Emigration & Immigration

• Anuta, Michael J., Ships of our ancestors. 1983. Ships of Our Ancestors, inc., Menominee, MI
  • lots of pictures, mostly 1850-1900
• Colletta, John P., They Came in Ships: A Guide to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor's Arrival Record. Second edition, revised and enlarged. 1993. Paperback, 93pp., Ancestry Incorporated, P.O. Box 476, Salt Lake City, Ut. 84110.
  • A great "how to" book -- perfect for beginners, good for experienced
• Lener, Dewayne J., Ships Arriving From Italian Ports to America 1820-1850;1880-1910. 1993. The Preservation Emporium, Genealogy Resource Center, 2600 Stemmons Frwy Suite 131, Dallas, Tx. 75207 (214) 630-1197
• ITALIANS TO AMERICA, 1880-1889 Edited by Ira A. Glazier and P. William Filby series ISBN 0-8420-2465-4
  • Volume 1-Jan. 1880-Dec. 1884 ISBN 0-8420-2451-4
  • Volume 2-Jan. 1885-June 1887 ISBN 0-8420-2452-2
  • Volume 3-July 1887-June 1889 ISBN 0-8420-2453-0
  • Volume 4-July 1889-Oct. 1890 ISBN 0-8420-2454-9
  • Volume 5-Nov. 1890-Dec. 1891 ISBN 0-8420-2455-7
  • Volume 6-Jan. 1892-Dec. 1892 ISBN 0-8420-2456-5
  • Volume 7-Jan. 1893-Sep. 1893 ISBN 0-8420-2456=3
  • Volume 8-Oct. 1893-May 1895 ISBN 0-8420-2458-1
  • Volume 9-June 1895-June 1896 ISBN 0-8420-2459-x

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  • Italians to America is the first indexed work devoted to Italian immigrants to the United States. This new series, expected to include 12 volumes, contains passenger list information on the first major wave of Italian immigration, during the last two decades of the nineteenth century.

    As with the highly regarded companion series on German immigrants, Italians to America presents the passenger lists in chronological order, including information on each person's age, sex, occupation, village of origin, and destination [where available on the original list-DEZ]. Each volume will also contain an introduction on the history of Italian immigration with a full name index, which will greatly simplify the researcher's job.

    Over 900,000 Italians migrated to the United States between 1880 and 1899. Over 300,000 came during the 1880's, with a doubling of the rate in the following decade.

    Although Italians departed almost entirely from ports in their home country, this study includes Italian departures from all foreign ports.

    The vast majority of Italians immigrated to New York City, so that the first eight (est.) volumes of the series will deal with arrivals in New York. Later volumes will cover other U.S. ports.

• Neagles, James C. and Neagles, Lila Lee. Locating Your Immigrant Ancestor: A Guide to Naturalization Records. 1986, Revised edition. The Everton Publishers, Inc., Logan UT. Cloth, 153pp.
• Tepper, Michael, American Passenger Arrival Records: A Guide to the Records of Immigrants Arriving at American Port by Sail & Steam. 1993, Updated and enlarged edition. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD. hardbound, illus. 142pp.
  • Excellent history of US immigrant legislation and of the lists themselves
• Smith, Eugene W.,
  • Passenger Ships of the World, Past and Present. 1963. George H. Dean Company
    • Mostly textual descriptions
  • Trans-Atlantic Passenger Ships, Past and Present.
  • Trans-Pacific Passenger Ships
• Immigrant and Passenger Arrivals: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications. Second edition. 1983. National Archives Trust Fund Board, Washington, D.C. Paperback, 171pp.
  • Will allow you to find what dates are covered in which volume numbers -- a must for passenger list research
• Morton Allan Directory of European Passenger Steamship Arrivals. 1993, Reprint of 1931 edition. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD. Cloth, 268 pp, $20, ISBN 0-8063-0830-3.
  • It lists names of vessels arriving by year, steamship company and date of arrival at the ports of New York, 1890-1930, and of Baltimore, Boston and Philadelphia, 1904-1926.

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