Tracing Immigrants Arrival Record Finder

Tracing Immigrant Origins

Country of Arrival

Records Selection Table

Country-of-Arrival Records Selection Table

This table can help you decide which records to search. In Column 1, find the search tactic you selected. In Column 2, find the record types that are most likely to have the information you need. Then turn to that record type in this section. Additional records that may be useful are in Column 3. The terms used in both Columns 2 and 3 are the same as the record headings used in this portal and the subject headings used in the FamilySearch Catalog.

Search Tactic...	Look First In...	Then Search...
1. Family Sources	See “1. Search Family Sources” in Part 2
2.General records of previous research	Genealogy, Periodicals	Biography, Societies
3.Local records of previous research	History, Genealogy, Biography, Periodicals, Societies	Probate Records, Archives and Libraries
4.Local original records	Obituaries, Church Records, Vital Records, Naturalization and Citizenship, Cemeteries	Newspapers, Business Records and Commerce, Probate Records, Voting Registers, Court Records, Land and Property
5.Immigration information	Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Societies	Obituaries, Census, History, Newspapers, Voting Registers, Military Records, Church Records
6.Records of other jurisdictions	Census, Naturalization and Citizenship, Military Records	Land and Property, Pensions
7.Determine country, state, or region of origin	Emigration and Immigration, History, Biography, Naturalization and Citizenship, Societies, Vital Records	Census, Obituaries, Periodicals, Newspapers, Military Records, Business Records and Commerce, Pensions
8.Trace relatives and neighbors	Census, Emigration and Immigration, History, Genealogy, Societies	Vital Records, Newspapers, Obituaries, Biography

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