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Migration

Advertisement from from 1773 fora ship leaving for Philadelphia

An advertisement from 1773 seeking “all young Men and youg [sic] Women, who have a mind to better their fortunes”…

American-Owned German Passenger Ships, Amsterdam to Philadelphia

Bechtler naturalization papers

Bechtler naturalization papers. Typed copy of Rutherford County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Minutes, 1832–1833, 50

Bendheim, Charles's memories of Ludwig Jesselson's arrival in the United States

Charles Bendheim’s memories of Ludwig Jesselson’s arrival in the United States (Charles was the son of Siegfried Bendheim, founder of…

Bettmann, Hans Isidor and Charlotte's, Otto’s parents, ship arrival record

Ship arrival record of Hans Isidor and Charlotte Bettmann, Otto’s parents

Bettmann, Otto’s naturalization certificate, index card

Index card to Otto Bettmann’s naturalization certificate, September 5, 1939

Bronner’s Naturalization Record

Index Card to Bronner’s Naturalization Record, 1936

Cover and excerpt of Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Gerstäcker, Kaliforniens Gold- U. Quecksilber-District (Leipzig: Wilhelm Jurany, E. Po, 1849), a California gold rush booklet for prospective immigrants

Cover and excerpt of Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Gerstäcker, Kaliforniens Gold- U. Quecksilber-District (Leipzig: Wilhelm Jurany, E. Po, 1849), a California…

Dickert, Jacob renunciation

Legal document in which Jacob Dickert renounced his claim to his father’s estate, 1769

Dickert, Jacob’s British naturalization certificate

Jacob Dickert’s British naturalization certificate, 1765.

Distribution of German-Jewish Emigres, 1933-1941 by Year

Distribution of German-Jewish Emigres, 1933-1941 by Year (Total/Business Elite/Entrepreneurs) (in %) Author’s calculations based on Herbert A. Strauss, “Jewish Emigration…

District of Columbia as Seen by Traugott Bromme

Transcription and translation of Traugott’s Bromme description of the District of Columbia in his 1848 Hand- and Travel-Book for Immigrants…

Emigrant Map and Directory to North America

Map showing European departure points, ships' routes, and ports of arrival in North America. It shows the distance between cities…

Enoch, Kurt’s petition for naturalization

Kurt Enoch’s petition for naturalization, April 5, 1948

Facts about Immigration

In her role as secretary of the National Consumers’ League, social reformer and political activist Florence Kelley (1859-1932) participated in…

Family tree of the Spreckels family

Family tree of the Spreckels family.

Farewell Notice for John Roebling

Roebling's brother’s farewell notice in the Wochenblatt für den Mühlhäuser Kreis of May 14, 1831, 182.

German church records showing the marriage of John Philip Sousa’s maternal grandparents and the immigration status of their children

German church records showing the marriage of John Philip Sousa’s maternal grandparents and the immigration status of their children.

Griesedieck, Joseph’s naturalization papers

Joseph Griesedieck’s naturalization papers, April 15, 1889

Index Card to Walter Landor’s Naturalization Record

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