The INS Index WebSite to the Ports of Entry and Their Records after 1906 can be located at:
http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/aboutins/history/POELIST/POE.htm
Please note: the following is an excerpt from the United States INS Ports of Entry Index Page for those searching records after 1906
". . .About the INS Guide:
The INS kept a variety of records at numerous ports at different times. To locate an immigrant arrival record, it is important to know not only the immigrant's specific Port of Entry, or POE, but also where that POE's records were filed. Some records were filed only at the actual POE, others were filed far from the POE, and still others were duplicated and filed in more than one location.
During the 1940's and 1950's, the INS microfilmed all its immigrant arrival
records at all POE's, then gave copies of the microfilm to the National
Archives (NARA). In this process the INS created an inventory of what
records existed for what ports, and for what years. This document is a
compilation of those inventories and transfer documents, and remains SUBJECT TO REVISION AND CORRECTION.
Published vs. Unpublished Microfilm:
After receiving microfilm copies of INS immigrant arrival records, the
National Archives published the records for the largest and most important
POE's. Whenever possible, the National Archives microfilm publication number
is included for each set of published records. If a record set has no NARA
microfilm publication number, that entry is either not yet published or it's
publication status was undetermined. Some NARA microfilm publication numbers include question marks, indicating some question as to whether or not the record set appears in that publication.
As a result of INS' duplication of records, an immigrant's arrival may be
found in the published records of another port. For example, arrivals at
Buffalo, New York, were recorded in the published St. Albans lists (M1461)
from 1902 to 1927. Buffalo arrivals after 1927 were not duplicated, and so
remain unpublished. . . "
******************************
|
Each of the tables comprise of the following headings:
|
| Ports of Entry:
|
Records Created:
|
Dates of Records
|
Original Records At:
|
NARA Microfilm #
|
******************************
Additional United States Immigration and Naturalization References
Naturalization
-
http://www.genealogy.com/31_donna.html?Welcome=986088821
Understand more about United States process of Naturalization Primer Article -- "Notes on Naturalization"; by Donna Przecha.
-
http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/natural.html
Naturalization and Immigration Records ~ This specific web page From NARA contains the following information:
- The history and process of naturalization
- General views taken by the Courts concerning aliens
- COURT Location and the Where to Find - Naturalization Records
- County Court Records in the National Archives
- http://members.home.com/maclizard/loc.html#loc
Library of Congress - USA, Immigration Text Resources ~ A Guide to Published Sources Compiled by Virginia Steele Wood - Jan. 30th, 2000.
******************************
USA Immigration - Passenger Ship Lists
- http://members.home.com/maclizard/mac.faqa1.html#5f
Rhonda's FAQs -- "How to use the LDS FHL to find passenger ship lists of vessels arriving at U.S. ports." - Sept. 6th, 1999
- http://members.home.com/maclizard/mac.faqa1.html#6f
Rhonda's FAQs -- "How to find and use passenger ship lists. - Part 1" - Sept. 7th, 1999
- http://members.home.com/maclizard/mac.faqa1.html#7f
Rhonda's FAQs -- "How to find and use passenger ship lists. - Part 2" - Sept. 7th, 1999
- http://members.home.com/maclizard/mac.rhnda5.html#napl
Rhonda's Hot Tips --
"Passenger Lists, Immigration Records and ShipLists for the past 100 years - To North America".
******************************
Go back to: 
Book Review Index:
Go back to: Rhonda's Hot Tips Index:
If you wish to contact Rhonda Houston you may do so through the following ~eMail address:
-> "Subject address to R. Houston" dmac44@rogers.com
