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Points of Arrival
 Websites presented in alphabetical order The American Family Immigration History Center 
 This database provides information on 22 million immigrants and ships' crews who arrived at Ellis Island and the Port of New York between 1898 and 1924. Searchable by name, including alternate spelling, results provide date of arrival, age, marital status, ethnicity, residence, gender, ship, and port of departure. Information on each ship and ship manifests are also available. Immigrant Experience includes The Peopling of America , which covers pre-1790 to 2000 with a "timeline showing forces behind immigration and their impact on the immigrant experience." Free registration allows searches to be saved and records to be annotated. http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration, Families, Government, History, Hobbies Last updated Aug 19, 2007 Angel Island Home Page
An introduction including historical information from 1775 during the Spanish era, its role during the Civil War, and use by the U.S. Army through the Spanish American War. Also includes its use as an immigrant and detention station (primarily for Chinese), quarantine station, embarkation station, and Nike missile site. Visitor information for this California state park includes fees, hours, hiking, biking, camping, and more. There are links to additional resources. http://www.angelisland.org/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated Jan 16, 2003 CastleGarden.org: America's First Immigration Center
This website offers a "database of information on 10 million immigrants from 1830 through 1892, the year Ellis Island opened." Search results include name, occupation (if known), age, arrival date, country of origin, and ship. The site also includes a timeline (1804-1999). "Castle Garden, today known as Castle Clinton National Monument, is the major landmark within The Battery, ... at the tip of Manhattan. ... [The] Castle was America's first official immigration center." Note: The comparative data section is under construction. http://www.castlegarden.org/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration, U.S. History By Place Last updated Oct 5, 2005 David Bacon Stories & Photographs
Commentary and collections of photos of immigrants in the U.S. (such as migrants in Fresno, California), farmworkers (such as strawberry workers in Oxnard, California), unions strikes (such as San Francisco hotel workers), and portraits of other social issues. Also includes photos from Mexico, the Philippines, and other areas throughout the world. Includes links to related sites. From a photographer, author, and radio broadcaster. http://dbacon.igc.org Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated Apr 4, 2007 |
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