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PSCI 4940: Immigration Law and Policy
Genealogy Search Tools
An effective way to find a specific person's immigration journey is to use genealogy research tools -- like Ancestry Library Edition and Family Search -- to find immigration, census, birth, marriage, death, and other records.
Below are links to these research tools and to helpful tips on how to use them.
Ancestry Library Edition
- Ancestry Library Edition This link opens in a new window
Several wide-ranging collections of information for conducting genealogical and local history research. Includes: digitized images of the United States Federal Census from 1790 forward; U.S. immigration collection; birth, marriage and death records (Social Security Death Index (SSDI)); U.K. census collection; military records; and many more.
- Ancestry Library Edition - Research AidsLInks to information on basic and advanced searching and searching for immigration, census, and military records as well as searching for ancestors of a specific ethnicity.
- Ancestry Library Edition - Finding Your Immigrant AncestorsThis PDF gIves tips, lists specific steps, and recommends what Ancestry tools to use when researching your immgrant ancestors.
Family Search
- Family SearchLargest free genealogy database with billions of records maintained by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- Family Search Help - Getting Started - Find Ancestors in RecordsBasic information on how to start searching for records in Family Search.
- Family Search Help - Search Tips for Historical RecordsInformation on how to search effectivelyfor specific record types within Family Search.
- Family Search Help - Why Create an Account?Lists what Family Search resources you can access if you have or have not created a personal account withint the search tool.
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