels arriving at U.S. ports".

Q. ---> How do I use the LDS FHL to find Passenger lists of vessels arriving at U.S. ports?

A. ---> Topic: How to find, understand and use Passenger lists of vessels arriving at U.S. ports using the LDS FHL {Family History Library} Catalog (on compact disc).

Step 1) - - - - - Go to: http://www.familysearch.org/

Step 2) - - - - - Select "Custom Search" tab

Step 3) - - - - - Select "Family History Library Catalog"

Step 4) - - - - - Select "All Searches"

Step 5) - - - - - Select "Film/Fiche Search"

Step 6) - - - - - Type in the film number "listed" from the list of the Ports shown below

Step 7) - - - - - Select "SEARCH"

Step 8) - - - - - Select the BLUE text: (Click the mouse on the BLUE TEXT)

Step 9) - - - - - Select @ the top right hand corner box "VIEW FILM NOTES"

Step 10) - - - - This page list the films numbers to look at.

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Index to passenger lists of vessels arriving at miscellaneous ports in
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, 1890-1924.( T517)
Film #  1324938

A supplemental index to passenger lists of vessels arriving at Atlantic &
Gulf Coast ports (excluding New York) 1820-1874.(M334)
Film # 0418161

Copies of lists of passengers arriving at miscellaneous ports on the
Atlantic and Gulf coasts and at ports on the Great Lakes, 1820-1873.(
Microcopy 575)
Film # 0830231

Index (Soundex) to passenger lists of vessels arriving at Baltimore,
1897-1952.(T520)
Film # 1373824

Passenger lists of vessels arriving at Baltimore, 1820-1921 ; Quarterly
abstracts of passenger lists of vessels arriving at Baltimore, 1820-1869.
Film # 0417383 (Microcopy 255) ( Microcopy 596) ( T844)

Index to passenger lists of vessels arriving at Baltimore, 1833-1866 (city
passenger lists).
Film # 0821565

Index to passenger lists of vessels arriving at Baltimore, 1820-1897
(Federal passengers lists). (Microcopy 327)
 Film # 0417212

Passenger lists of vessels arriving at Boston, 1820-1891 : with index
1848-1891. (M265) ( M277)
Film # 0205656

Index to passenger lists of vessels arriving at Boston, Jan. 1,
1902-Dec.31, 1920; passenger lists of vessels arriving at Boston, Aug. 1,
1891-1935 ; book indexes to Boston passenger lists, 1899-1940.(T0521)
(T843,T617,T790)
Film # 1724620

Detroit District manifest records of aliens arriving from foreign
contiguous territory : arrivals at Detroit, Michigan, 1906-1954.( M1478)
Film # 1490449

Passenger and crew lists of vessels arriving at Galveston, Texas,
1896-1921; index, 1896-1951.( M1357 M1358 M1359 ) Includes indexes.
Film # 1402451

Hamburg Passenger List, 1850-1934
Film # 0884668

Crew lists of vessels arriving in New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1917-1932.
Film # 1578398

Index to passengers arriving at New Bedford, 1902-1954; Passenger lists of
vessels arriving at New Bedford, 1902-1942. ( T944, T522)
Film # 1412572

Index to passenger lists of vessels arriving at New York, June 16,
1897-June 30, 1902 ; Index (soundex) to passenger lists of vessels arriving
at New York, July 1,1902 -December 31, 1943 ; Passenger and crew lists of
vessels arriving at New York, 1897-1924.( T0621) (T0715) (T0519)
Film #  0543449

Index (soundex) to passenger lists of vessels arriving at New York, July 1,
1902-December 31, 1943 (T0621)
Film # 1379501

Passenger and crew lists of vessels arriving at New York, 1897-1924. (T0715)
Film # 1403751

Register of vessels arriving at the Port of New York from foreign
ports,1789-1919.
(M1066)
Film # 1415143

Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, NY, 1820--1897. (M237)
Film #  0002246

Passenger and crew lists of vessels arriving at New York, 1897-1924.(T715)
Film # 1403751

