"Starting in 1820, ships' passenger lists were collected by U.S. Customs officials at all ports of entry. Well into the 1890s, these lists--Customs Passenger Li

These passenger lists, which cover the period of the Irish Famine and its aftermath, identify the emigrants' "actual places of residence", as well as their port

A consolidation of the many articles regarding ship passenger lists previously published.

Lured by opportunity or driven by necessity, millions of people made their way to America in the most determined and sustained migration the world has ever know