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Borge
Veteran Moderator
Norway
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 Posted - 01/10/2001 : 15:56:12
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Beginning January 1st 1820, the U.S. Government required passenger lists to be filed by the ship master with the collector of Customs in the port of entry, to make sure the US passenger act of 1819 was not violated. Most of these lists have survived and are available at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
The lists are filmed and microfilms can be ordered from NARA, for a quite reasonable price. You can also get access to the films through the LDS family centers.
This is more closely described in our article "Hunting Passenger Lists":
http://www.NorwayHeritage.com/ships/em-prot.htm#us
Børge Solem
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Ellis Island before 1894