Passenger lists of vessels arriving at New York, 1820-1897 ; index to
passenger lists of vessels arriving in New York, 1820-1846.(Microcopy 237)
( Microcopy 261)
Film # 0350204

Book indexes to New York City passenger lists, April 1906-September
1920.(T612)
Film # 1463601

Passenger lists of vessels arriving at New Orleans, 1820-1921 ;Index to
passenger lists of vessels arriving in New Orleans, 1853 -1952.
Microcopy T527, T618, M259, and T905.
Film # 0543403

Quarterly abstracts of passenger lists of vessels arriving at New Orleans,
1820-1875. (Microcopy 272)
Film # 0200235

Index to lists of passengers arriving at Philadelphia, 1883-1948; book
indexes, 1906-1926; passenger lists, 1883-1921. (T526, T791, 840)
Film # 1380256

Passenger lists of vessels arriving at Philadelphia, 1800-1882 with index
1800-1906. (Microcopy 360)
Film # 0419424

Passenger lists of vessels arriving at Portland, Maine, 1893-1943 ;
Index,1893-1954. (T524)
Film # 1412619

Book indexes, Portland, Maine, passenger lists, 1907-1930. (T793)
Film # 1375989

Passenger lists, Providence, Rhode Island, 1911-1916 ; Book indexes,
1911-1934 ; Card indexes, 1911-1954.  (T0518)  (T0792)
Film # 1412620

Index to passenger lists of vessels arriving at San Francisco,
California,1893-1934.
( M1389)
Film # 1430959

Passenger lists of vessels arriving in San Francisco from Honolulu,
1902-1907.(M1440)
Film # 1454998

Customs passenger lists of vessels arriving at San Francisco,
California,1903-1918.
( M1412)
Film # 1463582

San Francisco, California, alien manifests : passenger lists of vessels
arriving at San Francisco, California, 1893-1920.( M1410)
Film # 1465571

Registers of Chinese laborers arriving at San Francisco, 1882-1888.
( M1413)
Film # 1549566

Savannah passenger lists. (T943)
Film # 1375955

Lists of Chinese passengers arriving at Seattle and Port Townsend,
1882-1916. (M1364)
Film # 1549349

Passenger and crew lists of vessels arriving at Seattle, Washington,
1890-1921. (M1383)
Film #1454937

Customs records of passenger manifests inbound, 1894-1909 : Port Townsend,
Tacoma, and Seattle.( M1484)
Film # 1445995

Passenger lists of vessels arriving at Seattle from U. S. insular
possessions, 1908-1917  Port Townsend, Seattle, and Tacoma.( M1485)
Film # 1445996

St. Albans District manifest records of aliens arriving from foreign
contiguous territory : arrivals at Canadian border ports from January 1895
to June 30, 1954 : Indexes (Soundex), 1895-1924.
( M1461) ( M1463) (M1464) ( M1465)
Film #  1472801

St. Albans District manifest records of aliens arriving from foreign
contiguous territory : records of arrivals through small ports in Vermont,
1895-1924. ( M1462)
Film # 1430987

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Topic: Understanding Passenger lists



Q. ---> What do these Passenger Lists mean to my research? How do I use the Passenger lists?

A. ---> Understanding the value of Passenger Lists

Passenger Arrival Records - Guides on Historical/Legal Background

Immigration records, more popularly known as "ship passenger arrival records," may provide evidenceof a person's arrival in the United States, as well as foreign birthplace. The National Archives andRecords Administration (NARA) has immigration records for various ports for the years 1800-1957.

Explanation of what information the Passenger Lists contain, and search strategies, see:
http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/immigration/immigrat.html

1820-1957- with explanation:

Early records relating to immigration originated in regional customhouses. The U.S. Customs Service conducted its business by designating collection districts. Each district had a headquarters port with a customhouse and a collector of customs, the chief officer of the district.

Sample Immigration Records

Partial list of survivors of the Titanic who were taken aboard the Carpathia, which arrived at the Port of New York, NY, April 18, 1912. - This list was erroneously filed by the INS with June 18, 1912, arrivals, and can be found in NARA microfilm publication T715, Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957, Roll 1883, Vol. 4183.

