Genealogy 101

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Records for Passengers Who Arrived at the Port of New York During the Irish Famine, documenting the period 1/12/1846 - 12/31/1851

These materials identify 604,596 persons who arrived in the Port of New York, 1846-1851, and the ships on which they arrived. Approximately 70 percent of the passenger records list Ireland as the native country. The other 32 countries include Canada, Brazil, Saint Croix, Russia, Morocco, the United States and countries throughout Europe. These records include passengers aboard ships with both Irish and non-Irish ports of embarkation for emigration to America. The series consists of four electronic files. The primary file is the Famine Irish Passenger Record File (FIPAS) that includes passenger lists with the personal names involved in this wave of immigration. Three additional files supplement it and serve as electronic code files. They are the Famine Irish Manifest Header File, the Famine Irish Port Code List and the Famine Irish Country Code List. Each of the FIPAS records contains data on a passenger and may include name, age, town of last residence, destination, passenger arrival date, and codes for passenger’s sex, occupation, literacy, native country, transit status, travel compartment, passenger port of embarkation, and the identification number for the ship manifest.

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Index to the Gorgas Hospital Mortuary Death Records, 1906 - 1991

This series is a necrology and partial index to the mortuary’s registers and contains records of 26,213 U.S. military personnel, employees of the Panama Canal Commission and its predecessors, and Canal Zone civilians processed through the Gorgas Hospital Mortuary between 1906 and 1991. Records in the database include: name, social security number or other unique personal identifier, age, race, nationality, occupation, employer, date of death, place of death, the date the body was received by the mortuary, the person identified as being responsible for the remains, the place of burial, date of cremation, disposition of cremation remains, register entry number, marker, section, row, grave, cost, and remarks.

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Chinese Immigration Records

Chinese Immigration Documents Online, through the Archival Research Catalog (ARC).

Chinese Immigration and Chinese in the United States: Records in NARA’s Regional Archives, a reference information paper.

List of Chinese Exclusion Case Files for District No. 9, Chicago, 1898-1940 (RG 85)

List of Chinese Exclusion Case Files for District No. 10, St. Paul, 1906-1942 (RG 85)

Ethnic Research in NARA’s San Francisco facility, a reference information paper.

Descriptive pamphlet for Microfilm Roll A3446. Lists of Chinese Passengers Arriving at Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, June 1929-January 1941. 10 rolls. 35mm.

Descriptive pamphlet for Microfilm Roll A3414. Passenger Lists of Chinese Arrivals at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, January 1906-June 1912. 2 rolls. 35mm.

Descriptive pamphlet for Microfilm Roll a3445. Land Border Entries and Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, January 1894-February 1905. 7 rolls. 35mm.

The National Archives-Northeast Region in Pittsfield is offering free genealogical workshops. Participants will learn what they need to know in order to locate records as well as what one might expect to find in the records.

July 5, 2007 - Beginning Your Genealogy Research at the National Archives

Information and RSVP - http://www.archives.gov/northeast/pittsfield/public/workshops.html

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Lists of Casualties from the Korean War (1951-1957) and Vietnam Conflict (1956-)

The National Archives and Records Administration prepared these state level casualty lists by creating extracts from the military casualty data files in the Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (Record Group 330). The lists are based on the “home of record - state” data provided by the serviceman or woman upon last entrance into military service. “Home of record” does not necessarily refer to the place of birth, residence of next of kin, place of longest residence, or other common uses of the term “hometown.”

Korean War State Lists

Data from Records of Military Personnel Who Died as a Result of Hostilities During the Korean War, also known as the Korean Conflict Casualty File

Extracted data includes: name; rank or grade; branch of service; home of record - city, town, or county*; home of record - state; date of casualty; category of casualty

Vietnam Conflict State Lists

Data from the November 1997 version of the Combat Area Casualties Current File (CACCF), which is part of the Records on Military Personnel Who Died, Were Missing in Action or Prisoners of War as a Result of the Vietnam Conflict

Extracted data includes: name; military grade; military service; home of record - city or town; home of record - state; date of death; place of death; date of birth; type of casualty

The National Archives-Northeast Region in Pittsfield is offering free genealogical workshops. Participants will learn what they need to know in order to locate records as well as what one might expect to find in the records.

June 27, 2007 - Finding Your Immigrant Ancestors at the National Archives

Information and RSVP - http://www.archives.gov/northeast/pittsfield/public/workshops.html

The National Archives-Northeast Region is offering free genealogy and historical lectures. Participants will learn what they need to know in order to locate records as well as what one might expect to find in the records. Behind the scenes tours of the archives will be given from 1:30 - 2:00. Lectures last for approximately 90 minutes and begin at 2:00.

August 7, 2007 - Census, Naturalization, and Passenger Lists

Information and RSVP - http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/public/workshops.html

The National Archives Northeast Region in New York City is offering genealogical workshops.

June 14, 2007 - Finding Family: Using Military Records

Information and RSVP - http://www.archives.gov/northeast/nyc/public/workshops.html

The National Archives-Northeast Region is offering free genealogy and historical lectures. Participants will learn what they need to know in order to locate records as well as what one might expect to find in the records. Behind the scenes tours of the archives will be given from 1:30 - 2:00. Lectures last for approximately 90 minutes and begin at 2:00.

July 3, 2007 - Introduction to Genealogy

Information and RSVP - http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/public/workshops.html

Family History Game Show at Ellis Island

As a contestant in their live game show, you can learn some basics about our immigrant ancestors and the documents that tell their story, including passenger arrival lists, Federal census records, and naturalization records. Shows are held in the Ellis Island learning Center, room 1 West.

Dates: June 21, July 19, August 16, September 20 and October 18, 2007

Information and RSVP - http://www.archives.gov/northeast/nyc/public/workshops.html