in the 1800s. And some of these laws had an impact on which ancestors you can and cant find in records and also on what you can learn about them. Here are a few. In 1819 the Steerage Act was enacted in part to regulate overcrowding on ships. It required "Customs Manifests" or "...
Dive into the world of German and Swiss settlers in America during the 1700s-1800s. Explore immigration records, historical essays, and lists of emigrants to understand their experiences.
(dp's). most people find it very hard to pull up roots in their native land and move to a strange country. but throughout history, countless millions of people have done so. the heaviestimmigrationworldwide took place from the early 1800's to the great depression-the economic hard times...
With over 310,000 records covering 1788 to the late 1800s across Australia and New Zealand, our travel and migration records are a great genealogy tool for learning more about your ancestry. The Convict Arrivals in New South Wales is built from government indent records and holds the details ...
Because the West Indian community in Honduras was always quite small—no more than 4,710 at its peak in 1910 (p. 58)—Chambers is able to outline its contours with relative ease using documents from the U.S., Honduran, and British governments; internal records from various fruit companies;...
Because the West Indian community in Honduras was always quite small鈥攏o more than 4,710 at its peak in 1910 (p. 58)鈥擟hambers is able to outline its contours with relative ease using documents from the U.S., Honduran, and British governments; internal records from various fruit ...
d. Cigarette lighters in the shape of pistols or revolvers; e. Controlled drugs and psychotropic substances; f. Endangered species of wildlife and their by-products; g. Firecrackers (fireworks require a permit); h. Obscene articles and pornographic publications, video tapes/discs, records, music...
Their measure of residential segregation uses full-count US Census data and the idea that Census enumerators would record neighbours often in a subsequent line on the same page of the original Census enumeration records.16 For this paper, I use their data for the years from 1910 to 1940. 4.1...
This photograph of Aldrin's bootprint records one of the first steps taken on the moon. Aldrin stands beside the newly-planted American flag. President Richard M. Nixon telephoned "Tranquility Base" to speak with astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin during their historic mission.Listen to: ...
rising to stardom as a "crooner." Moving into film, Sinatra established a new career in acting that was launched in 1946. He won an Academy Award for his performance inFrom Here to Eternityin 1953. Since 1954, Sinatra has made 31 films, released at least 800 records, and participated in...