Alms House Admission Foreigners and Nativity Records - Searchable database of Almshouse records of NY City 1855-1858. These records provide immigration details, ages, and places of birth. They list immigrants to Canada, New York, Philadelphia, New Orleans and Boston.
Arnie's Research Guide - Arnie Lang's research guide for immigration records and passenger lists.
Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies - The Balch Institute documents and interprets the ethnic and immigrant experience in the United States.
Cimorelli Immigration Manifests Online - 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.
Ellis Island to Aid Genealogists - Article about computerized immigration data from ship manifests to be made available. Includes links to on-line classes and a how-to guide relating to immigration research. Presented by Genealogy.com.
From One Life to Another - This site offers a comprehensive look at late 19th and early 20th century immigration, with an emphasis on Irish, Italian, Jewish, and Swedish immigration. Visitors to the site can read interesting articles, test their knowledge, find their relative through genealogy links, and even add their own content.
Immigrant Journey - The travel and arrival of immigrants to Ellis Island as presented by Liberty State Park.
Immigrants to Canada in the Nineteenth Century - The information on these pages has been extracted from various government records, as well as the odd shipping record (mostly from the Allan Line). It contains voyage accounts, emigration information, lists of ships sailing to Canada, information on the ports, and on the people.
Immigration History Research Center - 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.
Immigration: The Living Mosaic of People, Culture, and Hope - 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.
Library of Congress: Lesson Ideas - These lesson plans from the "American Memory" project at the Library of Congress include 3 units exploring Immigration.
Lower East Side Tenement Museum - 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.
Migrations - The place to go for tracking your ancestors as they moved.
National Archives of Canada - A description of the passenger arrival records in Canada, 1865-1935, and their availability.
Naturalization Records in USA and Canada - Searchable online naturalization records. Resource guide for finding declarations of intent, first papers, alien registrations, passport applications, petitions of naturalization, certificates of citizenship.
The Tide of Emigration - This article in the "Illustrated London News," July 6, 1860, describes emigration from Ireland and the United Kingdom and the journey across the Atlantic.
Tracing Immigrant Origins - This Family History Library publication outlines how to locate where immigrants came from. These principles can be applied to almost any country.
Tracing Mormon Pioneers - This research guide provides tips for those tracing their Mormon Pioneer ancestry from Europe, Scandinavia, Australia, and South Africa to Salt Lake City, Utah. It has been over 150 years since the arrival of the first pioneer company to Salt Lake City in 1847 and many have not traced their pioneer heritage.
- The former Immigration and Naturalization Service. Information and services available to the public.