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Dec 31, 2014 · Images An illustration of a ... Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Philadelphia, PA 1800-1882 [microform] ... Dec. 24, 1821 Reel 32. Feb. 14 - Dec. 31, 1822 Reel ...
The images contained in this digital collection document Philadelphia’s past through its neighborhoods, buildings, and events. They are drawn from the Philadelphiana Collection, which contains over 20,000 historical images of Philadelphia. The earliest photograph in the collection dates back to 1841; most are from the latter half of the 19th ...
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These collections include the following: 1. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1800-1882 (NARA M425) 2. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1883-1945 (NARA T840) The passenger lists are digital copies of the original records. The earliest records are handwritten pages. Later records are usually handwritten on pre-printed pages. The...
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1. Passenger Manifest 2. Passenger List
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1. For an inventory of all the films/digital folders in this collection see Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Passenger Lists - Inventory
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know: 1. The name of your ancestor 2. The approximate year of arrival to Philadelphia
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1. Add any new information to your records 2. Use the information to find other records such as emigrations, port records, ship’s manifests, birth, christening, census, and land records 3. Learn foreign and “Americanized” names 4. Use the information to find additional family members in census records 5. Search for vital records, such as birth, marriage, and death 6. Search for naturalization records
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1. Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relatives 2. If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality 3. Standard spelling of names typically did not exist. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images 4. Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknamesor alternated between using first and middle n...
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The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Pennsylvania. 1. Beginning Research in United States Immigration and Emigration Records 2. Pennsylvania Guided Research 3. Pennsylvania Research Tips and Strategies 4. Step-by-Step Pennsylvania Research, 1880-Present
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Cope began his Liverpool service in 1821, and his ships the Tonawanda, Tuscarora, and Wyoming carried thousands to Philadelphia over the next four decades. Immigration continued steadily in the 1830s and early 1840s, with the Cope ships joined occasionally by other sailings from British and continental ports.
Jul 18, 2017 · Her keel was laid in 1821, but tight budgets slowed her construction, delaying her launch for many years, during which time she was a fixture on the Philadelphia waterfront. The vessel’s total cost was roughly $687,000.
- Harry Kyriakodis
Historical Images of Philadelphia. The images contained in this digital collection are from the Print and Picture Collection's Philadelphiana Collection, which includes photographs, prints, watercolors, and scrapbooks documenting Philadelphia. Of particular interest are images of Old Philadelphia in Early Photographs, the Samuel Castner ...
This collection consists of passenger lists for Philadelphia, 1800-1882 and corresponds to NARA publication: M425: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1800-1882.