Where to Find These Records:

Washington, DC, with all addresses of Regional Records Services Facilities Libraries and HOW To obtain immigration records by Email.

MORE INFORMATION:

Colletta, John P. "They Came in Ships . . ." 2d ed.
Salt Lake City, UT
Ancestry, Inc.,
1993.

Tepper, Michael - "American Passenger Arrival Records"
Baltimore, MD:
Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.,
1988.

For more detailed examinations of immigration in U.S. history, see:

Handlin, Oscar, ed. - "Immigration as a Factor in American History"
Englewood Cliffs, NJ;
Prentice-Hall, Inc.,
1959.

Handlin, Oscar, ed. - "The Uprooted: The Epic Story of the Great Migrations that Made the American People"
Reprinted, 2d edition enlarged,
Boston: Little Brown & Co.,
1973.

Higham, John - "Strangers in the Land: Patterns of American Nativism 1860-1929"
Reprint, New York: Atheneum, 1963-1981
Rutgers, NJ
Rutgers University Press,
1955. .

Konvitz, Milton R. - "Civil Rights in Immigration"
Ithaca, NY
Cornell University Press,
1953.

Wittke, Carl - "Refugees of Revolution: The German Forty-Eighters in America"

Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania, Press,
1952.

Examines German immigration to the U.S. following the failed 1848 revolution in Germany

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A. ---> Understanding the value of Passenger Lists

Subject: An Internet Directory of Passenger Lists on the Internet
http://www.daddezio.com/genealogy/ships/index.html which lists one of the best books that deals with passenger lists:

"They Came in Ships : A Guide to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor's Ship by John Philip Colletta"
Paperback - 93 pages
Revised edition (March 1998)
Ancestry, Incorporated;
ISBN: 0916489426

Customer Comments: Average Customer Review: gives this book 5 stars

A reader from Ohio , August 23, 1999

Referred to this book as an Invaluable Genealogical Tool! If you are, as I was, baffled by the maze of microfilm and sources involved in trying to track down your ancestors' ships lists, you need this book!! The author very clearly explains the how the films are indexed, the exceptions to the rules, etc. Perhaps the most useful aspect of this book is the way the author walks you through various examples of how to take whatever information you have about your ancestor and how to use the indexes to track down where to start searching for your ancestor's ship. I read this book cover to cover twice, then tackled the library, and finally accomplished something! I recommend it VERY highly.

This author tells you:

what you need to know and where to find it!

Gives you the Two major periods of ship passenger lists.

Breaks down by years which immigration passenger lists exist, enlightens you about births and deaths at sea, stowaways, and other information.

Shows you how the National Archives Indexes work and what the problems are concerning those Indexes and provides solutions.

Shows you how to search for passenger lists in Unindexed years, gives microfilm Numbers.

Lists Other Resources and Information of Potenital Value such as Crew Lists, Newspaper of Port of Entry, Immigration via Canada, Immigration Law, and gives an extensive Bibliography.

Subject: RE: Ports of Departure

"The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy " by Loretto Dennis Szucs and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking; chapter 13 - "Immigration: Finding Immigrant Origins".

If nationwide records, including the complied research of others, do not include mention of the immigrant, the next step is to search the records that may have been created by the country when the individuals left their country. Records of departure are generally easy to access and almost always ID the place where the emigrant left, however not all such records have been preserved. One also has to remember some emigration was illegal and therefore there are no records.

The country of departure is generally not hard to discover from other sources; the district is nore difficult to determine. Usually the several steps that were followed. Departure records can be found in the country or origin are called emigration records. Most of them give the name, age, close relatives or travelling companions, and usually the last place of residence (sometimes the birthplace) of the emigrant. These records are generaly kept under the jurisdiction of the port city (passenger list) or by the state or national government where the emigrant lived such as permissions to emigrate.

To use these lists, you should know the emigrants' state or region.

