The Complete Guide to Immigration Genealogy

The step-by-step process for locating genealogy records about your immigrant ancestors.

The World Is Smaller Than You Ever Imagined.

Family Tradition Meets Forgotten Cultural Influence.

You Are More Complex Than You Realize.

The world is smaller than you think. Your life looks like it does because of choices your ancestors made potentially hundreds of years ago.

They stepped off the ship with not much more than the clothes on their backs and high hopes for the future. The future that became your history.

Are you ready to find out why?

Discover a new culture and traditions. Finally learn that the weird tradition your family has isn't so unique, it's just a forgotten cultural relic. Begin to understand what your ancestor's lives were like in a different country, in a different time. When genealogy meets immigration, the stories really start to unfold.

Traditions Genealogy Academy offers you the chance to learn the step-by-step process for locating reliable records about your immigrant ancestors.

Where Do You Come From?

Connect To The Culture And People That Led You To Become The Person You Are Today.

International searches tend to involve elusive ancestors and dead ends. You shouldn't have gaps in your family history just because of different countries.

Immigration Genealogy gives you the chance to further refine your research skills and really take control of piecing together your history.

Through a mixture of watching videos, reading articles, and doing worksheets on immigration topics, as well as completing assignments based on the information learned in each unit, you will have a much deeper understanding of your place in the world.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Locate and utilize all available naturalization documents.

• Understand the laws regarding immigration and naturalization during the 18th and 19th century.

• Access passenger lists from all major U.S. Port of Entry.

• Locate the name and an image of the ship your ancestor arrived on.

• Recognize the difference between Castle Garden and Ellis Island and know which one to use when searching for your family.

• Understand what an alien registration document is and where to find it.

• Utilize common records, such as censuses, obituaries, and biographies to assist in immigration research.

• Determine if a passport application is available for your ancestor.