Tips & Tricks for Tracking Your German Russian Ancestors - Tip # 3 Sources, Sources, Sources...continued

Our goal is to find the Russian village from which our ancestors came.  If you need more help to track to who arrived first in the Americas, passenger lists can help.  While the list may or may not cite the actual village, it will tell you their last place of residence.


Any port can be a point of entry for our ancestors, but here are some of the most common ports with links to their records:

• Ellis Island
• Galveston
• Philadelphia
• Boston 1891-1943
• Canadian Library and Archives
• Argentina

Once you have located your ancestor, be sure to read the names and origination point for all of the passengers.  Our ancestors traveled with neighbors, friends and relatives soother travelers may provide valuable hints for future research.  Keep that resource log close at hand!

Our next stop will be sources in Russia. Stay tuned.

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