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"Ellis Island" and "immigrant" have become synonymous. But not all immigrants entered America through the famous federal immigration facility in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty. The federal government didn't even start keeping track of immigrant passenger arrivals until 1820. A number of references, however, do compile state...
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American Family Immigration History Center www.ellisisland.org If you're among the 40 percent of Americans with an ancestor who came through Ellis Island, sail directly to this Web site. From 1892 to 1924, more than 22 million immigrants, passengers and crew members came through Ellis Island and the port...
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Bureau of Land Management General Land Office Records www.glorecords.blm.gov The GLO Web site is the premier site for genealogists searching for land records. Its database contains records of land transfers from the US government to individuals, and even holds some Revolutionary War bounty warrants. Search results...
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State Historical Societies Colorado Historical Society 1300 Broadway Denver, CO 80203 (303) 866-2305 coloradohistory.org Idaho State Historical Society 1109 Main St., Suite 250 Boise, ID 83702 (208) 334-2682 www2.state.id.us/ishs Kansas State Historical Society 6425 SW Sixth Ave. Topeka, KS 66615 (785) 272-8681 www.kshs.org Minnesota...
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