2025-10-16 The Other Immigration Records: When we think of immigration research, it's usually passenger lists, naturalization, and passports. But many other types of records can also provide clues for tracing immigrant ancestors, as explained in this RootsWeb article. Examples include census, obituaries, city directories, military records, and much more (see the article's table of contents). For help with finding and using immigration records in your research, see Goal D1 in the United States page. (See all tips.)
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