Immigration and Naturalization Records
Follow the links below to find a wealth of information on your immigrant ancestors in New York. Websites like Ancestry.com, the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, and FamilySearch.org are all great resources for locating passenger lists and naturalization records online. In addition, there are also many records available onsite at places like the Family History Library, New York State Archives, county courthouses, historical societies, and public libraries located in New York and elsewhere.
Archives and Libraries
Castle Garden - America's First Immigration Center
FamilySearch.org - U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Records
The National Archives at New York City - Naturalization Records and Passenger Lists
New York Public Library - Immigration and Naturalization Records
New York State Archives - New York Immigration Records
New York State Library - Immigration and Naturalization Resources
The Statue of Liberty - Ellis Island Foundation - Port of New York Passenger Records
FamilySearch.org - U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Records
The National Archives at New York City - Naturalization Records and Passenger Lists
New York Public Library - Immigration and Naturalization Records
New York State Archives - New York Immigration Records
New York State Library - Immigration and Naturalization Resources
The Statue of Liberty - Ellis Island Foundation - Port of New York Passenger Records
Immigration History
Ancestry.com - New York City, Ellis Island Oral Histories, 1892-1976
Ancestry.com - New York Immigration
Brooklyn Public Library - New York City: City of Immigrants
Brooklyn Waterfront History - A Crossroads of Immigration
CastleGarden.org - Castle Garden Timeline
Explore Brooklyn - The History of Immigrants in Brooklyn
FamilySearch.org - New York Emigration and Immigration
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History - Coming to America: Ellis Island and New York City
Harvard University Library - Key Dates and Landmarks in United States Immigration History
History.com - Ellis Island Facts and Summary
Immigrants in 1900s New York City - Why They Left Home
Jewish Virtual Library - New York City
Library of Congress - From Haven to Home: 350 Years of Jewish Life in America
Library of Congress - The Lower East Side
Long Island Wins - A Discussion on Irish Immigrants and the New York City Draft Riots
Museum at Eldridge Street - Newcomers to New York: Mapping Immigrant History
Museum of Immigration - Images of Immigration from the Museum of the City of New York
National Park Service - Colonial and Early American New York 1664-1890
National Park Service - Ellis Island Stories
National Park Service - Immigration 1891-1924
National Park Service - Oyster Island: Pre-Contact to Colonization
National Park Service - Post-Peak Immigration Years
National Park Service - Silent Voices: A Landmark Restored, 1954-Present
National Park Service - The Workers of Ellis Island
New York Harbor Parks - Ellis Island
New York Historical Society - Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion
Queens College - Hellenic-American Oral History Project: Greek Americans
The Paris Review - Little Syria
PBS: The American Experience - Immigration to New York, 1900-2000
Schenectady Digital History Archive - Electric City Immigrants: Italians and Poles of Schenectady, N.Y., 1880-1930
Scholastic.com - Interactive Tour of Ellis Island
The Statue of Liberty - Ellis Island Foundation - Ellis Island History
The Statue of Liberty - Ellis Island Foundation - Immigration Timeline
The Statue of Liberty - Ellis Island Foundation - Oral Histories
The Tenement Museum - Irish Immigration to New York City
Time Magazine - Brooklyn and the True History of Irish Immigrants in 1950s New York City
University of Buffalo - The Irish Community of Buffalo and the Pan-American Exposition
Wikipedia.org - Caribbean Immigration to New York City
Wikipedia.org - Ellis Island
Wikipedia.org - Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital
Wikipedia.org - Puerto Rican Migration to New York City
Ancestry.com - New York Immigration
Brooklyn Public Library - New York City: City of Immigrants
Brooklyn Waterfront History - A Crossroads of Immigration
CastleGarden.org - Castle Garden Timeline
Explore Brooklyn - The History of Immigrants in Brooklyn
FamilySearch.org - New York Emigration and Immigration
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History - Coming to America: Ellis Island and New York City
Harvard University Library - Key Dates and Landmarks in United States Immigration History
History.com - Ellis Island Facts and Summary
Immigrants in 1900s New York City - Why They Left Home
Jewish Virtual Library - New York City
Library of Congress - From Haven to Home: 350 Years of Jewish Life in America
Library of Congress - The Lower East Side
Long Island Wins - A Discussion on Irish Immigrants and the New York City Draft Riots
Museum at Eldridge Street - Newcomers to New York: Mapping Immigrant History
Museum of Immigration - Images of Immigration from the Museum of the City of New York
National Park Service - Colonial and Early American New York 1664-1890
National Park Service - Ellis Island Stories
National Park Service - Immigration 1891-1924
National Park Service - Oyster Island: Pre-Contact to Colonization
National Park Service - Post-Peak Immigration Years
National Park Service - Silent Voices: A Landmark Restored, 1954-Present
National Park Service - The Workers of Ellis Island
New York Harbor Parks - Ellis Island
New York Historical Society - Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion
Queens College - Hellenic-American Oral History Project: Greek Americans
The Paris Review - Little Syria
PBS: The American Experience - Immigration to New York, 1900-2000
Schenectady Digital History Archive - Electric City Immigrants: Italians and Poles of Schenectady, N.Y., 1880-1930
Scholastic.com - Interactive Tour of Ellis Island
The Statue of Liberty - Ellis Island Foundation - Ellis Island History
The Statue of Liberty - Ellis Island Foundation - Immigration Timeline
The Statue of Liberty - Ellis Island Foundation - Oral Histories
The Tenement Museum - Irish Immigration to New York City
Time Magazine - Brooklyn and the True History of Irish Immigrants in 1950s New York City
University of Buffalo - The Irish Community of Buffalo and the Pan-American Exposition
Wikipedia.org - Caribbean Immigration to New York City
Wikipedia.org - Ellis Island
Wikipedia.org - Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital
