Ship Records for Genealogy: Newspapers & Passenger Lists
By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 26, 2014
An article about using passenger lists published in old newspapers to learn more about your ancestor's arrival in America... (Read More)
Tag: Passenger Lists
Your Immigrant Ancestor: Genealogy Research Tips
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on September 4, 2014
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega shows how old newspapers can help you learn about your immigrant ancestors and their immigration experiences... (Read More)
Trace Your Immigrant Ancestors with Newspaper Passenger Lists
By Thomas Jay Kemp on June 12, 2014
Be sure to check passenger lists that were routinely printed in newspapers—they have critical genealogical information about your immigrant ancestors that you need for your family history research. Look at this typical example, published in the Irish Nation newspaper in New York City. This passenger list reports on the Irish passengers who arrived in New York... (Read More)
Where to Find Passenger Lists to Trace Your Immigrant Ancestors
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on May 15, 2014
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak explains how ships’ passenger lists can help you trace your ancestors’ journeys to and arrivals in America. .. (Read More)
Tracing ‘Titanic’ Genealogy: Survivor Passenger Lists & More
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 15, 2014
Learn more about the fateful voyage and the Titanic survivors from passenger lists and stories published in newspapers. Is your ancestor a Titanic survivor?.. (Read More)
Old Passenger Lists Show Ancestors Traveling to & from America
By Thomas Jay Kemp on June 26, 2013
An article about how old newspapers published passenger lists of travelers both coming to and leaving the United States... (Read More)
Irish American Passenger Lists in Old Newspapers
By Thomas Jay Kemp on March 29, 2013
I love it that the Irish Nation newspaper routinely published lists of all arriving passengers from Ireland. These lists gave the names of the passengers, where they were from in Ireland, and where their destination was in the United States. This is an excellent resource to find what often can be a very difficult... (Read More)