Jurisdiction Document Covered Index Copies For England, there are London Lists 1709

Public Record Office, Microfilm copies are available Chancery Lane, London from Public Record Office, WC2A 1LR England London #c.o. 388/76 No. 56, 56i 56ii, 64, 68-70

All shires Licenses to Elizabeth 1 Public Record Office E. 157 which is printed in John C. Indexed in Filby, (reprint, Baltimore: Lists Index Genealogical Publishing Co. 1974)

Liverpool "Settlers" 1817-76 Not indexed Public Record Office, Applications from Original correspondence, intending immigrants (C.O. 384/14-18)

British Emigration 1849- Alphabetical LDS Church Historical FHL, 15 reels Church leaders acted as Mision (LDS) records 1923 index Department, Salt Lake microfilm, licensed emigraton City, Utah agents.

Many of the exising departure lists are available at the Family Hisory Library and other research libraries that specialize in emigration records.

An invaluable tool for English research is P. Mathias and A. W. H. Pearsall, Shipping: A Survey of Historical Records (Newton Abbot, England: David and Charles, 1980). This survey is in two parts: (1) shipping companies and their record holdings and (2) shipping records in county and other record offices. There is an index of named ships, an index of persons and firms, and an index of places and principal trades and there are separte entries for dozens of shipping firms. Often, passenger lists retained by these shippiing companies can be substitued for official lists missing for English ports. They exist in US or European ports, they can be compared for details.

From Filby's book that was mentioned and from the book "They Came in Ships: A Guide to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor's Arrival Record" by John P. Colletta, PHD, gives research guides to where to find ports and ships lists.

Other passenger list sources on the internet

Irish Passenger Lists http://freespace.virgin.net/alan.tupman/sites/irp3.htm

UK Sites http://freespace.virgin.net/alan.tupman/sites/uk.htm

Australian Sites http://freespace.virgin.net/alan.tupman/sites/aus.htm

A list of 6 excellent links to passenger lists can be found under the title - "American Pioneer Archives - State Land Grants - Research/Text" at subtitle: "American Immigrations/Migrations"

http://ca.geocities.com/maclizard@rogers.com/mac4.res.html#PIO

Links #25 to #31 for searchable passenger lists to the United States during the referred to time period.

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Topic: Data for Civil War Prisoner of War Camps/Prisons - 1861-1866.

Subject: Civil War years - 1861-1866 - Andersonville Prison POW Information

Q. ---> Where can I find information on federal prisoners held at Andersonville, Georgia during the Civl War?

A. ---> Andersonville Prisoner Information

Database searchable records.

POW Data Base
Andersonville Prison during the Civil War years - 1861-1866
Andersonville Prisoner search engine is provided by the Macon County Chamber of Commerce through the National Park Service. The information found within this database contains the names of over 32,000 of the 50,000 plus prisoners who were held captive at Andersonville Prison during the Civil War.

Andersonville Prison
A list of prisoners from the diary written by Rev. H. Clavreula during the months of July and August, 1864.
This list contains the names of dying Federal Soldiers, their age, places of origin and dates of entry of those being ministered by the Reverand at Andersonville Prison.

Camp Sumter Prison, Andersonville, Georgia
Amongst the numerous page of information you will find pictures of Tennessee's State Monument to POW's at Camp Sumter, Andersonville, Georgia and a grave marker list.
This list contains the names of Union POW Soldiers from Morgan County, Tennessee Who Died inat Andersonville Prison.

Historical Information

Andersonville National Historic Site
This site has to be checked out to get the real idea of what happened at this infamous POW Camp.

Trial of Captain Henry Wirz
- Commandant of Andersonville Prison, 1865.

Andersonville Historical Pictures. During the Civil War of 1861-1866.
An historic perspective of the Confederate Prison (POW Camp) at Andersonville, Georgia by drawings from a former prisoner.

Documented Information.

The Journal of Historical Review ~
"The Civil War Concentration Camps" by Mark Weber.

Civil War 1861-1866 Books
Books, Videos and CD's on Andersonville Prison, the U.S. Civil War's Most Infamous Prison can be found at this site.

Additional Information on the Civil War

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