Wikipedia.org - Puerto Rican Migration to New York City
Naturalization Records
Ancestry.com - Dutchess County, New York, Naturalization Records, 1932-1989
Ancestry.com - New York, Index to Declarations of Intent, 1907-1924
Ancestry.com - New York County Supreme Court Naturalization Petition Index, 1907-24
Ancestry.com - New York, Naturalization Records, 1882-1944
Ancestry.com - New York Petitions for Naturalization 1794-1906
Ancestry.com - New York Southern District Court, Korean War Military Naturalization Index, 1950-1955
Ancestry.com - New York Southern District, World War II Military Naturalization Index, 1941-1946
FamilySearch.org - New York, County Naturalization Records 1791-1980
FamilySearch.org - New York, Southern District Index to Petitions for Naturalization, 1824-1941
FamilySearch.org - New York, Southern District Naturalization Index, 1917-1950
FamilySearch.org - New York Southern District - New York, Southern District, U.S District Court Naturalization Records, 1824-1946
FamilySearch.org - New York, Western District, Naturalization Index, 1907-1966
Fold3.com - Alphabetical Index to Declarations of Intention of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1917-1950
Fold3.com - Alphabetical Index to Petitions for Naturalizations of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, 1907-1966
Fold3.com - Index to the Naturalization Petitions of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1865-1957
Fold3.com - Index to the Naturalization Petitions of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Jul 1865-Sep 1906
Fold3.com - Petitions for Naturalization of the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1865-1937
Fold3.com - Petitions for Naturalization of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1897-1944
German Genealogy Group - New York Naturalization Records
Italian Genealogical Group - Naturalization index for New York and New Jersey
Jewish Genealogical Society - 1907-1925 Index to Kings County (Brooklyn) Naturalization Records
Jewish Genealogical Society - Brooklyn Military Naturalizations
Jewish Genealogical Society - New York State Naturalization Databases
The National Archives at New York City - New York Federal Courts and Military Naturalizations
Ancestry.com - New York, Index to Declarations of Intent, 1907-1924
Ancestry.com - New York County Supreme Court Naturalization Petition Index, 1907-24
Ancestry.com - New York, Naturalization Records, 1882-1944
Ancestry.com - New York Petitions for Naturalization 1794-1906
Ancestry.com - New York Southern District Court, Korean War Military Naturalization Index, 1950-1955
Ancestry.com - New York Southern District, World War II Military Naturalization Index, 1941-1946
FamilySearch.org - New York, County Naturalization Records 1791-1980
FamilySearch.org - New York, Southern District Index to Petitions for Naturalization, 1824-1941
FamilySearch.org - New York, Southern District Naturalization Index, 1917-1950
FamilySearch.org - New York Southern District - New York, Southern District, U.S District Court Naturalization Records, 1824-1946
FamilySearch.org - New York, Western District, Naturalization Index, 1907-1966
Fold3.com - Alphabetical Index to Declarations of Intention of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1917-1950
Fold3.com - Alphabetical Index to Petitions for Naturalizations of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, 1907-1966
Fold3.com - Index to the Naturalization Petitions of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1865-1957
Fold3.com - Index to the Naturalization Petitions of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Jul 1865-Sep 1906
Fold3.com - Petitions for Naturalization of the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1865-1937
Fold3.com - Petitions for Naturalization of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1897-1944
German Genealogy Group - New York Naturalization Records
Italian Genealogical Group - Naturalization index for New York and New Jersey
Jewish Genealogical Society - 1907-1925 Index to Kings County (Brooklyn) Naturalization Records
Jewish Genealogical Society - Brooklyn Military Naturalizations
Jewish Genealogical Society - New York State Naturalization Databases
The National Archives at New York City - New York Federal Courts and Military Naturalizations
Passenger Lists
Ancestry.com - New York Passenger Lists 1820-1957
Castle Garden - America's First Immigration Center
Cimorelli Immigration Manifests Online
Cyndi's List - Ports of Entry, New York
Ellis Island - Port of New York Passenger Records
FamilySearch.org - New York Emigration and Immigration Records
FamilySearch.org - New York, Northern Arrival Manifests, 1902-1956
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild - 17,000+ Passenger Manifests
JewishGen - Passenger Lists for New York, Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New Orleans
Mystic Seaport - Ship and Yacht Register
The National Archives at New York City - Immigration records, Port of New York, New York, 1820-1957
New York State Archives - Immigration Records
Queens Borough Public Library, Long Island Division - New York Passenger Lists
The Ships List - Ships' Passenger Lists, Immigration Reports, Shipwreck Information , Ship Pictures, and Other Resources
Castle Garden - America's First Immigration Center
Cimorelli Immigration Manifests Online
Cyndi's List - Ports of Entry, New York
Ellis Island - Port of New York Passenger Records
FamilySearch.org - New York Emigration and Immigration Records
FamilySearch.org - New York, Northern Arrival Manifests, 1902-1956
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild - 17,000+ Passenger Manifests
JewishGen - Passenger Lists for New York, Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New Orleans
Mystic Seaport - Ship and Yacht Register
The National Archives at New York City - Immigration records, Port of New York, New York, 1820-1957
New York State Archives - Immigration Records
Queens Borough Public Library, Long Island Division - New York Passenger Lists
The Ships List - Ships' Passenger Lists, Immigration Reports, Shipwreck Information , Ship Pictures, and Other Resources
New York County Pages
In addition to the resources listed above, records can also be found at many local historical and genealogical societies, public libraries, county courthouses, town clerk's offices, churches, and other repositories located throughout New York state. To find documentation on your ancestors at the local level, please click on the county links listed below.
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