Monday, August 29, 2011

Free Genealogy Records Now thru Labor Day


Today Ancestry.com announced an entire week of free access to its U.S. and International Immigration and Naturalization records. The free access week begins August 29th and runs through the Labor Day holiday ending September 5th

To get the most from this opportunity start by listening to my free Family History: Genealogy Made Easy podcast episodes all about immigration and naturalization records with my special guest Stephan Danko:


During this week, all visitors to Ancestry.com will be able to search for free the indices and images of new and updated U.S. immigration records as well as selected international immigration records from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Australia, Canada, Germany, Sweden and Mexico

Ancestry has also recently added the following to their U.S. collections:
  • Florida Petitions for Naturalization1913-199
  • Delaware Naturalization Records1796-1959 
  • Utah Naturalization and Citizenship Records1850-1960


Noteworthy updated U.S. and international collections include:
  • U.S. Naturalization and Passport applications, 1795-1972
  • UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
  • Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S. 1895-1956
  • New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922
  • Border Crossings: From Mexico to U.S., 1895-1957
  • New York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1917-1973
  • Atlantic Ports Passenger Lists, 1820-1873 and 1893-1959

Happy Hunting!

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