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Goal D3: Explore other U.S. immigration resources.Vault
Other tools and resources can help you identify places and events in U.S. immigration.
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A Explore early American and colonial immigration.
See also the section on New England research in Goal A3, Choice C.
- British: Watch this video for ideas on tracing British immigrant ancestors.
AC—British Roots: U.K. to America—39:00 - 2013
- Colonies: Watch the video to learn more about early immigration to the American colonies.
AC—Colonial Immigrant Ancestors—29:16
- Pre-1820: Learn about immigration to the U.S. before 1820.
OT: Immigration to the U.S before 1820
AC: Immigration in the 1600s and 1700s - Strategies: Learn about effective strategies for doing colonial research.
RT—Research Strategies for Early Colonial Ancestors, Part 1—13:09 - 2021
RT—Research Strategies for Early Colonial Ancestors, Part 2—15:19 - 2021
- Learn more about colonial research strategies.
RT—Research Strategies for Early Colonial Ancestors, Part 3—17:27 - 2021
Researching Indentured Servants - Sources: Learn about foreign sources for immigration records.
AC—Foreign Sources for Immigration Records - Learn about sources for researching your colonial ancestors.
FHD—4 Free Places to Research Your Colonial American Ancestors - 2019
FMP—8 Tips for Researching Early American Ancestors - 2019 - Explore the
Colonial Families in America book.
- Mayflower: Learn about Mayflower resources on AmericanAncestors.org.
AA—Mayflower Resources on AmericanAncestors.org—62:54 - 2020
- Learn about doing research with town records in colonial New England and Virginia.
LT: Using Town Records in Colonial New England Research
BYU—Delving into Colonial Town Records—62:54 - 2023
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for early Colonial records. Then use the learnings for searches for a U.S. ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
QUIKLinks
B Learn about other immigration records.
- Alien Registration: Learn about alien registration records in this article.
OT—Find Your Ancestors in Alien Registration Records - Passports: Learn about passport applications in these articles.
FS—Passport Applications
LT—U.S. Passport Applications: a Genealogical Gold Mine - Watch the video and read the article for an overview of U.S. passports and the research clues they offer.
AAC—U.S. Passports—2:22
AC—Exploring Your Ancestors' Travels Through US Passport Records - Here are some tips on how to search for passport records.
FS—How to Search United States Passport Records - 2020
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for a variety of immigration records. Then use the learnings for searches for a U.S. ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
Record Search Practice |
Edward Bunker applied for a passport in the 1800's. Use the "FS: Passport Applications, 1795-1925" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:
- How old was Edward Bunker when he was getting his passport?
- Where was he born?
- What is his estimated birth year??
- Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
- In the search screen, enter "Edward" as the first name and "Bunker" as the last name.
- In the search results screen, click the document icon for Edward Bunker.
- Read the information in the center column and click View Original Document for more info.
- Edward applied for the passport at age 30.
- He was born in Atkisson, Piscatagua, Maine.
- He was born about 1822.
(Contributed by Brent Bunker )
QUIKLinks
C Explore the RootsMapper website to visually trace the immigration paths of your ancestors.
- Go to www.rootsmapper.com.
- Click the blue login button.
- Sign in to FamilySearch so RootsMapper can use your Family Tree information.
- Click Start and select the number of generations to display (default is 3). Ancestors appear as colored dots, with the number inside matching the number of generations before you.
- Drag the map and follow the colored lines to see migration paths. Zoom in (+) to add space between ancestors.
- Click an ancestor dot to move it away from nearby dots, or show the direct path from the ancestor to you, or display info about the ancestor. You can also change map options and pedigree view, or see country statistics.
- See more information on using RootsMapper.
Official RootsMapper Demo - 2014
D Explore the BYU Immigrant Ancestors project for additional U.S. immigration records to search.
- Go to the Search by archive page to get started.
- Select an archive from the list.
- Fill in the search fields to use and click Search.