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Primer of Emigration & Immigration  - http://www.pgsa.org/primer.htm  PGSA's introduction to migration, ports of entry, ship passenger lists,and naturalization records.  Immigration History Research Center  - http://www1.umn.edu/ihrc  The IHRC at the University of Minnesota is an international resource on American immigration and ethnic history. It maintains archival and library collections, sponsors academic and public programs, and publishes bibliographic and scholarly works.  Immigrant Genealogy Society  - http://feefhs.org/igs/frg-igs.html  Information on the society and its German emphasis.  Immigrant Journey  - http://www.libertystatepark.com/immigran.htm  The travel and arrival of immigrants to Ellis Island as presented by Liberty State Park.  A Historical Look at U.S. Immigration Policy  - http://showme.missouri.edu/~socbrent/immigr.htm  Graph showing the number of immigrants to the U.S. by decade.  Immigration: The Living Mosaic of People, Culture, and Hope  - http://library.thinkquest.org/20619/  Covers several different ethnic groups' introduction to the U.S. Includes timeline of immigration, personal stories of both immigrants and workers at Ellis Island, and a discussion of The Statue of Liberty.  Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies  - http://www.balchinstitute.org/  The Balch Institute documents and interprets the ethnic and immigrant experience in the United States.  Immigrant Arrivals: A Guide To Published Sources  - http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/toc/becites/genealogy/immigrant/76375618.toc.html  Research guide and bibliography presented by the Library of Congress.  Technology's Impact on Immigrant Records  - http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/ancmag/5079.asp  An article by John Philip Colletta describing how technology has affected genealogy research.  Tracing Mormon Pioneers  - http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/pioneer.htm  Tips for those tracing their Mormon pioneer ancestry from Europe, Scandinavia, Australia, and South Africa to Salt Lake City, Utah.  The Tide of Emigration  - http://www-adm.pdx.edu/user/frinq/pluralst/tide.htm  This article in the "Illustrated London News," July 6, 1860, describes emigration from Ireland and the United Kingdom and the journey across the Atlantic.  New York State Library: Genealogy: Tracing Your Immigrant Ancestors  - http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/genealogy/tracimmi.htm  Immigration resources at the New York State Library.  Immigrants to Canada in the Nineteenth Century  - http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/~marj/genealogy/thevoyage.html  Voyage accounts, emigration information, lists of ships sailing to Canada, information on the ports, and on the people. Extracted from government and shipping records.  Immigration and Ships Passenger Lists Research Guide  - http://home.att.net/~arnielang/shipgide.html  Arnie Lang's research guide for immigration records and passenger lists.  Lower East Side Tenement Museum  - http://www.tenement.org/  New York's Tenement Museum focuses on America's urban immigrant history. The Museum's site features program information, directions, hours and online tickets and reservations.  Cimorelli Immigration Manifests Online  - http://www.cimorelli.com/safe/shipmenu.htm  Collection of databases comprised of the Morton Allan Directory, M1066 Microfilm series from NARA, various newspaper articles, Internet sources, and personal contributions. Can also search for ships.  Migrations  - http://www.migrations.org  Volunteer project with links to migration information and a searchable database that collects and analyzes migration data. USA.  Thirteen Reasons Our Ancestors Migrated  - http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/columns/george/1436.asp  Article by George G. Morgan.  Family Search: Tracing Immigrant Origins  - http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/guide/tracing_immigrant_origins.asp  Introduces the principles of research, search strategies, and the various record types which can be used to identify an immigrant ancestor's original hometown.  Tracing Immigrant Origins  - http://www.genealogy.com/uni-immi.html  Series of lessons on how to trace immigrant ancestors.  Library of Congress: Lesson Ideas  - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/theme.html  These lesson plans from the "American Memory" project at the Library of Congress include 3 units exploring Immigration.  NARA Immigrant and Passenger Arrivals on Microfilm  - http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm_catalogs/immigrant/customs_records_1820_1891.html  An index to genealogical microfilm rolls published by the National Archives and Records Administration.  Wisconsin Naturalization Records  - http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/genealogy/natlzn/index.html  The Wisconsin Historical Society describes how to obtain naturalization records.  Twenty Two Million Immigrants Became Americans on Ellis Island  - http://www.epinions.com/content_19030773380  Detailed review of Ellis Island Records.  Hamburg State Archive: Link to Your Roots  - http://www.hamburg.de/fhh/behoerden/staatsarchiv/link_to_your_roots/english/  Online database of emigration lists available to genealogists.  From One Life to Another  - http://library.thinkquest.org/26786/  Late 19th and early 20th century immigration to the USA, with an emphasis on Irish, Italian, Jewish, and Swedish immigration.  Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services  - http://uscis.gov/graphics/aboutus/history/index.htm  The former Immigration and Naturalization Service. Information and services available to the public.  Immigration in the Guilded Age and Progressive Era  - http://www.h-net.org/~shgape/bibs/immig.html  Bibliographic essay by Donna R. Gabaccia.  Types of US Naturalization Records  - http://www.genealogybranches.com/naturalization.html  Summarizes the types of naturalization records that genealogy researchers can be expected to find.  Canadian Genealogy Centre: Immigration Records  - http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/020118_e.html  A description of the passenger arrival records in Canada, 1865-1935, and their availability. Searchable online database of records 1925-1935.  Ellis Island Records  - http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/  Searchable database and copies of passenger manifests of ships arriving at Ellis Island from 1892 through 1924.